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Kouzes and Posner write, “It’s very curious and revealing thatno one ever asks can management be learned” (page 119)?  Why do we often believe that management can be learned,but leadership is innate?

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It is often believed that managers can be created while theleaders are born. This is mainly due to the fact that management ismainly the act of planning, organizing, directing and controllingthe various activities which take place in any organization whilethe leadership is that skill or ability of the individual to derivethe desired results by influencing and motivating them.

Management can be learned over a period of time, in fact,