Leadership - Mgmt and Org Behavior

THE GROUP - Leadership

Julie Stephens

Module 3 Case

MGT 501: Mgmt. and Org. Behavior

Dr. Sandra Guignard

August 20, 2012

The definition of leadership is a process in which a person inspires other people to achieve the targets and objectives of a department or organization. Three points that show the important differences between leaders and managers should be emphasized using the information from the House & Aditya article and other articles. Following this will be a summary the conclusions of trait theories of leadership along with the main differences between past and recent trait theories. Central tenets and main limitations of behavioral theories are discussed. In conclusion the main contribution of contingency theory of leadership is described.

DEFINITIONS

Leadership is a process in which a person influences others to achieve goals and objectives and guides employees to create a solid, strong, and sound unit. Characteristics of someone in a leadership role include intelligence, thorough, and hard-working. There are several definitions of leadership, but the main components of leadership consist of the following: it is a process, involves influence, occurs in a group setting, and requires some type of goal achievement (http://www.preservearticles.com/2012021323091/short-essay-on-leadership.html). Leadership is about innovation and creativity while management is a reaction to a situation that comes up.

Management like leadership is a process. However, management is the process of reaching the goals of a company by working with people and other sources. The characteristics of management include the following: it’s a process, it includes obtaining a goal, and reaches those goals by with or through people or additional resources (http://managementinnovations.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/define-management-its-functions/).

DIFFERENCES – LEADERSHIP AND MANAGERS

At first leadership and management might seem like very similar terms and...