Pharmacy Administration, Policy and Regulation Commons^™

Leadership And Management Are One And The Same, Neelam Azad, H. Glenn Anderson Jr., Amie Brooks, Oscar Garza, Christine O’Neil, Misty M. Stutz, Jenelle L. Sobotka

Pharmacy Practice & Administration

Defining the attributes of change catalysts within high functioning organizations, including the academic enterprise, is desirable. An understanding of these attributes within our academy may foster faculty interest and engagement in seeking administrative roles and serve to bolster succession planning within our schools. On one hand, there have been numerous publications teasing out the purported differences between leadership and management. On the other hand, does segregating these important characteristics based upon arbitrary distinctions do more harm than good? This commentary represents the work of a group of academic leaders participating in the 2015-2016 AACP Academic Leadership Fellowship Program. This work …