{"id":89,"date":"2013-01-29T07:59:37","date_gmt":"2013-01-28T20:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gregmowbray.com\/?p=89"},"modified":"2013-01-29T07:59:37","modified_gmt":"2013-01-28T20:59:37","slug":"leader-vs-boss-is-there-a-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gregmowbray.com\/wordpress\/leader-vs-boss-is-there-a-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"Leader vs Boss. Is there a difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I recently commenced a regular column for the business section of my local newspaper. They asked me to write about leadership. When the column appeared in the paper it was accompanied by a large photo of Bruce Springsteen rocking it out. The photo did a great job of attracting attention to the column, which I&#8217;m sure ultimately meant that more people read it. (These newspaper people know what they&#8217;re doing apparently.)<!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gregmowbray.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/new-herald-1-7-1-13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-91\" alt=\"New Herald 1. 7.1.13\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gregmowbray.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/new-herald-1-7-1-13.jpg?w=519\" width=\"519\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gregmowbray.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/new-herald-1-7-1-13.jpg 2338w, https:\/\/www.gregmowbray.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/new-herald-1-7-1-13-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gregmowbray.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/new-herald-1-7-1-13-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gregmowbray.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/new-herald-1-7-1-13-760x537.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.gregmowbray.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/new-herald-1-7-1-13-518x366.jpg 518w, https:\/\/www.gregmowbray.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/new-herald-1-7-1-13-82x58.jpg 82w, https:\/\/www.gregmowbray.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/new-herald-1-7-1-13-600x424.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 519px) 100vw, 519px\" \/><\/a>Now, for anyone under 30 years of age, Bruce Springsteen is a rock and roll legend, colloquially know as &#8216;The Boss&#8217;. I smiled when I saw the photo as I had no idea it was going to be there. I was intrigued by the conclusion that the news editor had drawn &#8211; leadership column, about being the boss, photo of Springsteen. In addition to this, I had several emails, text messages and conversations with people who had read the article and liked it and they all commented about the photo. &#8220;Well done, what a great idea&#8221; they said. I confessed that I had nothing to do with the photo, but it got me thinking. Why do people think boss when they think leadership?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In my mind boss and leader have different connotations. A boss is bossy, arrogant, pushy, demanding, uncaring. A leader is understanding, open, inspiring, has vision and cares about relationships.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Could it be that leading others is made harder because people don&#8217;t differentiate between boss and leader? Does thinking that they will be like a boss stop people from wanting to lead?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Are you boss or leader? What can you do to be more of a leader?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">PS: Dictionary.com says the origin of the word boss is from the Dutch word\u00a0<em>baas<\/em>\u00a0which means master.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I recently commenced a regular column for the business section of my local newspaper. They asked me to write about leadership. When the column appeared in the paper it was accompanied by a large photo of Bruce Springsteen rocking it out. 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