Management and Leadership Paper
Management and Leadership Paper
Evelina Tibubos
University of Phoenix
MGT 330/ Management: Theory, Practice and Application
Management and Leadership Paper
I Introduction: Leadership and management are two opposing styles of employee supervision actively used with in the organization. It has lots of similarities, yet there are many differences that separate a manager from a leader. Bateman and Snell, 2008 stated that “Management is the process of working with people and resources, to accomplish organizational goal” (p19). Leadership is a manner in which a leader aspires to persuade his or her team to launch and achieve organizational goal. This paper will discuss the difference between management and leadership, the roles and responsibilities of leaders, and the managers in creating and maintaining a healthy culture. This paper will also explain how the four functions of management support creating and maintaining a healthy organizational culture. I will discuss this topic using the organization I work in. II. Management vs. Leadership. Managers have subordinates and the power over others. This is a formal authority given to them by the organization, and the subordinates work and follow what the manager tells them. Management is a transactional style, and the subordinates follow managers because they believe it will increase his or her salary or reward. Managers are work focus; they are paid to get things done often with great constraints of time and money. They usually pass this work focus to the subordinates. Managers also seek to avoid conflict. Leaders do not have subordinates but have followers and aspiring people to work and achieve organizational goal. Leaders have charismatic and transformational styles that attract people, and followers feel that they have not just gained extrinsic rewards but somehow feel they have made their lives better. They are always good with people, and quiet styles are very effective at creating
Evelina Tibubos
University of Phoenix
MGT 330/ Management: Theory, Practice and Application
Management and Leadership Paper
I Introduction: Leadership and management are two opposing styles of employee supervision actively used with in the organization. It has lots of similarities, yet there are many differences that separate a manager from a leader. Bateman and Snell, 2008 stated that “Management is the process of working with people and resources, to accomplish organizational goal” (p19). Leadership is a manner in which a leader aspires to persuade his or her team to launch and achieve organizational goal. This paper will discuss the difference between management and leadership, the roles and responsibilities of leaders, and the managers in creating and maintaining a healthy culture. This paper will also explain how the four functions of management support creating and maintaining a healthy organizational culture. I will discuss this topic using the organization I work in. II. Management vs. Leadership. Managers have subordinates and the power over others. This is a formal authority given to them by the organization, and the subordinates work and follow what the manager tells them. Management is a transactional style, and the subordinates follow managers because they believe it will increase his or her salary or reward. Managers are work focus; they are paid to get things done often with great constraints of time and money. They usually pass this work focus to the subordinates. Managers also seek to avoid conflict. Leaders do not have subordinates but have followers and aspiring people to work and achieve organizational goal. Leaders have charismatic and transformational styles that attract people, and followers feel that they have not just gained extrinsic rewards but somehow feel they have made their lives better. They are always good with people, and quiet styles are very effective at creating
References: Bateman & Snell (2008). Management: leading and collaborating in a competitive world. Managing. 8th ed. The McGraw-Hill Companies Retrieved Oct 20, 2008 from University of Phoenix Database. Leadersdirect. (2008). Leaders or managers? how do leaders differ from managers? Retrieved Oct. 21, 2008 from http://www.leadersdirect.com/mgevslead.html