Management and Leadership

Management and Leadership

Great leaders are a vital aspect to an effective and proficient company. While Jeep Country Federal Credit Union's managers are beginning to improve, we still lack strong leaders. The employees at the credit union are out for themselves only; they could care less if they left anyone behind. This paper will discuss the difference between management and leadership as long with the roles and responsibilities that both play in maintaining a healthy organizational culture. This paper will also address the effects of globalization and management across borders. Along with the previously mentioned information, this paper will also include two strategies that managers and leaders can use to maintain a healthy organizational culture.

While management and leadership are two different key factors of a company, they go hand in hand with each other when it comes to having a successful company. Management is the process of working with others to achieve a common goal. Leadership is a characteristic or ability one possesses to lead, and direct and influence others to do the best they possibly can. Anyone can be a leader. To be a leader would mean taking that one step up above the expected to bring out the best of your co-workers. A leader should be considerate of all employees' needs, wants and feelings as well as what is best for the business. Once the leader has gathered all of the information they need, they will work one-on-one with co-workers to make sure they are happy and receiving what they need in order for them to give back to the company 100 percent.

In order to create, and more importantly, maintain a healthy organizational atmosphere, managers and leaders should make effective plans that benefit both employees and the company. Leaders should work side-by-side with other employees to get a feel for what everyone needs and wants to ensure they will give the business everything they can. The happier employees are with the company, the...