Leadership and Management

Leadership and Management 1
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Change can either be managed or led. Which approach in your opinion is
more likely to result in the successful implementation of change projects?
According to Kotter (2001) the manager handles tasks such as planning, budgeting,
organizing, and the leaders inspire and motivate people (Bohoris & Vorria, n.d.). The leader
formulates strategies whereas the manager sets the procedure. Kotterman (2006) provided a
comparison table that highlights several differences between leadership and management, such
as the manager’s job is to control the processes, identify the problems, and solve those problems.
The leaders, however, are responsible for encouraging the employees to make through the
difficult times and overcome the barriers to change. One significant difference is that the
manager always takes the low-risk decision, but it is not so in case of a leader. The manager can
plan the change, but the incorporation of the change projects is the duty of the leader. It is his
area to communicate the vision to people and motivate them to follow it.
Kotter in 1996, presented an eight-step change model or successful change management. In
his book Accelerate, he identified the steps that can be taken to ensure that the change process is
implemented successfully. The steps are listed below-

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1. Creating a sense of urgency
2. Building a guiding coalition
3. Forming strategic visions
4. Enlisting the volunteers
5. Taking action, removing barriers
6. Short-term wins
7. Sustaining the acceleration
8. Implementing changes