If you know the difference between being a Leader and being a Manager then you know what leadership is.
Quote from: PHall on April 24, 2018, 12:21:06 AMIf you know the difference between being a Leader and being a Manager then you know what leadership is."To begin with, we do not in the Army talk of "management", but of "leadership". This is significant. There is a difference between leadership and management. The leader and the men who follow him represent one of the oldest, most natural and most effective of all human relationships. The manager and those he manages are a later product, with neither so romantic nor so inspiring a history. Leadership is of the spirit compounded of personality and vision; its practice is an art. Management is of the mind, more a matter of accurate calculation, of statistics, of methods, time tables, and routine; its practice is a science. Managers are necessary; leaders are essential".Field-Marshall Sir William Slim GCB, GCMG, GCVO, GBE, DSO, MC Governor General of Australia (at the time he wrote this) Published in the Australian Army Journal, September 1957, pp. 5-13V/rSpam
https://goo.gl/3iLd9j [censored]: 15 rules to effectively lead a platoonGood article on leadership, even though it was by a fellow soldier, it fits across the board on leadershipSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Quote from: PHall on April 24, 2018, 12:21:06 AMIf you know the difference between being a Leader and being a Manager then you know what leadership is.True leaders can be managers. True managers can be leaders. When either happens, there is no difference. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Funny article. Infantry language may offend some. Good synopsis from the 22-26 year old platoon leader perspective. I'd offer different guidance to a company commander, different guidance to a battalion commander, and yet more different advice to a brigade commander...
Agreed. Leadership responsibilities definitely change as you go up the food chain.