Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Leadership vs. Management

Leadership says, "Put the ladder against the wall."
Management says, "Put the ladder against this wall."

It is one thing to inspire people into action - that's leadership.  However, we must also help to chart the course and point them in the right direction - that's management.  Both are important, both can be learned, and both can be used effectively in ministry.

1 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the insight. Managing is important and necessary in ministry, but I think there is a fine line between managing and micromanaging. I think we must lead people to the place we sense we are to lead them and allow them to put the direction into action without micromanaging their every move.