Sonya SheltonCEO of Executive Leadership Consulting

What is the difference between an executive and a leader?

Name: What is the difference between an executive and a leader?
Uploaded: 2023-02-28T21:12:13+00:00
Duration: 36 s
Channel: Sonya Shelton
Description: Sonya Shelton explains the difference between being an executive (holding authority/title) and being a leader (providing vision and securing influence…

28 Feb 2023 · 1 min

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Sonya Shelton explains the difference between being an executive (holding authority/title) and being a leader (providing vision and securing influence and impact). She emphasizes that a title alone does not equal leadership; true leadership requires clear vision, influencing people toward that vision, and producing follow-through so people actually follow.

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What is the difference between an executive and leader as we move up into those executive roles? That there's just an assumption that the title carries it all. It's really looking at, do they have that clear vision? Are they leading people in that direction? Are they influencing them to. To go towards that vision and to accomplish the goal? So exactly like what you talk about, right? Having that authority, influence and impact. That's leadership. The authority is the title. Right, but it's the influence and impact that is the leadership part about, you know, are people actually going to follow you?