Greetings to Anabela:
My experience with these concepts leads me to conclude that often it is
the second in command who actually "leads" the organization. The "Chief"
is sometimes handicapped by virtue of the position held.
Ideally, the Chief is also a leader, and certainly a leader can BE a
leader without being the chief. Eventually, one would hope a good leader
will rise to the occasion, or come to the fore, but it isn't guaranteed.
That's my view. Welcome aboard.
Anabela Sarmento wrote:
> My name is Anabela and i'm doing a research in management systems. My
> interests are Learning organizations, Systems dynamics/Systems thinking
> and workflow management.
>
> Last week, in a discussion with some friends, we saw we couldn't agree
> with a definition about chief and leader. Is a chief a leader? Is a
> leader a chief? What are the differences between them? What are the
> implications to the organization? How are they born?
>
> What do you think about it?
> Anabela Sarmento
> asarment@mail.telepac.pt
--Sincerely,
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