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Old 19th July 2007 | 02:14
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After twenty something years working for Betty Windsor and close to a decade wearing a suit, I like to think that not only do I know the difference between Leadership and Management, I also know when to apply the appropriate one. In HM Forces there is no substitute for sound leadership, (even though leading from the front is but one aspect of leadership) and I despair at the constant attempt to turn HM Forces into UK plc with the current day obsession with management. There is no cohesion or military ethos without leadership, and effective management is always by-product of sound leadership. If you seek management without leadership, go and work for Argos. H Jones had no problem understanding his ultimate obligations as a leader, even if he made life a little harder for the managers for short while.
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