Leadership & Management

Definition

What is Leadership…..

Leadership is setting up a new direction or vision to achieve a common goal with a motivated group. It means the person in the group that create the combination of personality & leadership skills that makes other persons wants to follow the direction.

However leadership involves establishing a clear vision, sharing the vision with others & they will follow  or providing the information’s , knowledge & method to realize the vision.   

What is Management……

Management can be defined as  the process of administering & controlling the affair of the organization.

However it consists of the interlocking functions of creating organizational policy  & organizing , planning , controlling , & directing an organization’s resource to achieve the objectives of the policy.

Both leadership & management functions are very important. Because leadership is an important function of management which support to increase efficiency & to achieve organizational targets.

Relationship between Leadership & Management

Management consists on planning , organizing ,controlling & directing. Leadership is core part of directing function of management. However leaders concentrate on listening , building relationship , team work & motivating the followers.

Main Functions of Leadership & Management

·         Leadership

11.Setting Goals

22.Organizing & Initiating actions

33.Coordination

44.Relationship between management & workers

55.Motivation

·         Management

11.Planning

22.Organizing

33.Leading

44.Controlling

55.Staffing

Differences between Leadership & Management

The main differences between leadership & management as follows;

Leadership	Management
1)Leadership is a talent of leading people by encouraging themselves.	1)Management is a process & it managing the people & activities of the organization
2)People follow their leaders & leadership should have trust.	2)In management, as a manager needs to control over its subordinates.
3)Leadership is a skill & it can influencing others.	3)Management is the type of the ruling
4)Leadership demands for future	4)Management has a short range vision
5)Guidelines & principles are established in leadership.	5)Policies & procedures are implemented.
6)Leadership effects the changes of the organization.	6)Management effects the stability of the organization.

However finally we can decide that the leadership & management can’t separate , leadership & management are inseparable by nature. If there is management there should be leadership. We can see both management & leadership avail at an organization. And also if there is a manager in a department & several number of leaders work with their teams to support the organization to  achieve the organizational goals. In several times managers play the leaders role too, with organizational demands. Any way organization needs both managers & leaders for the organizational growth & survival.

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