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What is the difference between a leader and a manager?

1. Obviously it would be an advantage id the leader had good management skills
2. Equally it would be an advantage if the manager had good leadership skills

But how should you define the two and differentiate between them?
If you look up “leading” in the dictionary is says “To lead is to “cause a person (or an animal) to go with one by holding them by the hand, a halter, or a rope, etc., while moving forward”
Can you imagine what would happen if you tried that at work?
The results would be startling!

Let us be more specific:
What is the difference between a leader and a manager?

If you want to know please read on……………..