Leadership and Management Leadership and management are two very important positions for anyone in an organization to fill. Both of these positions come with a lot of responsibility; however, both have two different purposes and responsibilities in an organization, along with a different type of guidelines. This document will distinguish between leadership and management, provide two recommendations for creating and maintaining a healthy organizational culture, and provide two examples to support the recommendations. Discussion Leadership is a wonderful quality that anyone can have because not everyone possesses leadership qualities and skills; however, a person can learn to have leadership qualities if they have the desire. A good leader has many excellent qualities such as; a leader has followers, knows how to encourage workers, can achieve results by implementing strategies, can create a vision for the company and communicates the vision clearly. These are not the only qualities a leader must have, but they are some of the most important qualities a person must have to be successful in a leadership position. "Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things." Druker, Peter F. Retrieved December 14, 2005, from http://www.famous-quotes-and-quotations.com/leadership-quotes.html. Another excellent quote on leadership is, “The best leader is he who has sense enough to choose good men to do what he wants, and self-control to avoid meddling with them while they do it.” Roosevelt, Theodore. Retrieved December 14, 2005, from http://www.famous-quotes-and-quotations.com/leadership-quotes.html. Management is also a very important position. Management takes a great deal of ski...half of paper...the daycare was forced by state regulations to close its doors immediately due to numerous code violations found on numerous occasions. Monitoring is very crucial in all aspects of business due to state and legal guidelines, ignoring them will result in complete failure of the business. Conclusion There is a difference between management and leadership, but that doesn't mean one is less important than the other. However, an excellent leader and manager is needed to successfully perform the leadership and management role for the benefit of the company and its people in all aspects of the business sectors. Therefore, every company, large or small, must have people it can count on, wholeheartedly, to fill leadership and management positions without worrying about negative outcomes or costly legal issues...