| How to Create a Thriving, Dynamic Workplace | |
• The manager administers; the leader innovates • The manager is a copy; the leader is an original • The manager focuses on systems and structure; the leader inspires trust • The manager has a short-range view; the leader has a long-range perspective • The manager asks how and when; the leader asks what and why • The manager has an eye always on the bottom line; the leader has an eye on the horizon • The manager initiates; the leader originates • The manager accepts the status quo; the leader challenges it • The manager is the classic good soldier; the leader is his or her own person • The manager does things right; the leader does the right thing —adapted from the Texas Library Association Web site 
If you underlead and overmanage, you probably need to change your leadership style. After all, you want to create a thriving and dynamic work environment, not a staid and fearful one. Warren Bennis, a well-known organizational and management guru, provided the following definitions for why real leadership is important: