Everyone Is a Manager And a Leader!

July 14th, 2008          Email This Post       

Anyone responsible for overseeing a project or goal is a manager. You decide how you want to get to the goal, and then take action. “What’s the next action?” is a necessary question in your toolkit.

You can delegate to other people, allowing you to handle more or larger projects.
You can delegate the work, but not the responsibility. You must make sure things are moving forward. Maintaining a list of what you delegated is essential. You may want to meet to advise and check on the progress.
Being a manager isn’t just about the project – its also about the people. In addition to improving productivity skills, you will want to improve your people skills.

When you choose projects, that makes you a leader. Great leaders are those who have vision. Reactive projects are only responding to the past, and not looking to the future.

Leaders determine what to do, managers are responsible for making it happen.

You are a leader. What are you deciding to do?

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