Management versus Leadership

The purpose of this paper is to discuss differences between management and leadership within a familiar organization. To understand the differences between a manager and a leader, one must probe their roles and responsibilities respectively and consider the origins of their similarities. No longer is it enough to understand these aspects of management within the American boarders, but it is imperative to gain an appreciation of these skills on a global stage as distances and cultures are waning barriers to business. An endeavor to recommend two strategies that managers and leaders can use to maintain and create a healthy organization will conclude the paper.

In business today, companies define themselves with mission and vision statements and by setting goals. Significant consideration is dolled out when creating a mission and vision statement due to the fact these statements set the course for the company and define how the company will be successful. It is no great secret that the most successful companies hire those individuals who intrinsically share those attributes identified in the mission and vision statements and who aspire to the same goals. This is the genesis of a healthy corporate culture.

As stated in the opening, the purpose of this paper is to discuss differences between management and leadership within a familiar organization. Managers and leaders share the same main purpose and responsibility to maximize the output of the organization through their respective skill set. Both managers and leaders can take the likely pathway of an administrative approach to their implementation. In order to achieve this, managers and leaders must undertake the four functions of management: organization, p...

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