Management is control. As a manager, you can control quality, time and money. But whichever one of those three takes precedence, the other two will suffer. Leadership is different; leadership is about leading people. Keep in touch with the people you lead and be in their shoes. The people you are leading will give you their support.

Bob Davids started his first business at the age of 12. At 20, he entered the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. Bob has headed six successful companies and is now building a high-end resort in Indonesia. He is co-author of "Leadership without Ego: How to Stop Managing and Start Leading."

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