Leadership and Management: Understanding the Differences and Similarities

ORGANISATIONS:
LEADERSHIP AND
MANAGEMENT

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
Leadership and Management literature and theories...................................................................3
Leadership Development Programme.........................................................................................7
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1

INTRODUCTION
Leadership and Management are two of the most critical aspects affecting the working and
decision making of an entire organisation and despite being used synonymously by many people,
there are vast differences between the job roles of both the personalities (Thorpe, 2016). This
report will evaluate the difference between a leader and a manager related to different aspects
and will also identify the similarities between their roles and responsibilities. The report will
evaluate the various theories and models that can be used by leaders and managers while
indulging in the activities that relate to their own filed. In the next section of the report, an
overview will be conducted on the leadership programmes available at the NHS Leadership
Academy and a most suitable plan will be selected for the development of the potential leaders at
NHS. The report will conduct a critical evaluation of the programme thus selected and then the
benefits that are available to the individuals as well as organisations will be evaluated and
identified in this report along with the different basic aspects that are associated with the project
completion. After the identification of one of the leadership programmes at NHS leadership
academy, this will also be evaluated in different contexts. Lastly, the report will present an
appropriate conclusion for the report drawing ion some of the major findings of the report and
therefore help in generating a correct view of both leadership and management.
MAIN BODY
Leadership and Management literature and theories
In a diverse organisation, leadership and management are two concepts which affect the
success and operating manner of the entire organization, i.e. if the leaders and managers of the
organization are diverse with adequate potential, then the chances of organization, excelling in
their own fields increases. The concept of leadership can be defined as that process where one
person or a group of person influences the manner in which the other people in the similar
surroundings operate. These influential personalities motivate other persons as well to operate in
a more logical and productive manner where their output or productivity increases. Collectively,
the person who is influencing and persons who are getting influenced work towards a common
goal or objective so as to integrate their efforts collectively which increases the overall
performance (Renz, 2016). Leaders are those influential personalities that motivate their
followers in the similar setting and company thus increasing the overall productivity of the

organisation and the method that they adopt is referred as the leadership strategies adopted by
them.
Management on the other hand refers to the art of getting things done through other
people by managing them (Willis, Clarke and O'Connor, 2017). Unlike the practices of
leadership, under management, the person doesn’t influence other individuals but rather instructs
or manages them to perform certain tasks. The person who is authorised to exert this power over
other individuals is referred to as manager. A manager can be defined as a person who engages
in various activities such as planning, organizing, directing, controlling etc. in order to manage
the people and this is done for increasing the productivity of the subordinates as well towards
achievement of a common organisational goals.
It can hence be elucidated that leadership and management are two varied concepts of
equal importance in the organisation and both are similar in some aspects but varied in some
other contexts (Bush and Glover, 2016). The differences and similarities can be illustrated in
different contexts of the applicability of leadership and management strategies.
Differences between Leadership and Management
There are various points on which differences can be drawn between a leader and a
manager because despite the overall similar objective of increasing the overall productivity and
performance of the organisation. There are following factors on whose basis differentiation can
be made between the manager and leader:
Change: Change is necessary and a constant process in every organisation and the organisations
cannot be separated from the process of implementing change. In case of a leader, they are
change bringers, i.e. they are the ones who identify whether there is any need or requirement of
change in the company or organisation for whom they are working. On the other hand, the
managers of the company are termed as Change Implementers i.e. they implement whatever
changes they are instructed to implement (Rothaermel, 2016). They do not develop changes but
they develop policies that are required to implement the change thus recognised by the leaders.
Theories and Models: The different models or theories that the leaders and managers can use in
their organisation are also different in the process of monitoring the entire organisation. They use
different tactics to lead and manage the diverse group of employees working under them.
The leaders implement theories of different leadership while leading employees and
transformational leadership style is the most used leadership style. This leadership style