The distinction between management and leadership.
Management:
The process of dealing with or controlling things or people.
Leadership
The action of leading a group of people or an organisation.
CEO Howard Schultz on the growth of Starbucks:
Leaders tend to be good at carrying through the process of change.
Leaders are often excellent at motivating those around them.
Richard Branson - Motivation: No Excuses
Additional characteristics of leaders:
Positive self image.
Confidence.
Innovative.
The ability to deal with change.
Michael O'Leary CEO of Ryanair:
Leadership styles:
Example 1:
Example 2. Click on the headline:
Democratic.
Laissez-faire.
More details here.
Autocratic vs Democratic. Click on the picture:
