Introduction Numerous job vacancies begin with seeking the services of a manager and then follow with the statement that the manager must have leadership skills. As a result, leadership can be assumed to be second in command to management; yet, in the current turbulent environment, leadership is much more necessary as it is the only thing that can make companies achieve a competitive advantage. The most logical thing for organizations is to develop a job posting with a leader title, thus clearly stating that a company is looking for a leader rather than a manager. This paper presents a review and critical evaluation of a key leadership and management issue facing organizations today. First, the paper will focus on analyzing a key management issue, second, it will examine a key leadership issue; and, finally, will present a critical evaluation of both management and leadership. Emphasis on structure, order and coherence: a key management issue The history of management is about creating structure; order and coherence according to the classic management approach. It should be noted that the classical approach to managing an organization has ended up developing managers rather than leaders. Burnes (2000 pp.33) supports this claim by stating that the classical approach is characterized by the proposition that organizations are rational entities, are designed based on scientific principles and that people are economic beings and are motivated only by money. As a result, jobs are designed to maximize management control and minimize the individual's abilities and discretion. A large company, for example, a financial institution is a good case in point. Commercial bank operations are often hierarchical… middle of paper… a business must be strategically focused: the leadership aspect. This will result in developing a long-term plan, implementing necessary changes, and adaptability. It will also lead to employee inspiration. On the other hand, the future will be achieved by taking the first step; and this implies that management will operationalize the future. This will create a strategically focused company; and a high-performance company as outlined in this definition: “Strategic management is a process, directed by top management, of determining the organization's fundamental goals or objectives and securing a set of decisions that will enable the achievement of those goals or long-term objectives, while providing short-term adaptive responses”. (Johnston et al 2011)..