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Management and Leadership
Leader v. Manager
The difference between leadership and management is very distinctive with complementary systems of achievement. Both have it's own function and unique characteristics. Given the fact that leadership involves the influence by one person over the activity of others, the quality of leadership exhibited by an individual in a supervisor roll is a critical element of success of an organization. Together these components are necessary for the success in a progressively complex and unpredictable business atmosphere. Strong leadership with weak management is worse, than weak leadership and strong management. The key is two harness the two and combine strong leadership and strong management to create a harmonic balance with both.
There are subtle differences between Managers and Leaders. Successful accountability for the task at hand. These goals can be for the undertaking as a whole (i.e., what constitutes completion and success of the project, when it should be finished, what actions need to be taken upon completion, etc.). The excerpts from this article is not exactly military specific, but it will give an idea of what is expected from a person who has accountability issues surrounding them.
Finally, good leaders build up trust by walking the talk, doing what they preach. Regrettably, it is not always possible to keep promises in today's unpredictable business environment. There are many different ways to exercise the management function and people are willing to follow different leadership. However in order to become a good leader with outstanding management skills, one must develop his or her own style of leadership and understand the ins and outs of ...