What is the difference between leadership style and management style?
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Ridip Bordoloi Ridip BordoloiSeasoned People Professional, Assoc CIPD (L5), MSc in Business Psychology with Coaching, CTDP, BPS (A&P)Published Feb 20, 2022 Leadership is the process of influencing people to achieve a common goal (Quilliam,2021) while Management is about putting together organizations that work to accomplish a mission (Magretta,2012). Leadership involves developing a vision and motivating others to achieve that vision, while management involves materialising that vision by influencing and guiding peoples’ actions (Quilliam,2021). Opinions on their differences vary with some even disputing if they complement or oppose each other. Leadership and management overlap, but they are not the same (Kotterman,2006) and, the degree of overlap is also disputed (Yukl,1989). Leadership is a multi-directional influence relation, while management is a unidirectional authority relationship (Katz,1955). LEADERSHIP THEORIES AND STYLES
IMPLICATIONS ON ORGANISATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS Balanced and cohesive leadership and management roles increase organisational success by:
Others also viewedExplore topicsThere is an ongoing debate about the correlation between leadership and management — does a manager have to be a great leader and does a leader need to have good management skills? What is the difference between leadership and management? Leadership is doing the right things; management is doing things right. - Peter Drucker Comparison chartLeadership versus Management comparison chart
SummaryManaging and leading are two different ways of organizing people. Leadership is setting a new direction or vision for a group that they follow — i.e., a leader is the spearhead for that new direction. On the other hand, management controls or directs people/resources in a group according to principles or values that have already been established. The manager uses a formal, rational method whilst the leader uses passion and stirs emotions. People naturally and willingly follow leaders due to their charisma and personality traits, whereas a manager is obeyed due to the formal authority vested in him/her. As a result, people tend to be more loyal towards leaders rather than managers. Role conflictsLeadership is one of the several facets of management. Often the same people play wear different hats - both leader and manager - at different points in time. Although not essential, it certainly helps a manager if he/she is also a good leader. Conversely, leaders do well if they have some degree of management skills because it helps them envision the implementation of their strategic vision. Self-motivated groups may not need a leader and may find leaders dominating. Alternatively, small teams may find a natural leader emerge based on his/her specialized skills. But this leader may be subordinate to the team manager in the organizational hierarchy, which may lead to conflicts. References
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should follow us: "Leadership vs Management." Diffen.com. Diffen LLC, n.d. Web. 1 Dec 2022. < > What is the difference between leadership vs management?The role of management is to control a group or group of individuals in order to achieve a specified objective. Leadership is the ability of an individual to influence, motivate, and enable others to contribute to the organization's success.
What are the 4 different management and leader styles?Types of Leadership Styles. Autocratic.. Democratic.. Laissez-faire.. Transformational.. What is the difference between management skills and leadership skills?Leadership skills are typically more soft skills-based, whereas management skills tend to be more hard or technical skills. Common leadership skills include decision-making, communication, relationship building, and strategic thinking. Top management skills include: Planning and budgeting.
What are the differences and similarities between leadership and management?Management is a career. Leadership is a calling. A leader is someone who people naturally follow through their own choice, whereas a manager must be obeyed. A manager may only have obtained his position of authority through time and loyalty given to the company, not as a result of his leadership qualities.
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