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idea that the artistic process is generally seen as having three vital aspects: craftsmanship,
vision, and communication, he has come to the conclusion that the process of management is a

form of art, because it achieves all three aspects: managers must have tools to perform tasks;
they must have the vision to implement innovative strategies; they need to have communication
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skills at work and elsewhere. Management is, in the same time science and art. The management
process follows the general scenario of an artistic process. However, the craftsmanship or tools
they work with are based on a scientific volume of knowledge that has accumulated over time.
This means that management discipline has both scientific and artistic components.

Exercise: Check if you are a leader or a manager [9]

A
The statement
Read the statements below and check the version you agree with B
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Leading my organization...
present
1.
the future
I`m focusing mainly on:
about the change
2.
I`m especially concerned:
stability
I'm worried about things in
3.
long
short
4. their... run: the immediate "inner theatre"
My own goals are based on:
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need
I always ask:
"how?"
"why?”
5.
My position is based on:
6.
authority
charisma
empower
control
Dealing with others, I tend to:
7.
8.
simplicity
The way in which
complexity
communication tends to:
9.
In decisions making, they
usually use: logic intuition
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organizational
social and
10.
My basic concerns are:
organizational

If most of the checkers are in columns B, it means you have leadership trends. If most of them are in
Column A, it means you are a manager. If it happened to you several times you did not know what to
check, it means you have both directions. In such a position, there is an opportunity to make an even more
important contribution to the good progress of your organization.
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