Blurred Leadership Styles
THE DIFFERERNCE IN OUTLOOK FOR MANAGERS
AND LEADERS
By Anthony Davis During my vast study of managers and leaders within different organizations, I have discovered that they play very different roles. Often the lines of effective management and effective leadership get blurred. Though there is in fact some overlap between the two roles, they actually draw on different, and sometimes contradictory, qualities. Here is how management and leadership styles differ across several categories such as personality, goals, strategy, qualifications and experience, and relationship to employees. When it comes to personality, managers tend to seek comfort and stability both in their personal and professional lives. They are generally adverse to risk and prefer to preserve the status quo. Finally, those who do well in a management position tend to be detailed-oriented and good at things that require organization. Leaders, on the other hand, are quite comfortable with significant amounts of risk and change as long as it helps them pursue their goals. They also naturally embrace the difficulties and challenges that they must overcome in order to achieve these goals. Finally, those who excel in leadership positions tend to be charismatic free-thinkers who are more comfortable …show more content…
Managers generally take an authoritarian approach when it comes to their subordinates. In other words, a manager says and the employees are expected to do as they are told. At the end of the day, it is also the manager who takes the credit for a job well done. A leader, on the other hand, seeks to inspire, coach and empower; people will naturally and loyally follow. Unlike the manager, a leader's approach to employees is less formal. As mentioned above, leaders are more open to enlisting the help and support of of their followers and bestowing credit on others where credit is
AND LEADERS
By Anthony Davis During my vast study of managers and leaders within different organizations, I have discovered that they play very different roles. Often the lines of effective management and effective leadership get blurred. Though there is in fact some overlap between the two roles, they actually draw on different, and sometimes contradictory, qualities. Here is how management and leadership styles differ across several categories such as personality, goals, strategy, qualifications and experience, and relationship to employees. When it comes to personality, managers tend to seek comfort and stability both in their personal and professional lives. They are generally adverse to risk and prefer to preserve the status quo. Finally, those who do well in a management position tend to be detailed-oriented and good at things that require organization. Leaders, on the other hand, are quite comfortable with significant amounts of risk and change as long as it helps them pursue their goals. They also naturally embrace the difficulties and challenges that they must overcome in order to achieve these goals. Finally, those who excel in leadership positions tend to be charismatic free-thinkers who are more comfortable …show more content…
Managers generally take an authoritarian approach when it comes to their subordinates. In other words, a manager says and the employees are expected to do as they are told. At the end of the day, it is also the manager who takes the credit for a job well done. A leader, on the other hand, seeks to inspire, coach and empower; people will naturally and loyally follow. Unlike the manager, a leader's approach to employees is less formal. As mentioned above, leaders are more open to enlisting the help and support of of their followers and bestowing credit on others where credit is