Leadership and Management in Newham Council

MANAGEMENT AND
OPERATION

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
LO 1.................................................................................................................................................1
Leadership vs Management.........................................................................................................1
Management theory.....................................................................................................................3
LO 2.................................................................................................................................................4
How situations affect the role of a leader and function of a manager.........................................4
Application of Chaos theory and management by objective......................................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Operation and management both the term are essential in the business success and
smooth functioning. The present study aims to analyse every element associated with leadership
and management in general and in the context of Newham Council, that is a counselling
company help to set up new businesses. It also covers various theories and approaches of
leadership and management.
LO 1
Leadership vs Management
Definition and difference of both leader and managerDefinition and difference of both leader and manager
Manager and leader plays a great role in the business, in the sense that a leader is the one
who encourages, inspire and influence the followers to work willingly in the accomplishment of
business objective (Northouse, 2018). On the other hand, a manager is an essential link between
the organisation and stakeholders that are consumers, employees, suppliers, society, government,
etc. who perform basic managerial functions.
Management functionsManagement functions
There are various function of management in the business and in the work of Newham
Council; Planning- In this step, function of management is to mapping out exactly how to achieve
a specific goal. Organising- After plan, manager organise the team and necessary resources according to
the plan. Staffing- In this function of management, manager beef up his staffing through recruiting,
choosing, training and developing workforce. Directing- To achieve the goal smoothly and successfully, manager direct, lead, motivate,
communicating and encouraging employees.
 Controlling- Manager required to continuously check the result against the objective and
take any corrective actions.
Theories of leadership traits, style and contingencyTheories of leadership traits, style and contingency
Trait theory of leadership
Under this theory, the traits most commonly associated with great leadership includes;
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