leadership
1) How is leadership linked to power?
The concepts of power and leadership have been and will continue to be linked and interconnected. Power is the possession of authority and the ability to influence others to get something you want done. Leadership is the process of influencing others and facilitating individual to accomplish shared objective.
The success of an influence depends greatly on the manner in which power is exercised. An individual may use power without being a leader but an individual cannot be a leader without having power. Effective leaders are likely to use power to achieve specific organization goals and it will impact on job performance and organizational effectiveness. In contrast, leaders who exercise power in an arrogant, manipulative, domineering manner are likely to engender resistance. Great leaders able to transform their visions into reality, because they had acquired and used the necessary power to do so. They also make things happen by utilizing personal power. A true leader is able to influence others and modify behavior via legitimate and referent power. In organizational settings, leaders must exert power to achieve individual, team, and organizational goals. Leaders must be able to influence their followers to achieve greater performance of the organization.
2) What the differences between a leader and a manager? How can theories of leadership inform our understanding of effective management?
Good managers are not necessarily good leaders, and good leaders do not necessarily make good managers. The biggest difference between leaders and managers is in the way they motivate the people who follow or work for them. Managers have subordinates while leaders do not. In terms of approach, a leader sets the direction while a manager plans the details. Leaders appeal to the heart while managers appeal to the head. A leader’s energy is passion, and that of the manager is control.
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The concepts of power and leadership have been and will continue to be linked and interconnected. Power is the possession of authority and the ability to influence others to get something you want done. Leadership is the process of influencing others and facilitating individual to accomplish shared objective.
The success of an influence depends greatly on the manner in which power is exercised. An individual may use power without being a leader but an individual cannot be a leader without having power. Effective leaders are likely to use power to achieve specific organization goals and it will impact on job performance and organizational effectiveness. In contrast, leaders who exercise power in an arrogant, manipulative, domineering manner are likely to engender resistance. Great leaders able to transform their visions into reality, because they had acquired and used the necessary power to do so. They also make things happen by utilizing personal power. A true leader is able to influence others and modify behavior via legitimate and referent power. In organizational settings, leaders must exert power to achieve individual, team, and organizational goals. Leaders must be able to influence their followers to achieve greater performance of the organization.
2) What the differences between a leader and a manager? How can theories of leadership inform our understanding of effective management?
Good managers are not necessarily good leaders, and good leaders do not necessarily make good managers. The biggest difference between leaders and managers is in the way they motivate the people who follow or work for them. Managers have subordinates while leaders do not. In terms of approach, a leader sets the direction while a manager plans the details. Leaders appeal to the heart while managers appeal to the head. A leader’s energy is passion, and that of the manager is control.
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