Management and Leadership

Leadership versus Management

The increasing number of leaders and managers has been proven that there is increasing number of skilled staff in a company . A lot of discussions on the difference between the two had taken the scene of business and even institutions and companies . What is really the difference between leadership and management ? This will discuss the differences and some of the similarities of the two

An initial discussion on the difference is how these both motivate people to focus on the job and follow what they do (Kotelnikov HYPERLINK

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But before going into a deep discussion on the differences there will be definition of whom the leaders are and who the managers are

Managers

Managers who are often the head in a company have the subordinates . The subordinates are directed by their managers and finish a task in a specified time . Managers have the authority to instruct their staff work and employ rewards so that their work will be compensated . The only thing that keeps them going is the salary they get in working hard that is why they are workaholic ( HYPERLINK "http /www .highbeam .com /Search .aspx ?q author 5BMoye 2c Janet 5D " \o "See more articles by Moye , Janet " Moye , HYPERLINK "http /www .highbeam .com /Search .aspx ?q leadership vs management 20pubda te 5B 5D " \o "See more articles from a few days before and after November 1 , 2004 " 2004 , 27

Leaders

Meanwhile , leaders have their followers . This is a skill that cannot be learned . That is why there is a saying that leaders are born , not made ' It is an innate character in a person . The leader uses the heart in dealing wit people rather than uses strategies in winning people 's hearts . The focus of the leaders is people . They develop the people so that they can perform well in the company without sacrificing the output . Leaders are visionary . He sees things for a long term goal (Wesley , 1994 ,

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These terms can be interconnected according to some psychologists but when it comes to leadership and management it has the differences

Management

In management it is always connected with planning , organizing directing and monitoring . A good manager sees to it that there is a planning when it comes to good management . It is the structure that is carried out in a certain project . After making a plan , organizing would be the next step . It is designating each person to the task they are capable of doing or in a concrete term this matching the skills with their jobs considering the timeframe . The third step is directing . In this level , staffs that are capable of implementing the project are then tasked to perform each . Each is directed by the manager to execute what was contained in the plan and implement it based on their strengths and weaknesses . Fourthly , monitoring . This is checking if everything goes well as planned based on the indicators...