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Originally Posted by Maritime Q-Scout
Managers aren't necessarily leaders, and leaders aren't necessarily managers.
People often think manager = leader, but that isn't always and unfortunately often isn't the case.
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Some people like to equate management skills with the technical nature of jobs, such as scheduling, budgeting, allocating tasks, reporting, planning, etc. Leadership is often equated with important-sounding terms like motivate and inspire. At the end of the day, if you are responsible for people, you need both. It doesn't matter if you are the VP of Imagination at Awesome Tech Company or the shift manager at Gross Reasturant Inc., you need technical organizational skills and people skills.
I just finished up the first week of the new job and I think things have gone well. I like to think I am already providing value to my employees by removing barriers and streamlining things for them to be able to do their job. What is funny though, is I spent a lot of time thinking about my approach, but I didn't spend as much time thinking about how strategic people in my new office will be in their approach to me. That has been interesting. I've seen the super friendly welcoming and I've seen the test of what I can get away with early. For the latter, it has just been about cutting through the BS and focusing on the work. I don't care if you are occasionally late or have to leave early. I care about what you get done and the quality of your professional relationships.