difference between a manager and a leader is that the former ensures control and rationality‚ her/his focus is on day to day problem solving‚ best means in achieving results for staff to continue to contribute to the organisation (Zaleznik‚1992) . While a leader uses power to influence actions and people‚ focusing more on outcomes and impact‚ where this action has inherited risks such as the risk of losing self- control in the need for power (Zaleznik‚1992). While leaders and managers have common traits
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a good manager or a good leader? Discuss There are a lot of issues that are linked with managing oneself when trying to build work based relationship and engage positively in the organizational decision making procedure. The business sector in today ’s society is cumulatively rapid‚ and with this prompt increase comes the need for more people to manage and lead the growing establishments‚ but this growing need also raises some potential questions: Can anyone become a leader or a manager? Is there
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Definitions: - Manager - A manager is the person responsible for controlling or administering an organization or group of staff[1]. Leader - A leader is the person who leads or commands a group‚ organization or country[2]. Difference between a manager and a leader There is a clear distinction between being a leader and a manager. Understanding the difference is important for the success as an individual or a business. Leadership and management are often used interchangeably. Leadership is
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think of the words Manager and Leader and think they are the same. The two are related‚ but the jobs are different. They might look the same‚ but don’t mean the same. Both Manager and Leader have different responsibilities in an organization. Leader will influence and set example for others to follow‚ this is called “do as I do‚ and Manager is do what I say”. In real life‚ some Managers possess leadership qualities and some Leaders possess some managerial qualities. Managers and Leaders are two different
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Nathan Girard 9/27/2011 Is Steve Jobs a Leader or a Manager? John Sculley former CEO of both PepsiCo & Apple states that the differences between leadership and management is; “Leadership is often confused with other things‚ specifically management. Management requires an entirely different set of skills. As Sculley sees it‚ leadership revolves around vision‚ ideas‚ direction‚ and has more to with inspiring people as to direction and goals than with day-to-day implementation…One can’t lead
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Is there a difference between a leader and a manager? In order for an organization to operate successfully‚ there are certain rules to be followed. The most important one is that everybody who is engaged in an organization has a certain role for its development. In this connection it’s questionable whether the terms management and leadership have the same meaning just because they are often used interchangeably. There is no doubt that these terms describe completely different concepts‚ although
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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AS A MANAGER AND LEADER Introduction We need to know what is meant by personal development before we can fully understand its importance. We also need to understand what it means and what it takes to plan personal development. Personal development is a path that you take to better your family situation‚ career‚ spirituality‚ emotional health‚ and every other aspect of your life. Essentially‚ personal development is about making conscious decisions about everything that
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Manager Vs Entrepreneur Two sides of a coin Who is Who? Table of Content Introduction Page 4 Theory Page 6 Analysis Page 8 Conclusion Page 11 References Page 13 Introduction There must be hundreds of millions companies in the world. Either they are small family businesses ‚or small local shops ‚or big national firms‚ or international corporations‚ either they are new players
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TODAYS MANAGER NEEDS TO BE AN ENTREPRENEUR The top 15 qualities needed to be an entrepreneur and the top 10 qualities needed to be a manager is listed as follows. This is a summary of the results yielded by the most popular search engine‚ Google. Not surprisingly most of the qualities needed for an entrepreneur and for a manager matched. This fundamentally shows that in a way‚ the manager of today needs to be an entrepreneur. It is evident that the degree or extent to which an entrepreneur
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Managers and Leaders Leadership and Management though they are at times used as meaning the same‚ they are different and should not be used interchangeably. The many and similar definitions of leadership and management have made it very difficult to differentiate the two (Stogdill ‚ 1974). “Leadership is about articulating visions‚ embodying values and creating the environment within which things can be accomplished” (Richards and Engle‚ 1986‚ p‚ 206) Whilst “Management works out how to achieve
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