Compare and Contrast Leadership and Management
An organization is often viewed as systems and management is often defined as human action that facilitate any organization , in other words management is said to be a distinct process that comprises of planning , organizing , actuating and controlling. It is practiced in order to accomplish pre determined objectives. (George R. Terry) Leadership is another facet that accelerates the further process of management , it is one of the key components of direction which is further termed as an asset required for successful management of an organization. Management and leadership are two different notions that are interchangeable but having different approaches with a similar outlooks. Management as a whole is a process that is having main focus on completion of task efficiently at minimal cost. The main aim of a management is to direct all the activities related to an organization towards accomplishment of targeted goals. On the flip side leadership is said to be more directed towards vision and inspiration, it is often regarded as an influential process in an organization that is carried on by an individual which has a focus on achieving the targeted goal that is recognized and benchmarked by the management. In today’s 21st century both effective mangers as well as efficient leader play a vital role.
Any individual can be termed as a leader , manager , or both , but each area requires mastery over slightly different skills and competencies. A manager is a person or an individual that is involved in planning , establishing agendas and budgets. Major activity that concerns a manger is to set time tables and allocated the respective resources in order to establish rules and procedures in ...
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In a firm, management and leadership are important and needed. Leadership and management are similar. Actually, leadership and management are totally different. The leadership would influence the firm. The leader would have difference leadership styles to lead the subordinate.
Leadership is the ability to influence employees to voluntarily pursue organizational goals. Leadership is vision, enthusiasm, love, trust, passion and consistency. Management is to pursue organizational goals efficiently and effectively by integrating the work of people through planning, organizing, leading, and controlling organizations resources. Leadership and management are not the same. They are not interchangeable. Leadership is coping with change and management is coping with complexity (Williams 444).
McLean, J. (2005). Management and leadership: Dispelling the myths. British Journal of Administrative Management, 9(1), 16-17. Retrieved from http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy2.apus.edu/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=20&sid=5c780ccf-104d-49c6-9368-db4615f766bd%40sessionmgr113&hid=108
A manger can handle tasks and responsibilities and ensure that others get their work done. A leader will inspire and motivate their team to achieve their goals.
Management and leadership skills in nursing and other healthcare professions are becoming a more and more widely spoken of subject, as they are essential skills for everyday practice in delivering care (Gopee and Galloway, 2009). Effective management requires the nurse to be able to draw on evidence based knowledge and experience to develop the ability to manage competently during practice. Skills without knowledge, appropriate attitude and understanding will not equate to competency (Watson, 2002).
This theory of leadership was created by Paul Hersey and Ken Blanchard. Both of whom are author...
Presently many of us have learned that managers are primarily administrators who have learned to write business plans, utilize their resources and keep track of progress. We must learn that we are not limited by job title, and that means we can utilize our management skills in any position that we are in. We must also know that we can use our leadership skills in the same situations. On the other hand we have also learned that leaders are people who have an impact on those that surround them. The main difference that separates these two roles is that management is a function that must be utilized in any type of business, and leadership is the relationship that the leader has with his followers, which in turn can motivate and energize the organization.
The method of leadership is almost as similar as management, and a leader can be a manager. “Both management and leadership are seen as positions of responsibility or accountability in an organization” (Edwards, Schedlitzki, Turnbull, & Gill, 2015). Leadership and management can relate and overlap within the roles and functions and are similar within one another in meaning. Together leadership and management direct the actions of a group or individually.
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When in a leadership role I don’t like to consider myself as a boss, but a mentor. I don’t want my employees to see me as a boss but as a guide for further learning and success. Today’s managers are not leaders, they are people in charge and nothing more. They don’t necessarily have the skills to lead, don’t get me wrong they may be a very good manager. However, they are only managing and not setting an example as a leader for the employees of an organization.
Leadership and management are two words that are commonly mistaken; the relation and the differences between them are often unclear. Leadership can be defined as the ability to influence a group toward the achievement of a vision or a set of goals." Managers are there to plan, organize, lead and monitor employees' activities. Leaders also have to be able to guide an organization through change. As we will see later, vision is a crucial component in the success of this task.
Manager and Leader are the most commonly used words but are very rarely defined. By understanding the actual difference in meaning of these terms you can know when to manage and when to lead.
Leadership and management are two fundamental concepts which are involved in the effective management of organizations. Leadership in my opinion is a complex concept, which includes association of human qualities and the result of their activities. To be a great leader means not only following own visions, but also work towards company’s goals.
In the world of business and today’s ever-growing and evolving economy, the definition or role of a manager, may vary depending on the company or institution as well as the business module. However, the basic role of a manager and definition is standardized, irrespective of the entity or structure. According to the Oxford Dictionary; “a manager is a person controlling or administrating a business or part of a business”. In addition, managers also plans, organizes, leads and utilize the resources of the company in order for the organization to achieve its goals, objectives and financial returns, as well as they also act as motivators, advisors and mentors in an effort to increase productivity and efficiency within a business.
What is the difference between a manager and a leader? Are the terms interchangeable? These questions may be answered by examining two simple definitions in the literature for the terms...