Appendix #3 assignment

Although it may be a short quote, it definitely has a big impact and meaning.
"Leaders are people who do the right thing; managers are people who do things right".
(pg 360 in Covey's book)
This quote really stuck out to me because I could relate to it a lot! In my experience I have a job where we have 6 different managers, and I am the only assistant manager. So in my job I am closest to the employees, while the managers run things... A lot of the time I feel like I am a leader for my associates because I am their voice, I am their way to get them heard, and I care for their treatment and fairness at work. While the managers just tend to make sure rules aren't being broken and paperwork is correct 100%. So I can truly see the difference between a leader and a manager. Managers are equally as important, but may not possess what it takes to be a leader at the same time. I am solely there to represent what the associates need and what the customers are asking from us, and I am there to help and guide them. Managers are there to make sure we are all doing our jobs and making the company a success. I almost see it as a people oriented or organization oriented kind of thing. Leaders are focused on their people, their followers, and their autonomy, where as managers will focus on more tangible or numerical things. So there is a difference between a manager and a leader, and there is no saying that one cannot be both at the same time. I do think a leader can possess manager skills and a manager can possess leadership skills, but there is a difference. I think in society people do think a manager is a leader, but that is not always the case!