In comparing executive styles internationally, it is useful to distinguish among three roles: leadership, management, and administration(generally, the distinction made in the West is between leadership and management, with administration confused among the other two). The three are in fact very different; yet each is valuable in running an organization effectively. The leadership role is about a vision of the future and the ability to energize others to pursue it. The management role is about getting results and doing so efficiently so that a profit or service is created. The administration role is about execution through rules, policies, and procedures. These distinctions are important for communicating about how organizations are run; when the distinctions are not made, conversation becomes very conversation becomes very confused, as happens often, ever in formal academic discussion. it is common to confuse the three.