John Kotter expresses the following points to differentiate between management and leadership:
Source: John Kotter, "On leading and managing", 18 August, 2014
- Leadership is not mystical and mysterious.
- It has nothing to do with having"charisma" or other personality traits.
- Not the province of a chosen few, nor leadership necessarily better than management or a replacement.
- Management is about coping with complexity.Without good management complex enterprises tend to become chaotic threatening their existence. Good management brings a degree of order and consistency to key dimensions like the quality and profitability of products.
- Leadership is about coping with change. Leadership has become so important in recent years, is that the business world has become more competitive and more volatile, faster technological change , greater international competition and deregulation of markets are among the many factors that have contributed to this shift. Doing what was done yesterday, doing it 5 % better, is no longer a formula for success. Major changes are necessary to survive and compete in this new environment.
Source: John Kotter, "On leading and managing", 18 August, 2014
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