Managers and leaders

I just read a quote somewhere,
"Great managers do things right, Great leaders do the right things."

I see a very robust and unparalleled implementation of the above
statement. But before we do a case study lets analyse it. If you want
to do a thing you have to do it right in order to succeed. If you want
to succeed you not only have to do the things right but you also have
to do the right things. But doing right things does implicitly means
not doing the other variety. And unfortunately a Great manager in most
of the examples has very little choice about this. Ten years ago there
would have been no examples for the situation where Great managers
were also great leaders.

But as always now we have Linux..... (am i getting toooo damn
religious about it? i mean i find all the good things as linux
parallels!! but what the hell, its only because they are, you know? )
Take a look at linus or his bunch of lieutenants. These people will
strive to do the right things. And will boldly reject all others. This
way they also happen to do the things right automagically? so does
this mean doing the right things implicitly makes you do things right?
well!! no. but only because not caring about doing things right....
the bsd way for example , these people manage to do the right things
in right ways.

Whoosshhhh!!! i am too messed up in my mind so if you didn't
understand the above please ignore. I don't think i do either.
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BAIN
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