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The leader of an organization has to continuously redefine it in terms of its
purpose and values if the organization is to continue to be relevant and
thereby effective. By taking on the responsibility for redefining the

organization, the leader has the opportunity to position it to continue to
thrive long after he/she passes from the scene.

John Kotter summarizes the need for improved understanding of the
concepts of management and leadership with the following statement:
Some people still argue that we must replace management with leadership. This is
obviously not so: they serve different, yet essential, functions. We need superb

management. And we need more superb leadership. We need to be able to make our
complex organizations reliable and efficient. We need them to jump into the future
— the right future — at an accelerated pace, no matter the size of the changes
required to make that happen.

There are very, very few organizations today that have sufficient leadership. Until
we face this issue, understanding exactly what the problem is, we're never going to
solve it. Unless we recognize that we're not talking about management when we

speak of leadership, all we will try to do when we do need more leadership is work
harder to manage. At a certain point, we end up with over-managed and under-led
organizations, which are increasingly vulnerable in a fast-moving world. 331

The degree to which one leads or manages within the organization varies,
depending on where one is situated in the organization. The CEO is likely
to focus more on leading than will division leaders or other staff. On the
other hand, division leaders tend to spend a greater share of their time on
managing, since they have the responsibility of implementing existing
tasks on a day-to-day basis. A self-test that looks at one’s tendency to

manage vs. lead is found at: http://www.bumc.bu.edu/facdev-
medicine/files/2010/10/Leadership-Matrix-Self-Assessment-
Questionnaire.pdf.

331 http://blogs.hbr.org/kotter/2013/01/management-is-still-not-
leadership.html?goback=%2Egde_2164533_member_203574381.

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