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Chapter 8

Demystifying Leadership and Management

It’s difficult to go through a day at work without hearing someone talking about leadership or management. We use the terms to differentiate good companies from bad. We also attribute successes and failures to performance in these areas. And everyone agrees that excellence in these skills is a cornerstone for an effective career running businesses.

But judging from the way I hear the terms often used, I don’t think that most people have a clear understanding of the differences between the two. And it’s hard to become really good at something when you don’t quite know what it is.

As with many other business topics, a lot has been written about management and leadership. But the Vision–Strategy–Execution ...

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