Leadership is the design, creation, and management of group actions that direct the combined efforts of individuals in the group and their resources to a achieve a goal that the members of the group increasingly share, in large part because the more influential members of the organization--the leaders--clearly communicate their vision of the organization's identity, including a belief that the aspired to goal is achievable. Sometimes leaders are contrasted with prophets, who claim to possess …
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…processes. 3) The new world of knowledge workers, global operations, constant change, matrix organizations, flat management structures, and technology requires a new focus on leadership processes 4) Most definitions of leadership versus management are incomplete a) Covey: Leadership defines the right building and management is about climbing the ladder against it b) Bennis: Leadership is about doing the right things and management is about doing things right Kotter: Leadership is about change and management is about complexity