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The Sorts of Leadership

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Tue Mar 01 2005

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This article focuses on a comparative study on the role of managers and leaders in business enterprises. It states that while creating an agenda, managers plan steps, timelines, budgets, and resources while leaders establish direction and vision. The manager's role in an organization is to minimize deviations and help produce predictable results, on the other hand leaders energize employees to help them overcome those obstacles. An exercise with simple cards is also discussed to determine differences between managers and leaders. A chart highlighting the comparative differences between managers and leaders is also presented in the article.

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