Seth Godin – Leadership vs. Management - What it means to make a difference

The world-renowned marketing and leadership author Seth Godin talks about the difference between leadership and management, the confusion surrounding them, and why the world needs more leaders.

Key Points:
• Management works well in terms of increasing economic efficiency and productivity. But, in the face of rapid change, the world needs leadership to get through this stage of unprecedented transformation.
• You should strive for excellence. Producing something truly great is the only way to build competitive advantage because sophisticated robots, artificial intelligence, and low-paid labor will handle the trivial job of assuring quality.
• You should focus on “soft skills” which are actually “real skills”. Those are the characteristics that differentiate a potential employee from a robot.
• Effective leadership can help companies navigate difficulties and failures, and eventually find successful processes to get forward.

Questions to consider:
• How can you become more of a leader than a manager?
• How can you and your organization strive for excellence instead of just quality?
• Are you focusing on real skills?
• How can you make better processes in order to fail more efficiently?

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[johndayga]

Managers do things right,
Leaders do the right things

[nakatoteddy]

* A leader solves problems even if they are not on his agenda. Wow!
*Write your own story.
*Quitting is for winners not losers but you should know when to quit.

Thank you so much for this insightful video.

[relaxwithadam]

I participated in Seth's leadership workshop at a facility called The Assemblage where he taught this material and it was so powerful everyone was fired up inspired for months. Highly recommend.

[sherylestorco]

The starting vedio caught up my attention, I realised that in order for us to win the game we need to think, and do our tactics and start to manage on how it's gonna work. Thank you so much Mr. Godin for sharing your amazing knowledge.

[tawanda.thCenturyMusic]

Love the way Seth breaks down seemingly simple topics and goes so deep and in depth.

[adsbypopcorntrailer]

Seth breaks this down to a simple understanding. Leaders definitely need training because leadership is a skill. The advertising industry showed me for years there was a huge difference between a leader and a boss. I learned so much from creative leaders who wanted nothing more but to share their knowledge with me for preparation of higher opportunities. When you're invested in the growth of employees there's no time left in the day for micromanaging. ~ Tim

[HenryLam]

1:38 (I've only given this speech once..) OMG.. this is one of the best public speech I have ever seen. The way that Seth uses presentation slides is MASTERFUL!!! 😮👏

[PRESCRIPTIVELIVINGDIAGNOSEPRES]

Seth NEVER disappoints. A gifted leader that is so generous is pouring out his treasures.

[SamarElatta]

The best way I ever heard leadership vs. Management explained. Just shared it with my clients. Every leader should hear this!

[asonyutonny]

When the world changes, mgt(authority) fails and leadership(responsibility) is what works.. 💯💯💯

[PhirunKao]

Seth Godin is tremendously great. I'm look forward to meeting him on Next MBA Marketing soon.

[alfredeinstein]

Leaders are built in attitudes. Most managers are stereo type but there Leader managers and these people make the big difference. Well said Seth.

[JustinWingfield]

Absolutely Loved this . I am just now breaking into my first role as a manager and this has provided me alot of information to consider as i strive to be a better leader!

[enatp]

Some precious teachers that actually teach kids to learn...

[meiaishanr]

A genius. Very inspiring insights yet thoughtful to the human domain..

[A_QuestioningSoul]

Absolutely amazing! Invaluable gems, not only for professional, but also personal life. This is why YouTube is important.👌🏾👌🏾

[eddygan]

Wow, I have listen to Seith for a while, this is first time I heard he talk about "Dukkha" in Buddhism. 👍🍀

[Talkinglife]

to be important in some way Cost can make a difference in deciding on a college. Your help made a big difference. It may not matter to you, but it makes a world of difference to me.

[krisnandayogatama]

This presentation is so damn good. Seth's really nailed it and gave us a lot of new ways of thinking. Great to see him back again on the stage.

[digitalstrategyandmarketing]

This is true. Leadership is hard, it stands out, it makes you vulnerable yet bold at the same time. Leadership takes the hit of making things different.
I thank God I'm pursuing a unique path in solving how businesses approach marketing and embracing technology.