In the article “Leadership that Empowers: How Strategic Planning Links to Monitoring”. Brumm and Drury (2013) study the link between leadership planning and its effects on followership. During the previous class, much of the discussion focused on empowerment. It was clear that one of the qualities of a competent administrator is the ability to hold members accountable. This article examined the results of strategic planning and its effects on followers. According to Burns (1978) “Followers need leaders and leaders need followers” ​​(quoted in Brumm & Drury 2013, p. 17). He concluded that followers felt empowered through comprehensive planning. The study did not include other variables such as leadership styles. Brumm, C, explained that he did not include management styles because they were intended to make people feel excited or emotionally connected to the task. While planning gives the followers a clear map to complete the task, which was the type of empowerment he was referring to. (Personal communication, March 31, 2014) It is difficult to view strategic leadership and the ability to empower others from such a narrow perspective. Leadership has many dimensions and needs to be analyzed from a broader perspective. For example; If a leader needed to build a bridge and had the knowledge to build it, would he build it or empower others to build it? Leaders are not leaders if they do the work of those who follow them. Leaders accomplish their task. The article suggests that good detailed plans would suffice. I suggest this would be the job of an architect. But a leader would go beyond plans to build the bridge. Ultimately, this article examines leadership from task management...... middle of paper ......e enhanced by such a leader. This may require additional research to confirm. However, this study emphasizes empowerment through strategic planning. But I believe that a charismatic leader would give much more. Works Cited Brown, M. (2014). Seven leadership strategies that improve engagement. LeadershipExcellence, 31(3), 7. Brumm, CA and Drury, S. (2013). Leadership that Empowers: How Strategic Planning Links to Monitoring. Engineering Management Journal, 25(4), 17-32. Kaufman, R., Oakley-Browne, H., Watkins R. and Leigh, D., (2013). Strategic planning for success: aligning people, performance and rewards. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer. Leanne, S. (2010). Leadership the Barack Obama Way: Lessons on Team Building and Creating a Winning Culture in Challenging Times. New York: McGraw-Hill.