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Management vs. Leadership

The manager does things right; the leader does the right thing. The manager relies on control; the leader inspires trust. The manager focuses on systems and structure; the leader focuses on people.

Adapted from “The Wall Street Journal Guide to Management” by Alan Murray, published by Harper Business.

These are just a couple of examples of the differences between management and leadership. My dad and I were talking about this topic over the weekend and made a great point about how small companies need strong leaders. They can align teams around a vision and inspire everyone to get the right thing done.

The best kinds of people to manage are the ones that don’t need any management. Encourage leadership and empower the people doing the work.

Here’s another good article related to management vs leadership.

Eel Gnaws Through Man’s Digestive Tract

The 39-year-old man from China’s southeastern Guangdong province had reportedly rushed himself to a local hospital after his attempts to recreate a kinky scene he saw in a porn video went horribly wrong. At the hospital be pleaded with medics to help save him from the 20-inch eel chewing up his intestines.

Okay, this is pretty nasty. I know it adds no value to life to know about these things, but I just had to share it. Read more about it here.

Hat tip: Annie

1957 BMW Isetta

If you are local to Southern California, chances are you may have run into Jack Charney, his beautiful 1957 BMW Isetta and his one-of-a-kind sweater.

Pretty cool that I saw one of these last weekend.

Hat tip: Mark