The Real Difference Between A Boss And A Leader Explained In 8 Illustrations
When beloved T.V boss Michael Scott, from the Office, was asked if he would rather be feared or loved his answer was simple, “Easy. Both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me.” While Michael was not the brightest boss, he was on to something.
Admiration in the work place should not come from a place of fear. These simple but creative office illustrations show that there is a difference between being a boss and a leader. We don’t all have a negative image when we hear the word boss, but these images might make you re-evaluate your definition. A boss is is dominating over their employees while a leader understands the benefits from pulling up those around them to work as a team.
As Michael Scott would say the word boss used to be used to describe something cool… like shoulder pads, now “boss is just slang for jerk in charge.” Bored Panda has the full cartoons below.
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I can related toe very single one of those. We had a boss a really awful boss that enjoyed crushing is employees. He left a while back and we have a leader now. I worked for the leader for about 1.5 years now and I have received 2 awards at work versus none working for the boss for 9.5 years. A happy employee is a motivated and performing employee.
Sometimes it's not easy being the leader when an employee will only respond to a boss. This is especially true in cases of thick headed morons with incredible job security.
Thank you, somebody needed to mention this.Not everybody responds to positive motivation.
Load More Replies...I once left what could have been a job for life because of horrific management. Since then I've suffered job losses and redundancy but I'll never regret my decision. Better unemployed and looking for a job than going to a torrent of abuse every day.
Absolutely. It's better to die on your feet than live on your knees. Don't let any prick abuse you.
Load More Replies...Uhm, a lot of those comments don't seem to understand that a boss can be a leader. An employee can be a leader as well. I think this is less about "position" more about method. You can boss someone or you can lead someone. Your position is irrelevant. I've been called upon by bosses and management to lead things/people more than once.
I've had many boss's and I have been a boss. I never liked the term "boss" tho. I prefer leader. I once had a boss who was so freaking bad tempered that twice he yelled at me and made me cry! He wouldn't even let me defend myself! Needless to say, I quit, right then and there and really left him hanging. I later heard from coworkers that shortly after I left, the company went under. Course it wasn't because I left, but because he didn't know squat about running a business! I call that Karma.
The above are all true, it is why I quit job after job until I found one that had a leader. I also got promoted, after just 4 months, but I have to say now, it is the toughest to be in the middle between employees and owners and also the employees should be intelligent enough to be able to distinguish the fact that when it's not about work, we are almost friends, but when it's work, we should focus on that first... It is hard, because lots of people mix the two and then blame me for being an ah for not letting them do what they want when the job job is not even half done.
Thought to find such a boss. And even though to find a boss with antennas.. 🙂
That's nice but some people don't want to be led and goals still have to be met
Not exactly boss- related, but as a kid it always bothered me when some teachers simply didn't explain or show examples of how a theory is applied. Instead I've had teachers drone on about a theory or exercise and then just go- "right, now just do it without me showing you how, so I can yell at you for doing it wrong".
Looking at these pictures, I can safely say i lead my last project as a leader and not a boss.. 😁
The only one i have a problem with is "leader asks". i had a sociopathic boss with s****y communication skills. He demanded obedience as if our workplace was the military, yet could never give a straight instruction. It was always "how about" or "why don't you". Just tell me what you f*****g want.
What wasn't mentioned in the cartoons is that a leader will also take the trouble to find out *why* an employee is not doing what he or she is supposed to do, and also whether the problem is poor behavior or poor performance. The two problems are very different. There are about a dozen different reasons for poor performance, and here are just a few, such as: the employee doesn't know *what* s/he's supposed to do; doesn't know *how* to do it; doesn't know *when* to do it; doesn't know *why* to do it. It's the fault of lousy training/management, not the fault of the employee to wanting to do it. Other reasons? Positive results for doing a job wrong (never being asked to do something special again and not punished for the non-work), negative effects for doing it right (always being asked to do extra work and never being recognized or rewarded for it), or receiving no results at all for doing it (the work is done well, but nothing ever happens because of it).
Or, the employee may not be able to do it because s/he never received the right tools. Or perhaps the employee is disabled, or has a personal problem that is affecting his/her work performance. Or perhaps the task is simply impossible, and nobody could do it. These are all problems caused by lousy managers, who can't be bothered finding out why poor performance occurs in the first place, and figuring out ways to correct it. Poor behavior? It may simply be caused by the employee not wanting to do "it," whatever "it" is. Here disciplinary action is warranted. But this is not rocket science, it's common sense, which, as we all know, is pitifully rare.
Load More Replies...Sometimes a boss is a wolf in sheep's clothing. It may take a while, but the mask finally comes off, then watch out... the psychopath is loose.
OMG I can totally relate to this.. I have the worst boss I have ever worked for and it is a woman. I am treated like garbage every day and I have not had a raise in years and the company i work for likes to say that we are a family company and they do not treat everyone like family. My boss hates me for some reason that i cannot figure out. She has no clue what i do and how much work i actually do and when i try to talk to her about a raise she says well you are only doing your job and not taking on more my job has tripled since i started here almost six years ago. And i am under paid by 5k and the person that they just hired is being paid 1k more than me but does less. She has no business being a manager no skills she actually said that i went to the bathroom too much.. i had only gone twice in six hours that day.
Try to find another job and run away from this hell. Not easy, but seems needed.
Load More Replies...Bonus info (last picture): "Namaku" = my name, "namaku" = your name. (Malay/Indonesian)
I can related toe very single one of those. We had a boss a really awful boss that enjoyed crushing is employees. He left a while back and we have a leader now. I worked for the leader for about 1.5 years now and I have received 2 awards at work versus none working for the boss for 9.5 years. A happy employee is a motivated and performing employee.
Sometimes it's not easy being the leader when an employee will only respond to a boss. This is especially true in cases of thick headed morons with incredible job security.
Thank you, somebody needed to mention this.Not everybody responds to positive motivation.
Load More Replies...I once left what could have been a job for life because of horrific management. Since then I've suffered job losses and redundancy but I'll never regret my decision. Better unemployed and looking for a job than going to a torrent of abuse every day.
Absolutely. It's better to die on your feet than live on your knees. Don't let any prick abuse you.
Load More Replies...Uhm, a lot of those comments don't seem to understand that a boss can be a leader. An employee can be a leader as well. I think this is less about "position" more about method. You can boss someone or you can lead someone. Your position is irrelevant. I've been called upon by bosses and management to lead things/people more than once.
I've had many boss's and I have been a boss. I never liked the term "boss" tho. I prefer leader. I once had a boss who was so freaking bad tempered that twice he yelled at me and made me cry! He wouldn't even let me defend myself! Needless to say, I quit, right then and there and really left him hanging. I later heard from coworkers that shortly after I left, the company went under. Course it wasn't because I left, but because he didn't know squat about running a business! I call that Karma.
The above are all true, it is why I quit job after job until I found one that had a leader. I also got promoted, after just 4 months, but I have to say now, it is the toughest to be in the middle between employees and owners and also the employees should be intelligent enough to be able to distinguish the fact that when it's not about work, we are almost friends, but when it's work, we should focus on that first... It is hard, because lots of people mix the two and then blame me for being an ah for not letting them do what they want when the job job is not even half done.
Thought to find such a boss. And even though to find a boss with antennas.. 🙂
That's nice but some people don't want to be led and goals still have to be met
Not exactly boss- related, but as a kid it always bothered me when some teachers simply didn't explain or show examples of how a theory is applied. Instead I've had teachers drone on about a theory or exercise and then just go- "right, now just do it without me showing you how, so I can yell at you for doing it wrong".
Looking at these pictures, I can safely say i lead my last project as a leader and not a boss.. 😁
The only one i have a problem with is "leader asks". i had a sociopathic boss with s****y communication skills. He demanded obedience as if our workplace was the military, yet could never give a straight instruction. It was always "how about" or "why don't you". Just tell me what you f*****g want.
What wasn't mentioned in the cartoons is that a leader will also take the trouble to find out *why* an employee is not doing what he or she is supposed to do, and also whether the problem is poor behavior or poor performance. The two problems are very different. There are about a dozen different reasons for poor performance, and here are just a few, such as: the employee doesn't know *what* s/he's supposed to do; doesn't know *how* to do it; doesn't know *when* to do it; doesn't know *why* to do it. It's the fault of lousy training/management, not the fault of the employee to wanting to do it. Other reasons? Positive results for doing a job wrong (never being asked to do something special again and not punished for the non-work), negative effects for doing it right (always being asked to do extra work and never being recognized or rewarded for it), or receiving no results at all for doing it (the work is done well, but nothing ever happens because of it).
Or, the employee may not be able to do it because s/he never received the right tools. Or perhaps the employee is disabled, or has a personal problem that is affecting his/her work performance. Or perhaps the task is simply impossible, and nobody could do it. These are all problems caused by lousy managers, who can't be bothered finding out why poor performance occurs in the first place, and figuring out ways to correct it. Poor behavior? It may simply be caused by the employee not wanting to do "it," whatever "it" is. Here disciplinary action is warranted. But this is not rocket science, it's common sense, which, as we all know, is pitifully rare.
Load More Replies...Sometimes a boss is a wolf in sheep's clothing. It may take a while, but the mask finally comes off, then watch out... the psychopath is loose.
OMG I can totally relate to this.. I have the worst boss I have ever worked for and it is a woman. I am treated like garbage every day and I have not had a raise in years and the company i work for likes to say that we are a family company and they do not treat everyone like family. My boss hates me for some reason that i cannot figure out. She has no clue what i do and how much work i actually do and when i try to talk to her about a raise she says well you are only doing your job and not taking on more my job has tripled since i started here almost six years ago. And i am under paid by 5k and the person that they just hired is being paid 1k more than me but does less. She has no business being a manager no skills she actually said that i went to the bathroom too much.. i had only gone twice in six hours that day.
Try to find another job and run away from this hell. Not easy, but seems needed.
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