Leader vs Manager
Leader
Versus
Manager
Purpose of study
The main purpose of this project is to provide an elaborative, descriptive study on the perceived differences and similarities between leaders and mangers in an organizational context and to see as whether any overlapping exists between the two as well as the characteristics of both. From Organizational Context, it is an important topic as knowing that leaders can be more effective or the managers or may be in some places organization would need the qualities of the manager and in some places organization might need the qualities of the leader. So for knowing the attributes related to leader versus manager. Furthermore, it highlights as to how both leaders and managers contribute to total quality management in an organization in enhancing business performance and organizational success as a whole. It also focuses on how both differ on basis of vision establishment, human development and networking, vision execution and vision outcome on a broader term as well as in terms of motivation, thinking and acting.
Literature review
Organizations need both strong leaders and strong management for optimal effectiveness. There is a continuing controversy about the difference between leadership and management. A Manager is the person responsible for planning and directing the work of a group of individuals, monitoring their work, and taking corrective action when necessary. (F. John Reh) Not all mangers exercise leadership. Often it is assumed that anyone in a management position is a leader. “Definition of leadership is that leadership is the art of motivating a group of people to act towards achieving a common goal”. (Susan Ward). Leadership is performed by people who are not in management positions (e.g. informal leader). Some scholars argue that “although management and leadership overlap the two activities are not synonymous” (Bass, 2010). The degree of overlap is a point of disagreement (Yukl, 2010). Bennis states
Versus
Manager
Purpose of study
The main purpose of this project is to provide an elaborative, descriptive study on the perceived differences and similarities between leaders and mangers in an organizational context and to see as whether any overlapping exists between the two as well as the characteristics of both. From Organizational Context, it is an important topic as knowing that leaders can be more effective or the managers or may be in some places organization would need the qualities of the manager and in some places organization might need the qualities of the leader. So for knowing the attributes related to leader versus manager. Furthermore, it highlights as to how both leaders and managers contribute to total quality management in an organization in enhancing business performance and organizational success as a whole. It also focuses on how both differ on basis of vision establishment, human development and networking, vision execution and vision outcome on a broader term as well as in terms of motivation, thinking and acting.
Literature review
Organizations need both strong leaders and strong management for optimal effectiveness. There is a continuing controversy about the difference between leadership and management. A Manager is the person responsible for planning and directing the work of a group of individuals, monitoring their work, and taking corrective action when necessary. (F. John Reh) Not all mangers exercise leadership. Often it is assumed that anyone in a management position is a leader. “Definition of leadership is that leadership is the art of motivating a group of people to act towards achieving a common goal”. (Susan Ward). Leadership is performed by people who are not in management positions (e.g. informal leader). Some scholars argue that “although management and leadership overlap the two activities are not synonymous” (Bass, 2010). The degree of overlap is a point of disagreement (Yukl, 2010). Bennis states
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