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Discuss Managing vs Leading and the need to employ both when implementing projects.

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How management and leadership influence projects is determined.

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Managing relates to the process of developing and enforcing measures that are aimed at carrying out the organization's goals and ensuring that employees comply with the policies and procedures of the organization in order to ensure the success of a project. Therefore, the role of the manager, who is often referred to as the supervisor and is often viewed as the "unapproachable superior", is to act as the head of the project and make sure that work processes are following company guidelines.

In turn, the leader plays a very special role that incorporates the human component into ...

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