Congratulations! You are an accomplished manager, spending the bulk of your time ensuring goals, budgets and milestones are met. Your focus on process and progress helps your team and organization advance. As you take on more responsibility for managing others, look for opportunities to lean into leadership – guiding strategy, aligning people, motivating others – to broaden your impact. If you already have a firmwide role, explore ways to delegate management and free up time to deepen your leadership skills.

Leadership is about creating value. Management is about counting value. 

Leadership is about coping with change. Management is about coping with complexity. 

Both are essential skills when shepherding a team or organization through growth, uncertainty or both.

As we head into the second half of the year, now is a pivotal time to take stock of your leadership goals. Ask yourself:

• What are the expectations of your role – what is your organization asking you to do more of and does this align with your current efforts in leadership and management? 

• What do these results say about your personal comfort level with leadership – setting a vision, galvanizing action, engaging others? How about with management – ensuring goals are met, processes followed and budgets maintained?  

• Are there leadership activities you would like to do more of – what is holding you back? 

Looking for more? For questions about your leadership journey or to discuss our suite of offerings, schedule a complimentary consultation.