Demonstrate Your Understanding of the Link Between Management and Leadership
Demonstrate your understanding of the link between management and leadership
The two qualities are similar in that both have to work with a team to achieve results.
I shall look at a typical leader and a typical manager to show my ideas of leadership and how it differs from management. A manager and a leader can be the same person but I would say that the manager is the less demanding role and a manager may not be as successful as leader.
Firstly let us look at the role of the manager. Managers have to implement a plan of work and need to delegate tasks to the employees. The choice of who does what is not really important in the role of the manager. It is important to finish the task. The manager’s goal is a finished task. They lead because of their position but do not necessarily command respect. It has a reference to the future success of the company but the employee will not feel part of that future. The skill here is in delegating.
A leader also delegates but will also be concerned with the suitability of the worker to the task. It is in the interests of both to make sure that the workers are happy in their job. The leader will set tasks according to the individual’s ability. A leader will give the worker the opportunity to improve their skills and develop their characters.
A leader is by definition someone who leads from the front as in sport or in an army. They may have to improvise and to do so without causing chaos. A leader by making the employee feel part of a team will be looked up to and his decisions will not be questioned. That is a view of the two roles. I see both as ‘managers’ in the sense that they both have to use manpower to implement tasks. The leader treats the staff as people and works as a team leader.
Both have to have leadership qualities. The leader by his interaction with the individuals has a happier team and his results should be better. A manager is unlikely to have a smooth operation unless the staff are
The two qualities are similar in that both have to work with a team to achieve results.
I shall look at a typical leader and a typical manager to show my ideas of leadership and how it differs from management. A manager and a leader can be the same person but I would say that the manager is the less demanding role and a manager may not be as successful as leader.
Firstly let us look at the role of the manager. Managers have to implement a plan of work and need to delegate tasks to the employees. The choice of who does what is not really important in the role of the manager. It is important to finish the task. The manager’s goal is a finished task. They lead because of their position but do not necessarily command respect. It has a reference to the future success of the company but the employee will not feel part of that future. The skill here is in delegating.
A leader also delegates but will also be concerned with the suitability of the worker to the task. It is in the interests of both to make sure that the workers are happy in their job. The leader will set tasks according to the individual’s ability. A leader will give the worker the opportunity to improve their skills and develop their characters.
A leader is by definition someone who leads from the front as in sport or in an army. They may have to improvise and to do so without causing chaos. A leader by making the employee feel part of a team will be looked up to and his decisions will not be questioned. That is a view of the two roles. I see both as ‘managers’ in the sense that they both have to use manpower to implement tasks. The leader treats the staff as people and works as a team leader.
Both have to have leadership qualities. The leader by his interaction with the individuals has a happier team and his results should be better. A manager is unlikely to have a smooth operation unless the staff are