LEADERSHIP VERSUS MANAGEMENT

"Management is about control. Leadership is about guidance. To run an organization effectively, you need to control operations and systems, and you need to provide guidance to people. Manage by holding administration tightly, but lead by holding the reins of leadership lightly. Management involves putting the right people into the right places with the right resources. Leadership is about turning those right people loose by setting high expectations, providing coaching and acknowledging achievement." - John Baldoni, author and thought leader

LEADERSHIP LESSONS FROM A FAMOUS BATTLEFIELD

"This is where they fought the battle of Gettysburg. Fifty thousand men died right here on this field, fighting the same fight that we are still fighting among ourselves today. This green field right here, painted red, bubblin’ with the blood of young boys. Smoke and hot lead pouring right through their bodies. Listen to their souls, men. 'I killed my brother with malice in my heart. Hatred destroyed my family.' You listen, and you take a lesson from the dead. If we don’t come together right now on this hallowed ground, we too will be destroyed, just like they were. I don’t care if you like each other or not, but you will respect each other. And maybe… I don’t know, just maybe we’ll learn to play this game like men." 

- Coach Boone [Denzel Washington], Movie:  Remember the Titans 

(Actually, it was 50K Casualties, not deaths at Gettysburg, but the leadership lesson that Coach Boone taught make the intended impact).