Leaders and Managers Have Nothing in Common

Managers are one of the core Business Diseases of the Industrial Age. They are a sacred cow that have only been around for a little over a century, but should go away as quickly as possible. Few things are as disruptive, unhelpful, and unproductive in the workplace as managers. 

The manager's worst habits are to a) solve things and b) decide things. No other actions are as debilitating to others. When a manager solves and decides, the only thing left is to delegate tasks to be executed--"put this nut on that bolt, at this rate". But when we delegate tasks, people feel used. Managers who solve and decide things are fundamental in the dehumanizing of the workplace, because tasks are for machines. Leaders do it quite differently. Read the complete article at -- http://www.inc.com/chuck-blakeman/leaders-and-managers-have-nothing-in-common.html?cid=sf01001