14 signs you are transforming from manager to leader:
- You focus on a higher purpose and the bigger game more than what’s on the “to do” list
- You ask: Who will I let do this? Rather than: Who will I get to do this? Or: How will I do all of this?
- You use questions more than answers to create desired results
- You build loyalty and trust (heart) above getting things done
- Your focus is more on culture (the why) before strategy and tactics
- You focus on the talent, the time, then on the task
- You inspire more than you motivate
- Your focus is on building them
- Your focus is on service to others
- You graduate your talent and celebrate their growth; managers hoard their talent
- You are mobile; managers are irreplaceable
- You know who people are; managers know what people do
- You have an eye for talent, you ask:
- Who would I want to work for?
- Who wants to work for who I hire?
- Who do I want to lead my team?
- You can answer: Who I am and who I am becoming is…