title: Leaders who create change and those who manage it. How leaders limit success.
abstract: There is no formula for either leading or managing change. Every organization and leader is unique. Leading change, however, is more art than science. Managing change is more science than art. Leading change is not simply a matter of a leader's style or personality; it is a leader's philosophy of how to generate and mobilize the total resources of an organization to enable it to be its best. Managing change, on the other hand, is focused on maintaining stability in an organization and containing the effects of unwanted and unexpected change. Leaders set the limits of success in their organizations by how they manage change. The different approaches of 2 leaders who have created change to correct problems in our health care delivery system are discussed.
authors.affiliation: New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, USA. jgbruhn@azlink.com
authors.forename: John G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Bruhn
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003405:Creativity; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007857:Leadership; D015279:Organizational Culture; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D014481:United States