Differences Between Leadership

And Management
“leadership” & “management”

These terms are often used interchangeably. While there

is some overlap between the work that leaders and
managers do, there are also significant differences.

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Leadership & Management

Management Competitive Service

The role of management is to control a group or group Leadership is the ability of an individual to influence,
of individuals in order to achieve a specified objective. motivate, and enable others to contribute to the
organization's success.

It is possible to be a manager and a leader at the same time. But keep in mind that just
because someone is a great leader doesn't mean they'll be a great manager or the other
way around.

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So, what factors
distinguish these
two roles?

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1. Differences in Vision
Leaders are considered as visionaries. They set the pathways to excel the
organizational growth. They always examine where their organization stands,
where they want to go, and how they can reach there by involving the team.
In comparison, managers set out to achieve organizational goals by
implementing processes, such as budgeting, organizational structuring, and
staffing. Managers' vision is bound to the implementation strategies,
planning, and organizing tasks to reach the objectives set out by leaders.
However, both of these roles are equally important in the context of business
environments and necessitate associative efforts.
2. Organizing vs Aligning
Managers achieve their goals by using coordinated activities and tactical
processes. They break down long-time goals into tiny segments and organize
available resources to reach the desired outcome.
On the other hand, leaders are more concerned with how to align and
influence people than how to assign work to them. They achieve this by
assisting individuals in envisioning their function in a wider context and the
possibility for future growth that their efforts may give.
3. Differences in Queries
A leader asks what and why, whereas a manager focuses on the questions of
how and when. To do justice to their duties as a leader, one might question
and challenge the authority to reverse decisions that may not be in the better
interests of the team. If a firm has a stumbling block, a leader will be the one
to step up and ask, What did we learn from this? and Why has this happened?
On the other hand, managers are not required to assess and analyze failures.
Their job description emphasizes asking How and When, which assists them in
ensuring that plans are carried out correctly. They prefer to accept the status
quo and make no attempt to change it.
4. Position vs Quality
A manager is a role that frequently refers to a specific job within an
organization's structure, whereas the term leader has a more ambiguous
definition. Leadership emerges as a result of your actions. You are a leader if
you act in a way that inspires others to do their best. It makes no difference
what your title or position is. On the other hand, a manager is a job title that
comes with a fixed set of responsibilities.
What Do Managers Do?
A manager is a member of an organization with the responsibility of carrying
out the four important functions of management: planning, organizing,
leading, and controlling. But are all managers leaders?
Most managers also tend to be leaders, but only IF they also adequately carry
out the leadership responsibilities of management, which include
communication, motivation, providing inspiration and guidance, and
encouraging employees to rise to a higher level of productivity.
Unfortunately, not all managers are leaders. Some managers have poor
leadership qualities, and employees follow orders from their managers
because they are obligated to do so—not necessarily because they are
influenced or inspired by the leader.
What Do Leaders Do?
The primary difference between management and leadership is that leaders
don’t necessarily hold or occupy a management position. Simply put, a leader
doesn’t have to be an authority figure in the organization; a leader can be
anyone.
Unlike managers, leaders are followed because of their personality, behavior,
and beliefs. A leader personally invests in tasks and projects and
demonstrates a high level of passion for work. Leaders take a great deal of
interest in the success of their followers, enabling them to reach their goals to
satisfaction—these are not necessarily organizational goals.
There isn’t always tangible or formal power that a leader possesses over his
followers. Temporary power is awarded to a leader and can be conditional
based on the ability of the leader to continually inspire and motivate their
followers.
ThankYou

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