Leading versus Managing ( Part 3)

The vital issue when analysing the key differentiating points between leadership and management is the theory that employees willingly follow leaders because they want to, not because they have to.
A leader may not have the formal authority to reward good or to penalize poor performance , but followers provide leaders with real power by attending their requests.
Managers on the opposite side, may have to use their formal authority to get their reports to perform accordingly.
In modern companies the persons who are the key driver achieve authority through, and only through, their success.