Leadership Theories

Leadership Theories

In this paper I am going to tell the difference between the book that I read in title “The One Minute Manager” and “Situational leadership”.

The business sector in today’s society is increasing rapidly, and with increase comes the need for more people to manage companies, but this growing need also raises some potential questions: can any one become a leader or a manger? Is there a difference between the two? Can people be trained to become leaders or a manager? Just like many other questions that might be asked in business; these questions have no one, definite answer. Let’s begin first by acknowledging the definitions of the two root words; the words manage means to handle, where as the lead means to go. Similarly as the two words have different definitions, they also have different purposes. To help individuals increase their potentials in business, an internationally recognized motivational speakers who have developed certain theories that, much like in science or art, prove some things to be more true than others by providing supportive facts to prove the validity of certain ways of thinking. Many theories validate the fact that in general, good managers tend to be good leaders, but good leaders are not always good managers. Any company that cannot imagine the future won’t be around to enjoy it. Therefore before any manager or leader can affect changes in their business; the must mentally look into what they want to see as the potential outcome of any given situation.

Managers are concerned with the problem at hand; they focus on what has to be done.

Leaders on the other hand, notice what has to be done, but spend their time figuring how to get things done. Managers vision the destination; leaders vision how to get there. To be an effective leader it is important to focus on the gritty details of a situation, look for opportunities and how to achieve them vision cannot be taught but can be developed. People start from the end and...