Tribes
I am reading Seth Godin’s book Tribes. It discussed the difference between leadership and management. Management is defined as the manipulation of resources to get a known job done. Leadership is about creating change you can believe in. Leaders have followers. Managers have employees.
Makes me wonder how often I try to act as a manager versus a leader. When I consider interactions with family, friends, collegues, ‘to do’ lists, travel, I see a lot of managing when deadlines loom.
Perhaps I better understand why I gravitate towards individuals I deem inspirational. Many of them are providing a vision of change and not simply a blueprint.
USC Football Coach Pete Carroll said they other day that he always believes something great is just about to happen. That is a unique perspective.
Where do we focus on the majority of the time? What are you thinking now?
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