A Quote by Harry Gordon Selfridge
The boss says 'I'; the leader, 'we'.
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The boss drives people; the leader coaches them. The boss depends on authority; the leader on good will. The boss inspires fear; the leader inspires enthusiasm. The boss says I; The leader says WE. The boss fixes the blame for the breakdown; the leader fixes the breakdown. The boss says, GO; the leader says Lets GO!
Remember the difference between a boss and a leader. A boss says, Go! A leader says, Let's go!
The boss inspires fear; the leader inspires enthusiasm. The boss says 'I'; The leader says 'We'.
People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives.
The leader works in the open and the boss in covert. The leader leads, and the boss drives.
There is a difference between being a leader and being a boss. Both are based on authority. A boss demands blind obedience; a leader earns his authority through understanding and trust.
I am working in my office. I've got a boss who tells me what to do. He's got a boss who tells him what to do. And above him is another boss who probably is telling my boss in the same way - or my boss' boss in the same way what to do. In actuality, this is not the way things work. Management science says that that kind of a chain doesn't work more than three levels up.
The boss says 'Go'; the leader says 'Let's go!'
As a leader, it is vitally important that you keep in touch with your boss on a regular, sacrosanct basis. Chances are your boss can provide an aerial view that will make your path more clear.
A leader is not someone who says: Follow me.......A leader is someone who says: I'll go first.
When a leader is in the Democratic Party he's a boss. When he's in the Republican Party he's nothing but a leader.
If somebody says I'm a leader or notices the things I try to do to be a leader, it's the ultimate compliment.
A leader in the Democratic Party is a boss, in the Republican Party he is a leader.
A leader is admired, a boss is feared.
The boss depends on authority; the leader on goodwill.
A good man likes a hard boss. I don't mean a nagging boss or a grouchy boss. I mean a boss who insists on things being done right and on time; a boss who is watching things closely enough so that he knows a good job from a poor one. Nothing is more discouraging to a good man than a boss who is not on the job, and who does not know whether things are going well or badly.
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