Different Roles and Characteristics of Leaders and Managers

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
LO1..................................................................................................................................................1
P1 Different roles as well as the characteristics of leaders and manager....................................1
LO 2.................................................................................................................................................4
P2 Application of the leader roles and managerial functions in situational context...................4
P3 Different theories of the leadership and their applications....................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
Management operations is predominately the administration of various business practices
in order to develop the great efficiency level which helps in attaining the goals and objectives of
the organization. Sainsbury is a renowned supermarkets chain being established by John James
Sainsbury in 1869 and placed in London, UK. It mainly incorporates Fuel stations, cafes,
supermarkets, banks, Energy etc. This report addresses the Different roles as well as the
characteristics of leaders and manager, Application of the leader roles and managerial functions
in situational context and Different theories of the leadership and their applications.
MAIN BODY
Task A
Introduction to organization
Sainsbury is a renowned supermarket chain being established by John James Sainsbury in
1869 and placed in London, UK. It mainly incorporates Fuel stations, cafes, supermarkets,
banks, Energy etc. This company is usually is divided in three divisions namely Sainsbury
Supermarkets, Sainsbury Bank, Sainsbury Argos. It is the constituent of FTSE 100 index and is
listed in London Stock Exchange.
Different roles as well as the characteristics of leaders and manager
A leader is basically the individual who is mainly involved in influencing as well as
heading the a large group of other individuals for the attainment of a specific or objective. On the
other hand, a manager is predominately the person who forms the main and essential part of any
organization and is the in charge of different departments and the tasks within an organization
(Amanchukwu, Stanley and Ololube, 2015). Although both leader and manager somewhat are
considered a the life blood of the organization and plays the similar role but still their roles and
characteristics differ in one or the other way.
Role of leader and manager
Strategist
A leader of any organization is mainly responsible for the creation of plan and thus play
the role of a strategist. They are concerned with the development of the specific goals both for
the company and well as for the employees whom they lead. They establishes the different
metrics of the performance for the evaluation of their employees in order to know whether they
haver attained their goals.
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