Role and Characteristics of a Leader and a Manager in Operations Management

Management and
Operations

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................................3
TASK 1..........................................................................................................................................................3
Define and compare the role and characteristics of a leader and a manager..........................................3
TASK 2..........................................................................................................................................................5
How the role and function of a leader and manager respectively apply in an organization....................5
Various theories and models of leadership.............................................................................................6
TASK 3..........................................................................................................................................................7
Approach for management of operations...............................................................................................7
Significance and value of operation management...................................................................................8
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................................9
Elements which impacts the operational management and related decision making process................9
CONCLUSION.............................................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
Operations and management is about arranging, putting together, checking, coordinating and
controlling with regards to assembling or creation of any great or administration. Each
association attempts to rehearse most significant level of productivity with smallest expense
conceivable. Aside from this capacity and part of a leader and a manager separately is a lot of
significant regarding operational administration. Both director and pioneer's job and capacity are
unique in relation to one another. Regarding the subject, the report takes an instance of IKEA
company. The company is a multinational company which is originated from Sweden. IKEA is
engaged in the business of selling designed ready made furniture, home appliances and etc.
This report discusses the job and capacity of pioneer and chief separately, the contrast between
the two and their practices in various situational settings. This report likewise covers
speculations and models of approaches identified with initiative, factors that sway dynamic of
pioneers and directors. Aside from this the report additionally remembers the significance of
activity the board for achieving authoritative objectives (Apraiz and et al., 2020).
TASK 1
Define and compare the role and characteristics of a leader and a manager
Leader: A leader is an individual who goes first for the group and leads by a model, with
the end goal that others get roused to follow him. To be a leader, an individual ought to have
profound established responsibility towards the objective that pushes him to achieve it regardless
of whether nobody follows him.
Qualities: A leader is in every case clear about his targets. He/she knows the reason for exercises
they perform. They are conclusive about the things they have made psyche. Whenever they have
made their psyche, they don't sit back or wonder whether or not to submit. A leader is valiant and
intense individual. He doesn't dread to make stride. Additionally, leader is a lot of enthusiasm
about his objective. He puts his days and evenings to accomplish it. Aside from the over, a leader
is a lot of certain. They say that incredible individuals concede when they are incorrect and take
pundits as a risk for development. Additionally as in the event that with Joan, she has the
attributes of a decent leader might be this came from his military foundation. She is sure and
intense enough to assume liability of work (Bartz-Zuccala, Mohnen and Schweiger, 2018). She
can lead the group with most extreme assurance.
A leader is an individual who can see the future and make the arrangement for its association. He
is an organizer who sets the significant arrangement for his association through which different
plans are considered for arranged.
Job: A leader is needed at all degrees of the executives. At high level he is needed to make co-
activity in the detailing of plans and arrangements. At the center level, he is needed to
interpretive and executes the strategies and plans outlined by the high level. A leader addresses

his association, he goes about as a genuine face whose means are being trailed by all. His job is
to go about as a companion, thinker and gives direction to its kin. His job is to rouses and
upholds his devotees towards the course of extreme objective. Likewise, Joan Pearson has all the
characteristics of a leader and she additionally plays out her part with required energy and
inspiration. However, her leadership style was decisive which is for she was not loved the staff.
The issue was not with her work but rather the issue lies with the nature and leadership conduct
she had. A leader set the mission and vision for the association. He is the individual who
structure the significant techniques and rules for his association (Bülbül, Hakenes and Lambert,
2019).
Manager: A manager is an individual who is liable for getting sorted out, coordinating and
spurring the representatives for the advancement of an association.
Qualities: In request to an effective manager, an individual need to have an involvement with the
field he is dealing with the work and group. He should have the leadership quality to lead his
colleagues the ideal way. Likewise a manager ought to have great relational abilities so he ought
to be a lot of clear in his order, work duties of his individuals and assumptions he have with his
group. To be successful manager, he should know about the field of work. He ought to be
efficient in regards to time; he should know time the board since he needs to deal with the issues
of every one of his individuals alongside the work. A manager ought to be sufficiently sure to
introduce his group issues to more significant level and supports his group in its disorder and
wellbeing. Essentially, Joan had all attributes of manager. She knows time the executives as she
drives creation division and its kin. She had leadership quality as she was driving an entire group
to achieve his specialization target. She likewise had excellent correspondence and adequately
sure to introduce herself before group and more elevated level. A manager is an individual who
helps the leader in finishing the methodologies shaped by the Leader by following and
accomplishing the arrangement. He center is after fortifying his group or individuals. He is
empathic and assumes a part of a mentor or guide for his specialization individuals.
Job: A manager has the accompanying job
Checking: The significant part of a manager is to notice and screen the presentation and work of
his representatives. He routinely minds his colleagues and notes down the presentation from
which he later on investigate what individual is missing behind in his work and which
individual's exhibition is huge (Gurmu and Aibinu, 2017). From such examination he takes the
necessary measures by offering preparing to the individuals who isn't performing enough though
offering appreciation to the individuals whose work was acceptable. As in the event that with
Joan, as a manager she routinely watched out for his representative presentation and found a way
to overcome any barrier between the norm and genuine objectives.