Importance of Leadership Training and Development for Organisation

Organisations: Leadership and
Management

Table of Contents
1. Introduction..................................................................................................................................1
2. Review on leadership and management theories.........................................................................1
2.1 Concept of leadership and management................................................................................1
2.2 Similarities and Difference between leadership and management........................................3
2.3 Evaluation of Leadership theories.........................................................................................4
3. Leadership Development Programme..........................................................................................6
3.1 Importance of leadership training and development for organisation...................................6
3.2 Description and Evaluation of leadership development programme run by NHS................6
3.3 Benefits of leadership programme.........................................................................................8
4. Conclusion...................................................................................................................................9
5. References..................................................................................................................................11

1. Introduction
Leadership and Management are considered as two main concepts that help an organisation,
in achievement of its goals and objectives (Chakraborty and Kaynak, 2016). Through effective
leadership style and appropriate management plan, a firm can easily energize its employee. It
also helps leaders and managers to provide specific direction to associated staff, for their
contribution in accomplishment of major tasks, in set period of time. Practices based on these
two concepts like training, learning and development program, incentive plans and more, lead a
company to achieve its success both at personal and organisational level (Birasnav, 2014).
Hereby, leadership refers to a process of influencing people or a group towards corporate goals.
While management defines a way to get efforts and positive contribution of people for
accomplishment of same. As it becomes highly essential for each and every company to offer
best products and services in unique manner to customers. Therefore, for this purpose, managers
of such firms emphasis more on developing skills and knowledge of employees, that enable them
to enhance performance of business (Bryman, 2013). In this regard, implementing different types
of leadership and management theories in its practices, that aid them to influence workers to give
their cooperation for achievement of same.
In present assignment, the main discussion is done on importance of management and
leadership in a company, especially for leading the business towards sustainable competition. For
this purpose, NHS is chosen for understanding the way its managers and leaders performs their
role for managing its large workplace. This publicly funded organisation of UK deals in
healthcare sector, where most of its services are free for maintaining health and well-being of
people. Points which will be cover in this report includes review of leadership and management
key theories, to demonstrate basic difference and similarities between them. In addition to this,
leadership development programme run by NHS organisation with relevant literature is also
discussed, to evaluate benefits of same at individual and organisational level.
2. Review on leadership and management theories
2.1 Concept of leadership and management
Leadership refers to an important factor to lead an organization towards success and
sustainable growth (Kim, Halpin and Morrison, 2017). It can be defined as a process or an art of
influencing people towards accomplishment of assigned tasks with adequate willingness,
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