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Leadership and management are very different skills. "A leader is somebody who sees opportunity and puts change in motion. A manager is somebody who follows that leader and sees how to structure things to create value for the company (Kotter, 2013)." You can be a good manager, but not be a particularly good leader because while the two roles overlap and are often intertwined, they don't have to be intertwined in specific situations (Bacal, 2013). While an individual may possess exceptional organizational and planning skills they may not have the communication skills that are required to become an outstanding leader in their business setting (Bacal, 2013). That individual may also not have the desire to be a leader and is satisfied in their current position. While there may be numerous employees and/or managers that could de not want the responsibilities that go with the job. While they possess the abilities to develop into good leaders they do not have the desire to accept that role or accept the responsibilities (Kotter, 2013).

The majority of managers are the individuals in an organization that implement rules, organize work and check for compliance and accuracy. Leaders on the other hand are the ones that set the rules, creates the vision, and directs the purpose of the organization (Bacal, 2013). Employees expect the manager to direct work and how to accomplish it. Employees look to the leaders to explain the purpose of that work. Effective leaders know how to hire managers to implement their visions and how best to achieve their goals ( Bacal, 2013).

In many cases, you can look at management as following a "cookbook recipe" containing planning, budgeting, scheduling work and measuring performance. Management is responsible for producing a product or service on a schedule, within a budget and on time on a consistent basis. (Kotter, 2013). While the tasks facing management