Managers focus on following instructions and plans to maintain the current situation, while leaders take new ideas and provide opportunities to shape the future. Managers are replaceable assets, whereas leaders are valuable long-term investments. Leaders look ahead to safeguard the future by exploring new pathways, instead of just focusing on maintaining the present like managers do.

1. Note….
• Managers take instructions and give orders;
leaders take ideas and give opportunities.
• Managers follow plans in order to safeguard
the present; leaders follow pathways to
safeguard the future.
• Managers are depreciable assets; leaders are
re-valuable investments.