Leader or Manager?

In an ever changing corporate world it is painfully evident how we no longer value people. Being a professional I have been fortunate to have survived many situations that test all my abilities. My belligerence and demeanor serve as an open objection to process or procedure yet it is often mistaken as hostility. But with all my experience and knowledge my opinion is not valued or heard for that matter. From my time with Uncle Sam I learned that leaders ask their followers to attempt task that may fail and without thought volunteers gladly stepped forth. When soldiers volunteer to die: belief, trust, honor and faith come to mind. As I type this on my role as a drone of corporate America who has mangers and not leaders I am appalled by the black cold entity that work has became. No longer are workers valued, we are merely expendable cogs in a devolving monster we call “progress”. Sadly I see no end in this nor do I see a solution to offer. I postulate that leaders (as few as they are) will continue to inspire and empower while managers breed contempt and dissention in their ranks. It is very simple for me: I am nothing without those who support me and I am everything with them. Take a second and ask what kind of a leader are you