This is a podcast episode titled, 328: Flashback - Are You a Manager or a Leader? 5 Areas to Examine. The summary for this episode is: <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Are you a manager or a leader?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You don’t have to be one or the other.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Neither is better.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Leadership needs no title.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But to be effective, you need to know where you are on the spectrum.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">These five assessments can help you figure out where you land.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">1) Focus</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A manager’s job is to focus on the “now” and be obsessed with short-term plans.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Leaders think long term—and they usually focus on only 3-5 priorities at a time.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">2) Creativity</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Creativity isn’t about being a great graphic designer.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For managers, creativity is overseeing what’s already in place.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For leaders it’s going beyond what everyone else is thinking. Leaders create incredible partnerships that aren’t even on the radar of a manager.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">3) Skillset</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Managers need to make sure they’re extremely effective with details.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Leaders need to take a step back and look at the big picture.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">That means you’re no longer the smartest person in the room for solving specific problems.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">4) Personal Qualities</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What gets you excited about every day?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If it’s making sure things are running smoothly, you’re in a perfect management role.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Leaders typically aren’t the happiest people around, because they live for the future.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">5) Knowledge</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Managers know everything about something. Leaders know something about everything.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What about you? Are you a leader or a manager?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">One-line description: Are you a manager or a leader? These five assessments will tell you.</span></p>