Being a good leader is not the same as being as being a good manager. The skills required to be a good leader include being able to encourage and inspire others to perform at a high level; a good leader has passion to get others to excel. The qualities of a good manager involve management of schedules, reports, and working with higher-ups to attain company goals. However, a good manager must possess good leadership skills to encourage and inspire their team to increase production. As an instructor, I recognized the need to have qualities of both a leader (inspire and encourage) and a manager (class and classroom management).
