Managers vs Leaders
MANAGEMENT 100
Using examples, compare and contrast the characteristics of both managers and leaders.
There is a lot of confusion, or at least very different views, about what is meant by management and what is meant by leadership, about whether the work of managers is fundamentally different from the work of leaders, and whether they are in fact different roles at all. Of course the meaning of such ambiguous words will depend on the definition people choose to give those words, and there are many authors who use management and leadership interchangeably while there are other authors who stipulate very separate definitions for each.
As Summarized by Professor Warren Bennis, “Management is getting people to do what needs to be done. Leadership is getting people to want to do what needs to be done” (Bennis 1989). Whilst managers have the authority to make people get work done, leaders will inspire, motivate and mentor people in to getting this work done. Many managers have not yet mastered the interpersonal skills needed in order to have good leadership skills. (The Talent Management Experts, 2007). “Leadership occurs through the use of influence, not the use of force” (Naddafpour, 2012).
Jim Clemmer’s idea is that “we manage things and we lead people” (Clemmer 2012). Management is said to focus more on work. We manage physical assets such as money, paperwork, equipment, etc. Management tends to maintain focus on Fayols four functions of Planning, Organising, controlling, and leading. (Waddell, Jones and George 2011) They also problem solve, cope with complexity, budget and make effective decisions. Whereas Leadership focuses on people and how they are mentored. Leaders will typically create vision and set a direction to promote change and develop strategies to inspire, innovate and motivate people, forming relationships and creating teamwork (Future Visions. n.d.). Typically these are the general definitions given by most authors however everyone has their
Using examples, compare and contrast the characteristics of both managers and leaders.
There is a lot of confusion, or at least very different views, about what is meant by management and what is meant by leadership, about whether the work of managers is fundamentally different from the work of leaders, and whether they are in fact different roles at all. Of course the meaning of such ambiguous words will depend on the definition people choose to give those words, and there are many authors who use management and leadership interchangeably while there are other authors who stipulate very separate definitions for each.
As Summarized by Professor Warren Bennis, “Management is getting people to do what needs to be done. Leadership is getting people to want to do what needs to be done” (Bennis 1989). Whilst managers have the authority to make people get work done, leaders will inspire, motivate and mentor people in to getting this work done. Many managers have not yet mastered the interpersonal skills needed in order to have good leadership skills. (The Talent Management Experts, 2007). “Leadership occurs through the use of influence, not the use of force” (Naddafpour, 2012).
Jim Clemmer’s idea is that “we manage things and we lead people” (Clemmer 2012). Management is said to focus more on work. We manage physical assets such as money, paperwork, equipment, etc. Management tends to maintain focus on Fayols four functions of Planning, Organising, controlling, and leading. (Waddell, Jones and George 2011) They also problem solve, cope with complexity, budget and make effective decisions. Whereas Leadership focuses on people and how they are mentored. Leaders will typically create vision and set a direction to promote change and develop strategies to inspire, innovate and motivate people, forming relationships and creating teamwork (Future Visions. n.d.). Typically these are the general definitions given by most authors however everyone has their
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