Developing Leadership and Management

Developing Leadership
and Management

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The development of leadership and management is important so that the leaders and
managers of organisation can work efficiently and direct the work of employees in such a
manner that company goals are efficiently achieved. Leadership approaches and styles help
indirecting the work of employees while management help in organising the work so that they
can integrate work together to achieve organisational goals. In this report the similarities and
differences of leadership and management will be discussed along with the styles of leadership
followed by three different leaders. Further the development of leadership skills will also be
discussed along with their impact on managing and leading people.

Table of Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.............................................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................4
SECTION 1......................................................................................................................................4
Similarities and differences between leadership and management.............................................4
Roles and responsibilities of managers and leaders in modern organisations............................6
SECTION 2......................................................................................................................................8
Comparison of type of leadership exhibited by leaders..............................................................8
SECTION 3....................................................................................................................................10
The skills and behaviours which should be present in leaders..................................................10
Development interventions of skills and behaviours................................................................11
Implementation of intervention and measuring impact............................................................12
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................14

INTRODUCTION
Leadership and management plays an important role in an organisation by influencing,
coordinating, directing, organising, motivating, integrating and controlling the employees and
their behaviour in company which help in achieving company goals efficiently. Leaders are
helpful in guiding the employees and building their morale so that they can work in a particular
direction which help in completion of work on time and in an efficient manner. Managers on the
other hand plans and organises the work in company so that it can function and operate smoothly
in the competitive working environment. Leadership development is program or activity that
help in making better leaders so that employees can be motivated to increase their productivity
and performance (Barkhuizen and et. al., 2014). Management development is a systematic
process of training and developing managerial personnel so that they can gain and apply skills,
knowledge and insights to manage the work so that organisations can work effectively and
efficiently. In this report differences and similarities between management and leadership will be
discussed along with their roles and responsibilities in company. Further a comparison between
three leaders will be done based on their skills and behaviours along with various methods of
developing leadership and management.
SECTION 1
Similarities and differences between leadership and management
Leadership is a process by which an individual can direct, guide and influence the
behaviour and work of others so that they can behave in a particular manner which help in
achieving company goals and objectives. It is thus important that leaders have the ability to
motivate and influence work of others through efficient and effective interpersonal skills which
help in building trust and confidence in sub-ordinates so that goals can be achieved (Day and
Dragoni, 2015).
Management is related to planning, decision-making, organising, controlling and
directing all the company resources so that they can efficiently used and coordinated which can
help in achieving company goals and objectives. Management of an organisation play an
important role in achieving company goals by building a working environment so that employees
can work together efficiently and effectively.