What is the Difference between Management and Leadership?

You can find different definitions according to different schools or lines of thinking but the most agreed is "The organization and coordination of the activities of a business in order to achieve defined objectives.". The same you will find about leadership but here comes the mostly agreed "The activity of leading a group of people or an organization or the ability to do this.". When I wrote "most agreed" is because I worked on research and I am head professor on this field inside some posgraduate and doctorate courses in some Universities, but not matter that is could be a matter of debate. At the end, the important things is: if you are performing as project manager you do not need to be a leader. You must be a manager. You must have the ability to detect a leader inside your group and to manage her/him. Is the same you can find when you practice some sports like futbol (football) and others (I name futbol because in Argentina we practice it from 5 years old up to the day we almost died)

Sergio, I like this quote from you: "You must have the ability to detect a leader inside your group and to manage her/him."

This is similar to the concept "if you're the smartest person in the room, you're in the wrong room". (or you have assembled the wrong team...)

Can't help this one, but what if there are no other rooms?

Yes I am being a bit tongue in cheek.

Sergio, I like this quote from you: "You must have the ability to detect a leader inside your group and to manage her/him."

This is similar to the concept "if you're the smartest person in the room, you're in the wrong room". (or you have assembled the wrong team...)

Good point...

Sometimes you have to dance with the one you brought, "run what ya brung", etc. :-)

But then it's still on you to grow some or all the individuals on the team where possible, for "next time". And/or add members where possible.

I agree. But you also need the buy in from the management to be able to do that. First you have to train them how to think and process (no not gundam (spelling?) style) 'Project Style.' At the same time as you said, mentor and help those who are in the room with you succeed, so it is easier the next go round.

I know that I will sound most likely sound like a jerk; I often feel like I am in a room with people that I need to 'prop up.' Very few people have I had a major "wait a minute, wow" moment with. I like when that happens as it is challenging me to grow as well. Thus I am glad I finally joined this community, I see a lot of intelligence and wisdom. Then again, maybe I am stuck in a rut with the same people so I see my biased opinions, but I seriously doubt it. (Yes I have some ego coming out, but what PM doesn't? Especially according to a BA, LOL.) - Yes I am attempting humor.

Good to read @John. I am "fighting" with the message "if you are not a leader then you can not perform project management". That is totally false. Unfortunately some people and organizations that make business around selling courses and consulting about leadership trying to install it into the market from years. Because of that, some organizations are loosing people that could be project managers. That is because I sustain that take a look to sports and mainly to practice them at any level could help a lot.