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Management and leadership although I believe are tantamount in style but different in theory. I believe management is the act of managing something, manner, or practice of managing, handling, supervision, or control. Management requires the process of working with people and resources to accomplish organizational goals.
To become a successful manager, you must possess leadership skills. When leadership and management are clearly distinguished, you must identify areas for change and have the courage to support change to show leadership. Being a good manager does not show that you are a good leader.
Leaders think radically and managers think incrementally. Based on the statement made by Richard Pascale, the book Managing on the Edge, managers do things right, while leaders do the right thing (Pascale, 1990, p. 65). Managers do things by the book and follow company policy, while leaders follow their own intuition, which is more benefit to the organization. I believe a leader is more affecting than a manager. I believe people would naturally follow a leader through their own choice, whereas a manager it must be obeyed. A manager may only have obtained his position of authority through time and loyalty given to the company, not as a result of his leadership qualities. A leader may have no organizational skills, but his vision unites people behind him. Management personnel are experienced in their field, and who have worked their way up the company. A manager knows how each layer of the system works and may also possess a good technical knowledge. A leader can be a new arrival to a company who has bold, fresh, new ideas but might not have experience or wisdom (e.g. Pascale, 2003).
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