Managers and Leaders

Today after a very hectic schedules in daily job, got another free time to think.. here its what I was reading through the net.. this i wanted to learn when I wanted to be a good manager or leader..

I had some amount of knowledge on what is a manager and a leader. Further to add here are some good informations on the same lines.

The difference between being a manager and being a leader is simple.
Management is a career. Leadership is a calling.

You don't have to be tall, well-spoken and good looking to be a successful leader. You don't have to have that "special something" to fulfill the leadership role.

What you have to have is clearly defined convictions - and, more importantly, the courage of your convictions to see them manifest into reality.

Whether the group you oversee is called employees, associates, co-workers, teammates or anything else, what they are looking for is someone in whom they can place their trust. Someone they know is working for the greater good - for them and for the organization. They're looking for someone not only that they can - but that they want to - follow.

When you have followers, people have placed their trust in you. This is the time you realise that,you know you have moved into that leadership role.

Leaders aren't made or born. Leadership is a choice - a belief in and commitment to everything that is good and noble within oneself.