Some administrators label everything they do as "administrative leadership." Leadership in Extension has to do with long-range planning which will lead to optimum educational contributions to society. Administrative management is concerned primarily with preservation and survival of the enterprise, with human relations, methods of operation, and general "housekeeping." These two orientations to administering an organization can lead to creation of differing administrative climates. Ideas posed in the article are presented to help administrators examine and assess their roles as they consider whether they are managers, leaders, or a combination of both.
Jean C. Evans (Sat,) studied this question.