Differences Between Leadership and Management

Feature

Leadership

Management

Vision

Has a clear vision and inspires others to follow

Implements and executes the vision

Focus

Focuses on people and their development

Focuses on processes and systems

Risk-taking

Willing to take risks and make bold decisions

Tends to avoid risks and maintain stability

Motivation

Motivates through inspiration and influence

Motivates through rewards and punishment

Goal setting

Sets goals that are ambitious and challenging

Sets goals that are realistic and achievable

Communication

Communicates clearly and persuasively

Communicates clearly and directly

Innovation

Emphasizes innovation and creativity

Emphasizes efficiency and optimization

Personal involvement

Personally involved in decision-making

Delegates decision-making to others

Creativity

Encourages creativity and out-of-the-box thinking

Favors practical and proven solutions

Adaptability

Adapts to changing circumstances and challenges

Follows established procedures and guidelines

Emotional intelligence

Possesses strong emotional intelligence skills

May lack emotional intelligence skills

Timeframe

Focuses on the long-term and big picture

Focuses on the short-term and immediate needs

Empowerment

Empowers others to take on leadership roles

Delegates tasks and responsibilities to others

Inspiration

Inspires and motivates others to achieve

Manages and directs the work of others

Decision-making

Decisions are made based on intuition and vision

Decisions are made based on analysis and data