Leaders and Managers

Managers:

the act, manner, or practice of managing; handling, supervision, or control: management of a crisis; management of factory workers the person or persons who control or direct a business or other enterprise skill in managing; executive ability has a short-term view of the organization, supervising daily, weekly, and monthly operations

Management

Derived from mano (hand), implying a hands-on role; Definitions often include certain commonly accepted components, e.g., planning, directing, organizing, supervising, controlling, communicating, evaluating, etc.; Implies doing what it necessary to help the organization function effectively and efficiently; Is aboutcoping with complexity(Kotter); Doing the right things. (Bennis)

Leadership

Derived from Old English, laedan (to guide or cause to go with one,); Setting a direction and influencing others to follow it; Is about coping with change (Kotter); Doing the right things (Bennis).

TYPES OF LEADERSHIP:

Transactional Leadership- based on a series of exchanges Examples: You can expect a raise if you manage to improve the efficiency of the housekeeping staff;or, Fill the hotel every night for six weeks and Ill make sure to recommend you for a

promotion. Transformational Leadership- based on the idea that, by bonding together, leaders and followers can accomplish more and be more mutually satisfied than they would if they each worked separately Servant Leadership- the leader views everyone in the organization as empowered employees who have a good idea of their personal needs and abilities

Terms are Different, but Interrelated and Overlapping

Administration

Leadership

Management

Management and Leadership

The Manager

The Leader

Administers Is a copy Maintains Focus: systems & structure Relies on control Has short-range view Asks how and when Eye on the bottom-line Imitates Accepts the status quo Is the classic good soldier More left-brain thinking And.does things right

Innovates Is an original Develops Focus: people Inspires trust Has long-range perspective Asks what and why Eye on the horizon Originates Challenges the status quo Is his/her own person More right-brain thinking Anddoes the right things

Steven Covey 7 Habits (Parable of Management vs. Leadership)

There was a crew assigned to clear some jungle in the Amazon. The crew was very well organized. There were machetewielders on the front-line, machetesharpeners one step behind, water and food bearers, as well as supervisors to see that all would go well. The crew was making excellent time, clearing even more jungle than they expected, and well above schedule. Then, one curious crew member climbed up a tree and looked out over the jungle.

Steven Covey 7 Habits (Parable of Management vs. Leadership) Contd

After a few minutes, the curious tree climber looked down on the crew and yelled, Hey, wrong jungle! The people below were very unhappy to hear this and yelled back to him, Who cares.were making good time! Management vs. Leadership!

Conclusion:
Leadership and Management are different things, but they also go hand and hand. A question that has many different answers is, Can one be a leader without management skills, and vise versa? However many people are both managers and leaders, but some are not. You can have a managers position and dont know how to lead or vise versa.