Differences between leaders and managers

This article discusses the differences between leaders and managers in terms of goals, visions, directions, plans, and characteristics. It also explores the unique qualities of managers and leaders and provides examples of effective leadership and poor management skills.

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Table of Contents
Table of Contents.............................................................................................................................1
Introduction......................................................................................................................................4
Differences between leaders and managers.....................................................................................4
Goals and visions.........................................................................................................................4
Directions and plans....................................................................................................................4
Unique and copy..........................................................................................................................5
Characteristics of Manager and Leader...........................................................................................5
Similar characteristics of Leader and Manager...........................................................................5
Free and open for creativity.....................................................................................................5
Effective Communication........................................................................................................5
Never stop improving..............................................................................................................6
Different characteristics of Leader and Manager........................................................................6
Great managerial skills....................................................................................................................6
Planning.......................................................................................................................................6
Organizing...................................................................................................................................7
Leadership skill................................................................................................................................7
Clear communication...................................................................................................................7
Coordinating................................................................................................................................8

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Poor management skills...................................................................................................................8
Failure to take responsibility.......................................................................................................8
Acknowledged employees...........................................................................................................8
Emotional Intelligence Test.............................................................................................................9
Self-Awareness............................................................................................................................9
Emotional self-awareness........................................................................................................9
Accurate self-assessment.........................................................................................................9
Self-confidence........................................................................................................................9
Self-Management.........................................................................................................................9
Self-control..............................................................................................................................9
Transparency............................................................................................................................9
Adaptability.............................................................................................................................9
Achievement orientation........................................................................................................10
Initiative.................................................................................................................................10
Social Awareness.......................................................................................................................10
Empathy.................................................................................................................................10
Organizational awareness......................................................................................................10
Service orientation.................................................................................................................10
Relationship Management.........................................................................................................10
Visionary leadership..............................................................................................................10

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Developing others..................................................................................................................11
Influence................................................................................................................................11
Change catalyst......................................................................................................................11
Conflict management.............................................................................................................11
Building bonds.......................................................................................................................11
Teamwork and collaboration.................................................................................................11
References......................................................................................................................................12

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Introduction
The person who possesses the skill of leadership is known as a leader. The person who
possesses the specialist of the self-control is known as a manager. In an organization, leader and
manager have a countless part to play.
A leader is a person who influences, encourages, and inspires his men, to effort freely for
achieving the objectives of the organization (Smith, 2016). A manager is a key link between the
organization and stakeholders like shareholders, employees, and suppliers. The basic managerial
functions performed by the manager (Horstman, 2016). Differences of leaders and managers,
similar and different characteristics of managers and leaders, and examples have been covered in
the following discussion.
Differences between leaders and managers
Goals and visions
Situations in the organization controlled by the managers for achieving the objectives.
Managers of the organization have a focus on measuring, achieving, and setting the goal (Nesler,
2013).
Leaders draft a picture for the possibilities that encourage and engage their persons for
turning the vision into reality. Leaders develop the high functioning team to achieve a lot more
employed together rather than individual works autonomously (Day, 2012).
Directions and plans
Managers in the organization to complete the work in the best way set directions for
refining process, structure, and system.

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Leaders generate the best way to accept and understand the plans that change the system
often generate waves. Leaders generate the best plans to embrace the change of working as there
could be a good way forward (Waldman, 2014).
Unique and copy
The managers learn the behaviors and the competencies from others and accept the style
of leadership rather than describing it.
Leaders are self-aware and work effectively in the organization to build a differentiated
and unique brand.
Characteristics of Manager and Leader
Similar characteristics of Leader and Manager
Free and open for creativity
Manager and leader both work with the people. People in the organization is primary for
achieving the success of the organization (Men, 2014). Both manage the people in the
organization for achieving the targets of the organization. They create an environment in the
organization to support the idea of the employees and implement them in an effective manner
(Hassan, 2014).
Effective Communication
The environment of business is competitive. The organization is working with cultural
diversity. Leader and manager both works to capitalize on the sources of the organization in an
effective manner (Hackman, 2013). Managers and Leaders have the characteristic of effective

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communication. Manager and Leader communicate regularly to the employees by providing
effective feedback (Venus, 2013).
Never stop improving
Leaders and Managers are constantly updating and learning their knowledge. They
always believe, as there is a new skill to master. Both keep their mind open for fresh ideas and
new possibilities (Gaddis, 2015).
Different characteristics of Manager and Leader
Leader Manager
A leader has the ability to
delegate the work
A manager has the
characteristic to make the
tactical
Leaders have the
characteristic to approach the
decision actively
Leaders approach the
decision cautiously
Leader listen actively to its
employees
Manager listen selectively to
employees
Leader Built trust Unclear regarding trust
A leader has the ability to
inspire employee
A manager has the ability to
make confident to employee
Great managerial skills
CEO of the LinkedIn group, Jeff Weiner has great managerial skills. According to
Weiner skills of managers applied in the functional areas of the organization like human
resources, marketing, accounting, finance, and production. Skills of the manager also include
fundamental functions like planning, organizing, coordinating, directing, leadership, and
oversight.

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Planning
This skill of manager includes understanding the resources of the organization, develop
timetables and budgets, and assign tasks and responsibility areas. There is a certain objective to
responsible for developing and meet other objectives. Planning is the way of supporting the
abilities of the organization.
Employees of the organization aware of the future situations and this helped them to
make proper assumptions for the unexpected scandal.
Organizing
Creating a structure to support a accomplish plan is called organizing. This involves
creating a new system. Identifying the processes of the procedure, or events to improve and re-
design the process to enhance quality and efficiency.
Organizing helped employees of the organization to design the quality of their work and
complete their work more efficiently. This improves the quality of their work.
Leadership skill
The best leaders are effective and inspirational. Marry Barra is the chairperson and CEO
of the general motor company. They set the tone of their areas by demonstrating through the
norms of their actions for the behavior of staff.
Clear communication
Expectations and goals clearly communicated by the leaders. A good leader seeks input
from the entire stakeholders and recognizes the contribution of other members of teams. They
give credit to members of the team.

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Clear communication by leader helps the employees of the organization to do their work
more effectively. Clear communication helps the employees to focus more on the work and
achieve the goals.
Coordinating
Leaders know the availability of the sources of assigned tasks. A leader communicates
the employees about the utilization of resources. Coordination across functions and department is
essential to run an organization smoothly.
Coordination helped employees to generate more options and to function their work more
effectively. This improves the personality of the employees.
Poor management skills
The manager of Wells Fargo was C. Allen Parker. Employees of Wells Fargo created 1.5
million accounts and another half-million credit card accounts for the current clients of the bank.
They were not authorized under the U.S. consumer financial protection bureau. The customers
were charged for the fees as accounts they did not have. This result of the organization in
millions of fraudulent facts. Organization loosed customer at large number.
Failure to take responsibility
The manager of the organization did not take the responsibility to handled and developed
the corporate culture within the organization. Employees were not up to the mark with their
performance. The score of their performance was low.

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Acknowledged employees
The manager accepted the mistakes of the employees, a large number of employees were
unemployed, and proper feedback was given to them.
Emotional Intelligence Test
After completing the emotional intelligence test, the score was 27 out of 40.
Self-Awareness
Self- awareness is essential in emotional intelligence. This developed the understanding
to read the emotions and helped to get better performance as a leader. This provided a realistic
evaluation of limitations and strength as a leader. This established a strong and positive sense of
one’s self-worth as a leader.
Self-Management
This developed the emotions and impulses control as a leader. Self- management
improved the standards of integrity, honesty, and managing responsibility as a leader. This
provided flexibility in accepting the overcoming on obstacles as a leader. Self-management
developed the international standard of excellence as a leader. This readiness the seize act and
establish more opportunities as a leader.
Social Awareness
This established active interest in the other concerns as a leader. Social awareness created
the capacity to read the streams life of the organization, negative politics and decision making as
a leader. This also helped to recognize to meet the needs of customers as a leader.

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Relationship Management
This helped as a leader to guide and inspire individuals. This created strength as a leader
to support the abilities of others by guidance and providing effective feedback. This created
aptitude to exercise a wide variety of strategies with integrity, and included convincing, sending
clear and listening, and well-tuned mails as a leader. This maintained and created a relationship
with others as a leader.

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