Hi Mike,

Thank you for posting this! I love the collaborative approach you talk about on the subject.

I believe that an effective person must be able to both manage and lead. One must manage things, situations, and processes, but must lead people. (Personally, I have a hard enough time just managing myself, so why would I dare try to manage others? It is more effective to have people manage themselves.)

A great quote I heard yesterday from Mike Schinkel is "I prefer to lead well-managed people!"

In case you are interested, here is a free slideshow that one can view, download, and share on the subject of Management vs. Leadership. it has 162 global professionals weighing in on the subject with short quotes: http://linked2leadership.com/2008/10/06/management-vs-leadership/

Keep up the great posts!

Tom Schulte
Atlanta, GA USA