How To Be A Leader When You’re Only A Manager
Sometimes it’s difficult to feel fulfilled as a leader when you are currently working as a manager.
Sure, your bosses want you to be a leader (or so they tell you in your annual performance reviews), but real leadership involves having the freedom to envision the future and having the authority to make tough decisions that hopefully end up with results like “driving growth”, “reducing costs”, “streamlining operations”, or any other corporate buzz-phrase that sounds like you just stepped out of a powerful board meeting. But let’s face it, when you are a manager, your sole responsibility is to “manage” the day-to-day tasks as required by your boss.
So what’s a mid-level manager to do with all of their passion to lead and no real outlet to lead in?