LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT

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Introduction
The definition of leadership has been witnessed from various perspectives throughout
the 21st century. However, the concept has been deduced from the characteristics and role
played by a leader. The process encircling the responsibilities of guiding, influencing and
directing the behavioral approach of others with the motive of accomplishing certain
objectives within certain circumstances is known as leadership. Leadership strategies act as a
medium or source for stimulating confidence and capabilities amongst the team members
with the potential of framing positive behavior (Hechanova, Caringal-Go and Magsaysay
2018). On the other hand, management reflects the administration of a company with the role
of controlling people's actions and resources. Leadership and management are often mistaken
to have similar roles and accountabilities, it is crucial to learn the aspect of distinctiveness
and to understand the contribution of enterprise leaders in socially responsible companies.
The purpose of this paper is to understand the distinctiveness between leadership and
management, as the difference is often blurred due to a lack of knowledge on the roles. In this
paper, the discussion on the process by which enterprise leaders learn to become socially
responsible will also be discussed. The role of leadership in the context of socially
responsible functionalities is very crucial, as they portray the ability to manage the workforce
by extenuating the abilities and confidence.
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Leadership characteristics
Leadership roles and responsibilities related to the motive of accomplishing objectives
with a collaborative and engaged workforce towards a common goal of success. There are
various qualities and characteristics of leadership, which derives the state of cohesiveness in
accomplishing the organizational and individual goals. To become inspirational leadership, a
leader to be charismatic to influence the behavior and become the role model for approaching

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challenges (Bonau 2017). The basic characteristics of an effective leader are integrity,
delegation capabilities, self-awareness, effective communication, self-awareness, gratitude,
influence, learning agility, courage, innovating ability and empathy. Emotional Intelligence
and empathy are considered very crucial for an effective leader as it allows the leader to
enroll her understanding of the business and workforce behavior for better productivity.
Effectiveness in communication ability can be accomplished by understanding both verbal
and non-verbal cues along with the process of building empathy in the collaborative effort of
executing strategies. Along with the above mentioned crucial characteristics of a leader, a
strong vision facilitates the actual outcome of positive results (Simonet and Tett 2013). The
specific vision of a company is only executed by the effective participation and influencing
the ability of the leaders along with their decision-making ability.
Management characteristics
The characteristics of management differ from the leadership roles and these two
functions in the organization respond to different areas and engrave distinctive approaches
but with a similar motive in intention. Management is considered to be goal-oriented with the
approach of prioritizing company goals more than employee behavior. The role and
responsibilities of management are considered multi-dimensional and dynamic. The
characteristics of management also involve the role of balancing the organizational efficiency
with effectiveness by allocating resources, optimum utilization of allocated resources and
accomplishing organizational goals on time.
Leadership vs Management
The distinctiveness between management and leadership has been in the process of
stimulation for a long time. One of the main differences between the two terms and
responsibilities can be its origin. One of the oldest conceptions of the world is leadership,
which has been considered as the medium of innovation and disruption for years, however,