Key Difference Between Leaders And Managers

About 35 years ago in a political science class, Dr. Campbell stated, with tongue planted firmly in cheek, that “plagiarism is copying from one source, research is copying from more than one source.” By the good doctor’s terms, this is the best-researched article I’ve ever written. It has also been the easiest — because most of the work was done by people better-educated, wiser, more experienced and more respected than me.

Robert Frost said, “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I — I took the one less traveled, and that has made all the difference.”

My observation is that this world contains many managers but few leaders. I believe that leaders select “the road less traveled” and that managers walk the well-worn path. Both roles are necessary. The problem is that the individuals involved try to walk both paths and get lost in the woods!