Activity - Manager or leader

Overview 

This classic activity clearly shows the difference between being a  manager and being a leader. Management and leadership are often interchanged within the business world; however, they are two very distinct skills.
Management is essentially process/task focused and centers on the current and immediate future. Whereas, Leadership is much more people and future focused. It includes setting culture & Direction for the organization.

Time 

Approx. 30 minutes

Tools/Items required

Manager Vs  Leader  table (Pls. See below) , Post it notes , Two Flip chart sheets

Set up 

Split the participants into small groups , give each group a copy of the Manager Vs Leader table and a different color of post it notes.
Hang the two Flip Chart sheets  and put the title Leader on one of them and Manager on the other one Each group is tasked to identify which of the statements on the Manager Vs leader table describe management behavior and which describe leadership behavior, write one statement on each post it note and  stick it either on the Manger  flip chart sheet or the Leader flip chart sheet on the wall.

Give the groups 15 minutes for this task

What’s the point from this activity?

  The aim of this activity is to clearly  show the difference between managers and leaders and how every leader can be a manager but not every manager can be a leader.

Manager Vs Leaders Table 

Answers

The following table shows the distinct elements which fall under each category.