I really had a lot of dreams when I was a kid, and I think a great deal of that grew out of the fact that I had a chance to read a lot.

If you give people tools, [and they use] their natural ability and their curiosity, they will develop things in ways that will surprise you very much beyond what you might have expected. ~Bill Gates

Inseparability of Leadership and Management

I have always argued that you cannot take leadership apart from business management. While leadership and management are two distinct functions, they are in fact inseparable. A good manager is almost always a good leader, vis a vis a good leader is a good manager.

Many management authors still uphold the separation of the two, or make one a part of the other. Take for example this online article: The Difference Between a Manager and a Leader:

Leadership is just one of the many assets a successful manager must possess. Care must be taken in distinguishing between the two concepts. The main aim of a manager is to maximize the output of the organization through administrative implementation. To achieve this, managers must undertake the following functions: organization, planning, staffing, directing, and controlling. Leadership is just one important component of the directing function. A manager cannot just be a leader; he also needs formal authority to be effective

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