What is the difference between a boss and a leader?
You may think of your boss or the supervisor in the tasteful office down the hall when you try to think of a leader at work. Bosses, on the other hand, are not the only ones who lead in the workplace, and not every boss has mastered the art of excellent leadership. Perhaps the best leader you know is the coworker who sits next to you at your desk and is always happy to lend you her stapler and help you solve problems.
While being promoted to a management position may seem to be a significant achievement, many professionals find the responsibility to be more difficult than they expected. Being someone’s boss does not automatically make you a successful leader.
A boss’s main goal is to mark things off the organizational to-do list as quickly as possible, while a true leader performs assignments while still working to inspire and encourage the people with whom he or she communicates on a daily basis. Instead of dwelling on the negatives, a leader strives to change things. People respect a boss’s authority, however they respect and admire a true leader.
So let’s see what are the differences.
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