# Most “Leaders” are actually Drivers – Here’s Why That’s a Problem - Host: [theattributes.com](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/hosts/theattributes.com/) - Saved: November 17, 2022 (2022-11-17T12:32:50Z) - Record: https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/f6db546ebffa/ - JSON: https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/f6db546ebffa.json ## What Jamie wrote Good article to highlight the differences between leading and driving. > Drivers operate tight ships. They often demand excellence. But here’s the thing: except for short-term sprints such as in some startup environments, driving limits performance. My observation would be that there are times when leaders need to be drivers, and other times (most of the time!) when they should be leading. This made me ponder how to detect and be deliberate about driving behavior, and to watch out because driving could easily feel good, and feel like you are "getting things done", but it may be the wrong way to get there. ## Facts - Kind: [Page](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/kinds/page/) ## Appears in - [WT234: Weekly Thing #234 / Distributed, Principles, Drivers](https://weekly.thingelstad.com/archive/234/), Notable ## Saved the same week - [Reddit NFTs Surge as Polygon-Based Avatars Reach Millions of New Users - Decrypt](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/2ee8a89d97a5/) (decrypt.co, November 17, 2022) - [Solana Ecosystem Facts Related To FTX Bankruptcy](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/45a90456c263/) (solana.com, November 17, 2022) - [Starting principles: How to find your principles](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/1091a7b51c60/) (julian.com, November 17, 2022) - [Flagpole Buddy Gen II Starlink Mounting Kit for RVs — Tools and Toys](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/edc858a63cdc/) (toolsandtoys.net, November 17, 2022) - [🏴‍☠️ Make a Pirate ☠️](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/42b179101b7e/) (makeapirate.com, November 17, 2022) ## Elsewhere - Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://theattributes.com/blog/most-leaders-are-actually-drivers-heres-why-thats-a-problem