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Leaders vs Managers
40 minutes Posted Mar 31, 2025 at 6:00 am.
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This one’s a real eye-opener. We sat down with Carl Akintola-Davies, Head of Leadership Development at Phoenix Group, to talk about something that gets thrown around a lot... but rarely unpacked properly: What’s the actual difference between a leader and a manager? Here’s a line from Carl that really stopped us in our tracks: “Managers are appointed by those above them. Leaders are chosen by those around them.” Let that sink in. In this episode, we’re getting honest about: Why we tend to roma...