Management Versus Leadership

Definition: Management Versus Leadership was famously differentiated by Warren Bennis, the leadership guru using 2 simple acronyms:
1. The management acronym POEM, meaning: ‘Plan, Organise, Execute and Monitor and Measure’.
2. The leadership acronym MAST, meaning: ‘Meaning, Attention, Self and Trust’.

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