(1) Unlike in traditional management – which is prone to the boss-employee emotional distance – affiliate leadership should allow room for emotional connectedness (heart). (2) Unlike other managers who tend to portray themselves as the experts, affiliate managers/leaders should have an open mind (mindfulness). (3) While management is concerned about talking, leadership believes in improvement through listening (communication). (4) When management is often about conformity, leadership is all about nonconformity (courage). (5) Manager’s approach epitomizes insight into organization, whereas leaders practice insight into self (character).