Management and leadership may have similar qualities however both jobs are different as they both focus on different aspects. Management thinks mainly about the company and has little relationship with its employees, whereas leadership is more to do with have a good relationship with employees and leading them to do the right thing. Managers use leaders to communicate with the work force. For example, managers will see a goal that needs to be achieved and this would be passed to the leader to carry out the instructions in a way that is motivating for the workforce. Leaders work as motivators to the employees and therefore having a good relationship is vital. Even though managers are higher up than leaders, managers must have leadership qualities and not all organisations have leaders and it is up to the manager to do both jobs. Laurie J. Mullins (2010)
There are different styles of managers and the managerial grid is one way of describing the five different types of managers. The grid provides a basic comparison using two dimensions which are concern for production, concern for people. Concern for production is the amount of effort put in to achieve goals for the production and getting results and profits which helps the organisations. Concern for people is the amount of effort which is put in to motivating employees by using their individual needs and expectations.
There are five types of managers and these include the impoverished manager who focuses little on the production hence getting little work completed as well as little on the people that work for them which means that this type of manager does not motivate its employees. This is mainly due to the fact that they want little trouble and don’t want to put the effort in. The authority compliance manager has a high concern for production which means meeting goals and targets for the organisations however little concern for the people working for the organisation. The country club manager is the opposite to the authority compliance manager as this type of manager is concerned more about the people and less about the production which means that the manager believes that people are the key to production and more focus should be given in motivating them. The middle of the road type of manager is moderate with the production side and is also moderate with the people. The team manager is the most active manager as this type of manager is highly concerned for the production as well as highly concerned for the organisations people. Laurie J. Mullins (2010)
A person that I have worked for would fit into the middle of the road manager as he concerned for the production as well as the employees needs and feelings. He was encouraging as well as helpful in the workplace and this is helpful in helping new staff such as myself settle in and feel part of the team while knowing what my work commitments are.
A good leader in this case would be Steve Jobs CEO of Apple; this is because he has a concern for both the people and the production which in this case would be the results of the Apple Corporation as well as inspiring the staff members through motivational speeches. The reason he is a good leader is because he has proven himself by achieving unbelievable success while CEO bringing forward the Iphone, Ipod and Ipad. He is concerned for the players as he protects the players from publicity and other things. In the grid Steve Jobs would fit into the country club manager as Apple offer a work experience that is very diverse and different to many organisations and he places employees first before production knowing full well that employees will be motivated by this and in turn lead to more sales which is shown by the success of Apple.To conclude difference between leadership and management is clarified as many people assume that they are both the same, however they are different as they have different aims as managers are focused with the organisation and leaders with the people, however managers would also need leadership skills to be successful.
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Laurie J. Mullins (2010) Management & organisational behaviour. 9th ed. Essex: Pearson Education Limited
A good detailed blog, correct use of the grid. Check your referencing style, only the author's surname in the main body. But good work.
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