Leadership involves creating a vision for the future state of an organization and inspiring members to work towards that vision, while management focuses on the present goals and tasks. Leaders motivate people through vision, direction, and alignment, producing change and transformation, whereas managers plan, organize, staff, control and problem solve to produce key results. While both roles are important, leadership requires skills in inspiring and motivating people through challenges, indicating the importance of emotional intelligence over just IQ for success at work.

1. Leader or Manager?
Carol McLachlan FCA
worksmartplayhard.co.uk

2. The world is changing…
The new:
• Terminology, labels
• Complexity
• Pace of change
• Living with ambiguity
And the not so new:
• Competition
• Balancing multiple,
conflicting roles
• Beyond comfort zone

3. Definitions
• Leadership - the creation of a vision about a
desired future state which seeks to enmesh all
members of an organisation in its net
(Bryman. 1986)
• Management - in contrast tends to involve a
preoccupation with the here and now of goal
attainment. (Bryman. 1986)

4. Leader or Manager?
People
• Vision
• Setting direction
• Aligning people
• Motivating
• Inspiring
• Produces change and
transformation
Process
• Planning
• Organising
• Staffing
• Controlling
• Problem solving
• Produces key results

5. Tech

7. Success at work is 80%
dependent on Emotional
Intelligence – only 20% on IQ
HR Magazine – 1997 (Based on
work by Goleman)

8. fixed→growth mindset
Carol Dweck

9. Your questions?

10. Leader or Manager?
Carol McLachlan FCA
worksmartplayhard.co.uk