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title: "Managers vs Entrepreneurs: what's your leadership style?"
description: "Managers vs entrepreneurs: what's the difference? They very similar but not exactly the same. Take our test to discover your leadership style."
image: https://geekboss.com/hubfs/pexels-august-de-richelieu-4427910%20(1).jpg
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# Managers vs Entrepreneurs

[ By Matthew Stibbe ![Matthew Stibbe](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/c0fe13642b2329271b9ce0a5b41d744a) ](https://geekboss.com/blog/author/matthew-stibbe)

 Published 20/Jun/2017  Updated September 19 2024

![A manager having a coffee with another employee](https://geekboss.com/hs-fs/hubfs/pexels-august-de-richelieu-4427910%20(1).jpg?width=1600&height=1000&name=pexels-august-de-richelieu-4427910%20(1).jpg)

A while back, I asked if you were a [Looney Tunes person or a Disney person](https://geekboss.com/blog/looney-tunes-person-disney-person). (Clue: Disney people like rhyme, Looney Tunes people like rhythm.) Now I’m curious about **managers** vs **entrepreneurs**.

Both alike in dignity, as the saying goes, but with very different outlooks on life. **Which one are you? **

Instructions: tick all the boxes that apply to you and then compare the total number of ticks in each column.

### Managers vs Entrepreneurs: which are you?

| **Manager** | **Entrepreneur** |
| --- | --- |
| Wants to be somebody | Wants to do something |
| PC | Mac |
| Excel | PowerPoint |
| Consistency | Spontaneity |
| Competitive | Innovative |
| Orchestra conductor | Jazz pianist |
| Brains | Guts |
| MBA | PhD |
| ROI | MVP |
| Metrics | Results |
| Status anxiety | Cash flow anxiety |
| Tries to impress the boss | Tries to impress VCs |
| Reads The Economist | Reads Fast Company |
| Studies Machiavelli | Studies [John Boyd](https://geekboss.com/blog/boyd-patterns-of-conflict) |
| Evolution | Revolution |
| Process | Context |
| Starbucks | [Monmouth](https://www.monmouthcoffee.co.uk/) |
| Engineering | Architecture |
| Writes reports | Writes blog posts |
| Classification | Prioritisation |
| Golf lessons | Flying lessons |
| Welch | Branson |
| Motivational | Inspiring |
| 96 hour week | 96 hour week |

Did I miss anything? How do **you** tell the difference? Which one are you?

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