Management and Leadership

Management and Leadership

Cotrinna Williams

Management Theory and Practice MGT230

October 1, 2012

Mary Tytran

Management and Leadership

Leadership and management are two of the same, but these two words actually describe two different things. Most times the two are used interchangeably. I have heard people say that leaders are managers and managers are leaders, but I do not think this is the case at all. While it can be true in some cases, but overall the two are different. Leaders command authority and they seek to inspire those whom are following to be the best that they can be. Leaders focus on constant improvement and growth, and always have their eyes set on the big picture. Leaders inspire, motivate, grow, visualize, and influence. Overall, the biggest differences with managers and leaders are the ways that they go about motivating the employees who work for them or follow them, and this ultimately provides the atmosphere for all of who they lead. A lot of people are both.

Managers can sometimes micro-manage, be over analytical, makes threats of punishment to get their points across, and this is where their authority is. Managers are about position, adherence, analysis, and procedure.

Subordinates are those whom are lead by managers. Managers are given the position of authority, which is most times obtained when years have been completed and a promotion occurs for them by the company, and those subordinates report to them. Management is more of a transaction, because the manager tells the employee what to do and they follow. The manager's job is to get things done.

Leaders do not really have subordinates when they are leading, but a lot of organizational leaders do have subordinates, and this is because they are also managers. Those whom lead have followers and followers agree to follow by choice, because they can see and admire what the leader has to bring to the table, which gives them a sense of one day getting to that...