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 …showed first 75 words of 1209 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1209 total…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