Differentiate between leadership and management

Chapter 9
Leading

Learning outcomes
•Define the term ‘leadership’
•Differentiate between leadership and management
•Describe the components of leadership
•Discuss the major leadership theories
•Identify contemporary leadership issues
•Explain why managers should understand what
motivates their employees’ behaviour
•Differentiate between groups and teams in organisations
•Describe a simple communication model.

Chapter outline
•Introduction
•The nature of leadership
•Leadership theories
•Motivation
•Groups and teams in organisations
•Communication
•Summary

The nature of leadership
•Leadership is the most researched and most
controversial topic in management.
•Contemporary definition of leadership -
‘Process of influencing employees to work
willingly towards the achievement of
organisational objectives’.
•Managers take the lead to bridge the gap
between formulating plans and reaching goals.