Comments on: Are you a Leader or just a Boss?

By: Leader vs. Boss | Franklyput

Leader vs. Boss | Franklyput — Sun, 09 May 2010 01:12:57 +0000

[...] Taken from: http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/2010/02/21/are-you-a-leader-or-just-a-boss/ [...]

By: KateNasser (Kate Nasser)

KateNasser (Kate Nasser) — Tue, 04 May 2010 12:46:21 +0000

Are you a leader or just a boss? http://bit.ly/abI28c |#Leadership #Leadchange

By: If you want to gather honey, don’t kick over the beehive « Don't Compromise!

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:54:42 +0000

[...] decline to take part in our work anymore. In a post at the Practice of Leadership blog called Are you a Leader or just a Boss?, George Ambler defines that difference as mostly concerned with aspects of individual behaviour and [...]

By: Imelda

Imelda — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 19:10:51 +0000

You’re so right on the point you make “Title only buys you time to exercise true leadership”.

I remember when I was first assigned to a position of leadership, I was not quite ready to exercise it. It took some time, knocks and bruises before I developed enough leadership qualities to lead without relying on rank.

By: David

David — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:04:04 +0000

I agree 100%. I wrote a similar themed post, albeit much more cynical, regarding management style. Management and Leader has become interchangeable, but they really are two different things. A leader can be anyone in the organization... but it's often best if the managers are leaders and not bosses.

By: Pablo

Pablo — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:38:48 +0000

It is not up to ask whether are leaders; naturally that most people would like to see themselves – ourselves – in the best possible way, and being a leader is better than being just a boss, but true leaders shouldn’t be egocentric and do that. I mean that we become more of a boss when we start seeing ourselves as leaders by our own definition and not those of others. Is something like being a talented artist: It is not up to him or her to decide that and much less to go around telling the world, even if it is true. As Nietzsche once said “The true master never takes anything too seriously, not even himself.”

By: Eric from Your Effective Leadership

Eric from Your Effective Leadership — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:56:15 +0000

I like those quotes a lot, and totally agree with leadership does not go automatically with a title.

Those that want to be good leaders care about people, and know they are there to build people up. They also know they must continue to work on themselves first.

By: Leader vs. Boss « Frankly Put…

Leader vs. Boss « Frankly Put… — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:31:04 +0000

[...] Taken from: http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/2010/02/21/are-you-a-leader-or-just-a-boss/ [...]

By: Pablo

Pablo — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:31:12 +0000

Also, a boss will be preoccupied by someone that starts acting like him due to fear of losing his position; a leader will be enthusiastic by other emulating him.

By: Il meglio della blogosfera lean #27 — Encob Blog

Il meglio della blogosfera lean #27 — Encob Blog — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 07:31:46 +0000

[...] Are you a Leader or just a Boss dal blog The Practice of Leadership di George Ambler: La differenza tra un capo e un leader (traduzione automatica) [...]