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Old 04-23-2012, 22:32   #11
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Thought provoking article - thank you Richard.

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Originally Posted by The Reaper View Post
There are times when you can sit around and debate the various perspectives for hours, and there are times when life or death decisions will have to be made in a second with the information you already have.

There are military jobs (like staff) for officers where you can be a manager and there are jobs where you have to be a leader (as a commander). Leadership and management are not necessarily the same.

Some are great at one, but not the other.

Good officers can handle both.

Exceptional officers can excel at both.

Then there is the politics....

TR
All true.

I was taught as a general rule that you manage things, but people must be led.
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