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Re:Ask HN: Is it me or ...? by cjf4 on Wednesday March 26, 2014 @12:16PM (#7474425)
It's a fine line though, because in any organization leadership is critical, and good leadership is not the result of a job title. A good leader fosters that collaboration, and points it in the right direction to meet some sort of larger, defined goal.

Bad managers who lack good leadership qualities seem to distract people from the fact that leadership is still essential.

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Re:Ask HN: Is it me or ...? by jrs235 on Wednesday March 26, 2014 @01:44PM (#7474997)
Which makes it important to note and distinguish that manager and leader are not synonymous.

A manager that believes they are a leader because they are a manager is usually very bad news.

A leader doesn't need to be a manager.

It's difficult to find leadership qualities in managers, often times because many that WANT/DESIRE to manage want to for purposes of power and control.

A true "king" LEADS his army into battle on the field, he doesn't command and order them to fight from behind the front lines.

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Re:Ask HN: Is it me or ...? by mitochondrion on Wednesday March 26, 2014 @03:28PM (#7475842)
The king who leads the charge dies first.
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