There's a huge difference between management and leadership as there is also a clear connection between the two in terms of business success. Many people claim that you can easily be a manager without much leadership skills but you can't be a good leader without being a jimdandy of a manager first. That is why you may say that many times leadership and management skills and techniques go hand in hand. Even though you've worked your way through effective management, you still may never be capable to attain the status of a leader. On the bright side, leadership is a skill that can be learned, trained and improved with practice. Leadership is more than a career as leadership can be considered a calling. While managers tend to follow company policy and do things by the book, leaders will rather follow their intuition. Leaders let their strategies, vision, values and goals be the guideline for behavior and action. Managers are more likely to attempt controlling the others. Leading and managing are two different ways of working through people. The leader stirs emotions and uses passion while the manager uses rational, formal methods. It also very much depends on how your associates, employees, teammates or co-workers see you. If your followers will happily put their whole trust in you then you are definitely more than just a manager.
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