Managership vs. leadership

Being a good manager doesn't mean you're a good leader, and being a good leader doesn't mean that you're a good manager.

Managership is making things run smoothly and removing obstacles in the way of organizational growth.

This often involves being good at developing systems you can fall back on to hit deadlines, instruct your people, and spread the word.

Leadership is meeting your people where they're at personally and helping them to see and reach their full potential.

This often involves hard conversations, vision-casting, and saying the right words at the right time with the right tone to help your people feel a certain way.

There could be a Venn diagram of these two and there could be some overlap, but it's important to realize they're two different things.

Because great managers are often great leaders, and the best leaders are often great managers.

The person who has managerial systems in place can spend much more time and mental capacity leading their people.

Leadership is often more important than managership. But managership often needs to be implemented to leave time and energy for good leadership.