Difference between leaders and managers

ORGANISATION; LEADERSHIP
AND MANAGEMENT

Contents
INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................3
LITERATURE AND DISCUSSION.........................................................................................3
Difference between leaders and managers.............................................................................3
Theories of leadership............................................................................................................6
EVALUATE THE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME...................................8
Importance of leadership training and development for organisations..................................8
Leadership development program..........................................................................................9
Analyses of leadership program.............................................................................................9
Evaluate the benefits of this leadership programme............................................................10
CONCLUSION........................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES.........................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
Leadership is the ability of individual to guide and lead teams and organisations.
Leadership is also known as process and potential through which leaders influence behaviour
of others towards accomplishment of specific goal in accordance with situation. Management
refers to management of organisational functions and operations and presently many
managers are also considered as leader because of some reasons and similarities of leader and
manager. Even after some of their similarity they are not same as their functions might be
same and similar but their skills and characteristics differentiate between leader and manager.
For success of leaders and their leadership styles there are various theories and these theories
explain and determine what factors contribute in success of leadership and at the same time
what style can leaders adopt as per demand of a specific situation and on the basis of their
followers who are most likely to get affected by the leadership style of the leader. This report
will discuss difference of leadership and management. Later trait theory of leadership and
behavioural theory of leadership will be discussed. Trait theory of leadership considers and
determines some particular traits which leaders possess and that make the leader successful.
Behavioural theory of leadership is based on behaviour of leaders in context of specific
situation and what type of behaviour of leader will make their leadership successful in
specific situation. There are various reasons for importance of leadership and this is why
NHS has a leadership development academy and program of leadership development
academy will be discussed in this report with various related aspects of leadership. This
report will discuss Edward Jenner leadership program which is provided at leadership
academy of the NHS. This report will include importance, structure and benefits of the
Edward Jenner leadership program for the NHS and the participants of the program.
LITERATURE AND DISCUSSION
Difference between leaders and managers
As per the view of Mahdikhani and Yazdani, (2020) leaders are the people those who
work as leading person in business unit, they inspire people and share their vision with them
to boost them. They are the most responsible person in organisation those who motivate
others by giving them rewards so that people feel better and contribute well in success of
organisation to great extent. On other hand managers are another essential part of business

those who are responsible for managing large number of employee in firm and individual
takes responsibilities of their work so that overall goal of company can be accomplished soon
(The Difference Between Leadership and Management, 2020).
According to Kidane, (2019) management are the head person who has to impalement
some unique action for the betterment of business but they are restricted to follow instruction
of their seniors in firm. On other hand leaders create new visions and find new ways through
which business can grow well in market and company can gain competitive advantage soon.
Saletti, (2016) argued that leader and manager both are part of organisation but both have
unique duties in organisation. One of the major differences in both is that managers give
direction to the employees so that they can understand their work and can finish it on time
(Difference Between Leadership and Management, 2018). Whereas leaders do not give
direction, they ask questions with their workers whether they are facing any trouble or not
and accordingly to their issues leaders guide them so that employees can finish their work on
time and with efficiency.
As per the view of Jankurová, Ljudvigová and Gubová, (2017) leadership is all about
inspiring people whereas management is all about managing employees in organisation.
Leaders are the persons those who drive employees and managers finds issues or fault in the
existing practices so that necessary improvement can be made. Leader’s works as inspiring
person, they create such environment so that people get motivated. Leaders make followers
and managers make subordinates. Management people always cross check each activity,
monitor each task and find the suitable solution thorough which fault can be minimised and
operational efficiency can be improved. Leaders always work in a manner so that that they
can be hero of their workers. That is the reason that employees are so positive towards their
leaders. They support leaders every time. Whereas management people always work to
become hero in organisation, they have less concern towards their workers. They always
emphases on their achievements rather than comfort of staff members. That is the difference
between both hence people are not so connected with their managers. Staff members follow
instructions of management just to protect their job but they do not feel comfortable to
discuss their issues with their management.
Saletti, (2016) argued that leadership is the act that inspire others and enable them to
be loyal and contribute well in success of entity. Whereas, manager has controlling behaviour
where managers have to control over employee’s actions and working behaviour so that no