Leadership vs. Management. Leadership is doing the right things; management is doing things right. - Peter Drucker. Diffen › Business. An ongoing debate in academic circles over the past 50-odd years relates to the correlation between leadership and management.eadership vs. Management. Leadership is doing the right things; management is doing things right. - Peter Drucker. Diffen › Business. An ongoing debate in academic circles over the past 50-odd years relates to the correlation between leadership and management.