The Difference Between a Manager and Leader
Being a manager is different than being a leader. Management is about efficiency and effectiveness. Leadership is about people and development. A manager is sometimes a leader as well. A leader is sometimes a manager as well, but you can be a leader without a formal title. Managers focus on telling staff what to do and communicating facts. When a […]
Is it Just a Transaction?
Your worldview plays a part in how you view everything. I wasn’t sure what a worldview was until I was in grad school. In its most basic terms, your worldview is the underlying belief or philosophy of how you view society and individuals. If you believe that people have intrinsic value, you will treat them […]
Focus on Strategies, Not Goals
How many of you have set personal or professional goals, only to never see them come to fruition? *raises hand* I have set many goals in my life. Sometimes I was serious about them. Sometimes I wasn’t. Goals are simply your desired outcome. Its saying, in the end, I want to be at xx point. […]
Deposits and Withdrawals in Leadership
Leadership is about relationships. You became a leader because of your title, but in this place you aren’t a true leader, you are a boss. Your people respect you because you are in a position of authority. You become a leader in the truest sense when your role has expanded into a true relationship. Leadership […]