Difference and Similarities Between Leader and Manager

MANAGEMENT AND
OPERATIONS

TABLE OF CONTENT
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
Task 1...............................................................................................................................................3
Analysing difference and similarities among leader and manager while considering their role
and characteristics-......................................................................................................................3
Application of various approaches of leadership in several contexts assessing their strength
and weaknesses-..........................................................................................................................4
Critical analyzation and evaluation of theses above mentioned approaches which can be
further used by them in organization-.........................................................................................6
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................7
Different Approaches to Operations Management.....................................................................7
Importance and Value of Operations Management in Achieving Business Objectives.............9
Key Factors That Can Influence Business and Critically Evaluate Applications of Operation
Management Applications By Leaders And Managers............................................................10
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................13

INTRODUCTION
Management is administration of company, business, non-profit organization or the
government body. It is the process of dealing or controlling things or people. Operation is
managing inner working of the business so that it could run effectively and efficiently.
Sainsbury is third biggest chain of supermarket in whole United Kingdom. Company has
15.3% share in supermarket sector (Sainsbury PLC, 2019). It was established in 1869. It had
generated revenue of 28.456 billion in 2018. The report includes analysation of difference and
similarities among leader and manager. Application of various leadership approaches and
critically analysing and evaluating these approaches that can be used by manager. Report further
carried forward with various approaches to operation management and role & function of
manager in regard to the operation management. Study will explain the significance of operation
management to business. It will also describe factors that influence operation management
activities of Sainsbury.
Task 1
Analysing difference and similarities among leader and manager while considering their role and
characteristics-
Leader is the person who has control over group of people and lead them in a direction so
that they can complete their work on time. Manager is the individual who manages employees
and ensure that all the workers follow company’s instruction and work accordingly so that
company’s goal can be obtained (Karlsson, 2016).
Difference between leader and manager-
Leader:
Leader creates a vision for their team members and engage them to turn that vision into
the reality. Leaders of Sainsbury willing to take risk and try new things in business. In business,
it is very essential for leader to take risk and get huge success for future. Leaders of Sainsbury
finds innovative ideas for process improvement (Uhl and Gollenia, 2016). Leader focuses on
people and always build healthy relationship with stakeholder. Leader creates long term goals
which are to be further achieved. They took big picture and thought for next phase for setting
direction for final goals. Leaders are charismatics. Leaders get respect from other by their
charisma and made other to follow them.
Manager:

Manager of Sainsbury concentrate on setting, achieving and measuring goals effectively.
Manager works for minimizing risk. They always seek for avoiding or controlling problem. They
always take measures in context of risk and try to minimize risk. Manager always try to work on
perfecting their existing skills and adopting behaviours which could be helpful for company. The
manager concentrate on structure which is essential for setting and achieving goals. Short term
goals are created by manager. These short term goals need to be accomplished in limited time
period. Manager is authoritative. Manager couldn't do, so they gain respect by their employees
for their post and skills which they had. They don't have any followers.
Similarities between leader and manager-
They both had common goal and objective which is to be achieved by them for maximizing
profit and to establish robust bottom line of company. They play a main role in allocating
resource in such a way that it could be effectively and efficiently used for the betterment of
company.
They both are anxious for achieving goal and work for achieving particular set of vision.
Both of them focus on vision which is set to be achieved. They always tend to work with people.
It also includes standing ahead of people and guiding them the way forward and controlling their
functioning and operations. They influence and motivate peoples to either work good or bad. As
individual under them work or operates their job according to their spirit. They are always
encouraged their employees or teams to work in positive attitude for achieving Sainsbury goal
and objective (Butler and Harrington, 2018).
Role of leader ad manager in different situations
Companies have to be prepared to deal with several situations if it wants to sustain in
market for longer duration. Leaders and managers are important player and both they are
responsible to deal with critical situations in business effectively (Dekker and et. al., 2018).
Technological changes are the major situation in Sainsbury, company always ensures to
use advance technologies that may help business in managing operations in effective manner.
Leaders here are responsible to make the person ready to accept such changes otherwise people
start refusing to work in changed environment, Leaders make them aware with benefit of such
techniques and how they can work better by using such technologies. Manager arranges training
for workers so that they get to know the operational method of that technique.