Managers maintain existing processes while leaders envision something better and invite others along. The best ones do both: they follow through on systems while pushing toward change. It's not either/or.
I also love that you brought up men and leadership because I think that they are two very different things. Men is often similar to what we might have experienced in school. Like, you know, there are roles to play. There are expectations around behavior and ways of being and doing. And managers are often maintainers of the status quo. And that's not a bad thing. Leadership is a very different thing because where a manager is saying, "This is how we do things here, and this is what I'm here to make sure we do," a leader is often saying, "I think there's something better over here, and I'm heading in that direction. And if you want to go with me, I would love to have you come along. And if you don't want to come along, that's fine too." And I just want to weave in that it's not an either-or proposition. The best managers that I've worked for or had or worked with possessed a lot of
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