Leadership and Management: Understanding the Differences and Importance of Leadership Training

Organisations: Leadership & Management

1)INTRODUCTION
Leadership and management many times which are considered and used synonymous but
are different. Though there are factors which also suggest similarity between them. Leadership
means a practice if influencing and guiding actions and thoughts of others who are often known
as followers of the leader. Leader ensures that the vision they have set is accepted by others and
they are ready to work in the direction of that vision. Management means guiding activities of
those working for the organisation as per the predefined guidelines and ensuring that all the
activities in the organisation are executed as per the rules and regulations. Manager for this also
ensures availability of the required resources and this brings a similarity in leader and manager.
In this regard it is also important to consider that in organisations many times leadership and
management are same and manager are considered leaders and leaders also play role of
managers. Though main aim and objective of leaders remain same in the form of influencing
other to work for their vision but the way leaders do it depends on the style of leaders. For this
various theories have been developed which can influence understanding of various styles of
leadership and organisations also use these theories while deciding and designing their leadership
programs. This study includes discussion over leadership and leadership programmes for NHS
(National Health Service), this is a healthcare system of UK.In this study various leadership
theories are being discussed some of the widely used and applied theories of leadership are Trait
Theory, Behavioural Theory, charismatic and situational leadership theories. In this report trait
theory and situational leadership theory is being discussed. These theories are Later leadership
in context of NHS has been discussed in this study which includes discussion over importance of
leadership training and development of the organisation. NHS leadership academy employs some
of the programs for leadership development these have also been discussed in this study.
MAIN BODY
2)Literature Review
As stated by Willis, Clarke and O'Connor, (2017)Leadership is a process through which
leaders influence, direct and guide behaviour of others and influence thoughts of others so that
they are ready to work for the leader and in the way leader want them to work for the

achievement of the specific goals and objective of the leader. Leaders also ensure that followers
and in case of organisation subordinates work with confidence, zeal are motivated to perform
and work to their best potential. Leadership is the way leader influence thoughts and thinking of
others and successful leaders ensure that people does not get that their thoughts and thinking
have been influenced by others for realization of goal.
Leadership is an interpersonal process for between leader and followers/subordinates for guiding
them towards attainment of the goals of leader. Leadership involves that leader possess some
unique and important quality in the individual or leader so that they can influence their
subordinated and followers and these are intelligence, maturity and personality. Leadership is a
process and involved two or more people. Leader is involved in shaping and moulding the
behaviour of the group of individuals so that they can contribute to accomplishments of
organisational goals. Leadership is bound on situation. Leadership is affected by style of
leadership, it all depends upon tackling with the situation and the followers.
As per the view of Rothaermel, (2016)Management is essential for an organisation so that it can
function smoothly. Management refers to set of predefined activities which are directed for the
efficient and effective utilization of resources which are available to the organisation for the
purpose of achieving organisational goals. Management is an act of planning, organising,
directing and controlling activities and resources so that organisational goals and objectives can
be fulfilled with utmost efficiency which means on time with least possible cost for high
standard of output (Armstrong, 2016). Management can also be considered as a process of
problem solving for effective achievement of organisational objectives through efficient use of
resources. In other formS, management can also be considered as a process which involves
administration and control of the organisational activities and creating and maintaining the
environment of organisation that all the members can work together and achieve business
objectives. As the concepts of business have evolved management also ensures that individuals
working in the organisation are also able to link and achieve their own objectives along with
organisational objectives. In relations with management it can be said that management of
organisation includes various sub parts of it and includes management of various other core and
supportive activities like financial management, human resource management (Jeon and et.al.,
2017). Some of the characteristics of Management are-

Management is goal oriented activity AND all the activities which are undertaken in the course
of management are done so that organisation can achieve its goal through them. Furthermore,
Management is a continuous process and this does not stop once the set objectives have been
achieved. Organisation set new objectives and management continuously work to achieve those
objectives (Chang, Y.Y., 2016). Group activity, this means that no matter what type of
management organisation does this requires assistance of many people, to undertake
management activity and also those who support other activities of organisation which are
required to achieve objectives of the organisation.
Some of the similarities that exist in Leadership and Management are as follows-
One of the key similarities between management and leadership is that role of management and
leadership is their role both are required to allocate resources towards achievement of goal.
(Thorpe and Gold, 2016)
Both leadership and management involve influencing attitude and perception of people so that
they can achieve organisational objectives.
DifferenceS between Management and Leadership are as follows-
Their actions are the main consideration in their difference as leadership includes creation of
vision and aims and management on the other hand implements and executes tactics to achieve
those vision and aims. Other difference is In relation to financial aspect of organisation and
vision leaders set financial targets for organisation and in contrast id needed to management
includes detailed budgeting and financial plans. Leadership is about deciding and determination
of what needs to be done and management for that purpose measure and report performance.
Trait Theory of Leadership
Management involves applying some of the rules and proven styles for managers on the other
hand leadership get affected from the style of leaders (Oshagbemi, 2017). Though all the leaders
have different style but on some common basis theories of leadership have been developed.
These theories of leadership are-