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Quick read from Fast Company about the difference between Leadership and Management. When asked to define, Randy Komisar  said:

Management is more operationally focused. It’s more of a supervisory role of setting priorities, allocating resources, and directing the execution. Leadership is more forward thinking, more about enabling the organization, empowering individuals, developing the right people, thinking strategically about opportunities, and driving alignment.

Komisar goes onto to emphasize that communication is key for a leader and interpersonal skills which he defines as:

…when you sit down in your office with somebody who’s relying on you for leadership, you’ve got to be able to emphatically communicate with them around their challenges, figure out how to help them be more successful.

I really like that statement too. I’ve embraced this approach. I am not the most outgoing, gregarious person you will ever meet. But when we are talking and you need my help, I try to be very focused on helping you solve the problem.