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Thermometer vs thermostat – the difference between management and leadership

One question I get asked a lot is “What is the difference between management and leadership?”  Which is not surprising, given that my leadership development consultancy is called “Turning Managers Into Leaders.”  If any of you have attended my live

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When it comes to exceptional leadership, the HOW matters more than the WHAT

A recent call from a regular reader illustrates once again the leadership importance of focusing on the HOW rather than the WHAT. If you don’t, you risk demoralizing your employees!

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Why are so many managers useless as leaders?

Update as of October 6: This article has officially “gone viral”.  To date, it has garnered over 30,000 views, over 24,000 “direct” shares, and comments and re-tweets numbering in the hundreds if not thousands.  Clearly it struck a chord with

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Managers vs. leaders: What vs. How

Funny spoof of the Mac vs. PC commercials that illustrates the difference between managers and leaders. From the Turning Managers into Leaders blog.

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