Leadership and Management

Leadership and Management
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TABLE OF CONTENT
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
Concept of leadership and management......................................................................................3
Similarities and difference between leadership and management...............................................4
Differences between leadership and management.......................................................................5
Behavioural theory.......................................................................................................................7
Trait theories................................................................................................................................8
Evaluation of leadership development program..........................................................................9
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................14
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................15
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INTRODUCTION
Management is systematic processes that are used by manager to effectively utilise
resources by minimising cost and wastage of products and services. Manager of firm plans
various ways and method that it can use to manage various resources such as physical and human
so that organisational goal can be achieved. Management of firm formulate policies and
procedure that need to be followed by every individual for smooth operation of business. It helps
in maintaining discipline and arrangements of all resource that can be used by individual to
perform different function within organisation. Therefore manager has an art that helps it to get
thing done through other by continuous supervision and monitoring performance and
productivity of each employee. Management of company are also responsible for taking
corrective action and step in case of deviation in order to protect company from various threats
and uncertainty that exist in external environment. On the other hand leadership is refers to
capacity or ability of individual to influence and motivate other people by providing appropriate
guideline and procedure to complete a particular task. Leaders are also essential in organisational
growth and success as they by building strong relationship with employees are able to formulate
effective strategies that can be used to manage people and resources. There are various styles that
can be used by leaders of company to enhance motivation and morale level of employees.
Therefore leader and managers plays different roles within firm so that company can grow and
expands it business continuously. This report is about leadership and management that are two
main crucial function of any organisation that need to be performed in order to satisfy needs of
customers and achieve its objectives. It also analysis leadership program that is used by NHS to
manage various function within firm.
MAIN BODY
Concept of leadership and management
As stated by Smith, Tayeb and Peterson, (2018) leadership is innovative and creative
method to influence other people to perform function in definite manner so that company can
achieve its future vision. Leaders have capabilities to binds different employees to work together
as team with common vision for long term growth and sustainability of organisation. Leaders use
various leadership styles to motivate employee to work harder and maximum utilise their
capabilities in order to provide better services to customers.
Management
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According to Cheong and et.al., (2016) management helps in effectively utilise of
resource by maximising investment made by firm through effective planning, organising and
controlling activities of different individual that are working within organisation. Manager plans
various activities that need to perform, set target and objective that need to be achieved by
company within limited time and cost to satisfy requirement of customers. It is universal process
that is used by each organisation to effectively coordinate work of different individual towards
common goals.
Similarities and difference between leadership and management
There are various similarities and difference between two terms- management and
leadership as both are responsible for higher or maximum utilisation of efforts so that company
can grow and expands its business in the industry. Therefore as per view of Cheong and et.al.,
(2016) similarities between leadership and management is that both provide appropriate
technology and working environment so that employees can put their best toward
accomplishment of particular task and responsibilities. Leader and manager both plan ways and
method that can be used to motivate employees to improve their performance and productivity.
Both leaders and manager encourage views, opinion of employees to generate new and
innovative ideas and feeling of belongingness among employees. Thus helps in raising
employee’s motivation and morale to improve their performance and ability to work as team
toward common goals.’
Despite of similarities between leadership and management there are various difference
that exist in management and leadership as noted by Schedlitzki and Edwards, (2017)
managers create dedicated employees whereas leaders create fan that follow activities of leaders.
It is responsibilities of leader to manage and build strong relationship among employees while
manager formulate plans to develop effective system and process that need to be used by
individual while performing various function within organisation. As per Schedlitzki and
Edwards manager plans training and development program and leader motivate employees to
join such program to increase their skill and knowledge for growth in future career. Manager
take responsibilities to minimise risk through taking various steps where as leader use innovative
skill and leadership style to motivate employees. The author also illustrated that manager are top
authority that decided goal of company that need to be achieved in particular year while leader
plan vision and direction that need to be followed by employees for achievement of goals set by
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