Leadership and management concepts and Leaders and Operations Management

LEADERSHIP AND
MANAGEMENT
CONCEPTS AND
LEADERS AND
OPERATIONS
MANAGEMENT

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
P1 Definition and comparison of different roles and characteristics of a leader and a manager.3
P2 Role of manager and function of manager in different situational context............................4
P3 Application of situational leadership, systems leadership and contingency approach...........6
P4 Key approaches to operations management and the role that the leaders and managers play
......................................................................................................................................................7
P5 Importance and value of operations management in achieving business objectives..............8
P6 Assessment of factors within the business environment that impact upon operational
management and decision-making by leaders and managers......................................................9
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1

INTRODUCTION
Leadership is a creation of motivating a group of peoples to act towards achieving a
common goal. It can be explained in both ways i.e. a research area and a practical skill
expressing the abilities of an individual, group or whole organization to influence or guide others
(Kellerman, 2018).
Management is a continuous procedure of allocating inputs of an organization with the
help of managerial functions such as planning, organizing, directing and controlling for the aim
to achieve strategic goals and objectives of the company (Para-González, 2018).
This report will include the roles and characteristics of leaders and managers with the
help of real examples that the managers apply functions at different situations. Different theories
and models of leadership also will be explained in the study. Apart from functions and
characteristics this report will also highlight the concept of operations management, importance
and the assessment of factors within the business environment that impact operations
management and decision-making ability of managers.
MAIN BODY
P1 Definition and comparison of different roles and characteristics of a leader and a manager
Manager is a person who is responsible for controlling an organization or group of
employees while the leader is a member of group who leads and dictating whole group, structure
or even nation. The major difference among both of them is that leaders have peoples ho follow
them on the other hand managers have peoples who work for them (Mumford, Todd, 2017).
In order to run the business efficiently, various operations includes the business that
consists of activities in the TESCO group. The comparison of leader and manager includes the
roles and responsibilities for the different characteristics of both of them. Management indicates
the managing activities of the arrangement powerfulness in the earnings and non-profit firm
which helps to intensify the strategies in terms of effective coordination for completing the
objectives of the company through the accessibility of resources and organizations management
effectually.
Leadership is the functional formulation for encompassing the organization for the ability
of whole firm. It helps to provide leading criteria for guiding and motivating the employees with

regard to give proper results and accomplishment of goals and objectives prescribed by the
company.
There are four functions of management that consist of administration process which
includes planning, organization directing and controlling that gives importance to the basic
function of the principles of administrative function: Planning: This function represent the company for forecasting future requirements
regarding the achievement of goals with the optimum utilization of resources. TESCO
managers go planning to maximize the sales and to attract numerous consumers towards
their business. It is the major duty to make effectual decision-making for the profitable
situation of the company. Organizing: This particular function contributes towards coinciding human activities in
the firm processes. In the company, there is an impelling skilfulness between the
responsibility and potency. TESCO organizes in order to offer products and services to
different and various number of consumers and keep the coordination among those
products. Directing: This function includes motivating and inspiring employees towards the
achievement of predefined goals that occur due to increases the productivity of the
candidates. In the company TESCO, valuable guidance of superiors and their motivation
helps the employees in directing them towards the objectives and goals of the company.
 Controlling: This function centring the point of reviewing and monitoring the
performances of the candidates and necessary actions must be taken according to them if
required some improvements at the end from employees and from superiors as well. For
instance in TESCO, performance evaluation and budget is the primary apparatus for
controlling technique.
P2 Role of manager and function of manager in different situational context
Manager and leader both are different entities. Role of manager and function of leader
would be segregated from the bother one as the overall personality and mindset of both these
dignitaries is different from other (Decuypere, 2020). Following are the different situations
demonstrate different treatments of both these individuals that can be projected in the following
points.