Scholars and practitioners spend a great deal of energy to distinguish between the concepts of leadership and management. Instead of focusing so intently on the differences, perhaps more useful to understand why they are important and how these functions are complementary. Leadership and management both involve working with others and the effort to achieve goals. The overall approach of the day, the objectives, functions and nature of the relationship (between management and leadership or follower or subordinate) differs between the two concepts of leadership and management. Although the two concepts may seem very distinct and different, the reality is ...