How to know if you're a leader or a manager

Leadership is often confused with management. Here's a checklist to tell which one you are:

1. You are accountable for reaching a goal, rather than performing a task.
2. The goal cannot be accomplished by you alone. It requires a team.
3. Team members are free to say no to you or leave the team. The only way to get them to work for you is to persuade them of the value of the goal.
4. Motivations and beliefs of team members may differ and even clash with each other. You have to convince them to work together regardless.
5. You team may be using skills that you do not possess, but you'll be required to evaluate their effectiveness.
6. Not a single team member will possess the perfect mix of skills you need. Every one will have skill gaps and character flaws you will need to work around.

If all these are true of you, then congratulations (or condolences, depending on how you look at it), you are a leader.