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A 12 page paper. The first part of this paper discusses the differences between leadership and management. definitions and lists from different theorists are presented and discussed. The second part of this paper discusses managing and leading during a recession and reports what some high performing companies did the last time. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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is hard to define. It is one of those characteristics that we know when we see it. The literature that attempts to distinguish between leadership and management very often spends
a great deal of time identifying the roles of the manager while offering cute phrases about the leader. One fact that contributes to the confusion is that leaders often manage
and managers often lead. Team Technology (2007) in the United Kingdom offered among the clearest differences to be found: * Leadership is engaged in setting vision and new direction
for the group (Team Technology, 2007). * Management controls or directs people according to the values and principles that have been established in the group (Team Technology, 2007). This
groups definitions provide the reader with a concise summary of the differences between leading and managing. One sets the vision, the other carries it out. A number of years ago,
Bennis and Nanus offered a terse phrase about the two: leaders do the right thing and managers do things right (Field, 2002). It is catchy and easy to remember and
it is even true to a certain extent but it does not help the student learn how to distinguish leadership from management. The rest of what Bennis and Nanus adds
much more credence to the catchy phrase: leaders perceive people as their greatest asset, they focus on the vision and the outcome, they are able to see what needs to
be done and why, and they gain commitment to the vision (Field, 2002). Managers focus on control of assets and resources, they focus on what they believe is supposed to
be done and they use their legitimate authority to accomplish things (Field, 2002). Colvard (2003) offered a series of dualities to explain the differences between a leader and a manager:
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