P1 Different Roles And Characteristics Of A Leader And A Manager
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P1 Different Roles And Characteristics Of A Leader And A Manager
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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................4P1 Different roles and characteristics of a leader and a manager................................................4M1 Differentiation between a role of a leader and function of a manager..................................5P2 Role of a leader and function of a manager in different situational contexts.........................6Henri Fayol's function of management........................................................................................6P3 Application of different models and theories of leadership....................................................8M2 Strengths and Weaknesses of different approaches..............................................................9D1 Critical analysing of different leadership approaches and theories.....................................10P4 Key approaches to Operations management and the role which leaders and managers play....................................................................................................................................................10P5 The importance and value of operations management in achieving business objectives.....11M3 Improving efficiency of operations management to successfully meet business objectives....................................................................................................................................................12P6 Various factor impacting the business operations and decision making..............................12M4 In what manner these different factors effect the wider business environment..................14D2 Critical evaluation of the application of operations management and factors impactingwider business environment ......................................................................................................14CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................15REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................16
INTRODUCTIONIt has been seen as one of most essential part of organisation to have appropriateleadership and management in place. An effective leadership helps the organisation to flourishand management ensures that proper development it taking place. Its only from the help ofmanagement and leadership an organisation can achieve its set goals and objectives. Belowreport showcases importance of leadership and management in an organisational environment.For the report chosen organisation is Tesco (Orvik, 2016). Tesco is one of leading and thirdlargest retail organisations in world. It is a British multinational groceries and generalmerchandise retailers headquartered in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. It compares roles and characteristics of a manager and a leader. The report examinesexamples of how function of a manager and role of a leader applies in different situationalcontexts. Also, different theories and models of approaches including situational, systems andcontingency are explained in report. Operations management is also one of integral part oforganisation, its key approaches to operations management and roles which leaders andmanagers play are also highlighted in report. At last, it analyses in what manner these differentfactors impact business environment and wider community. These all evaluations andunderstandings are going to help an individual learning about management and leadership andtheir roles in depth. The report also highlights various factors such as corporate socialresponsibility, values, culture, and sustainability and their impacts on business operations ofTesco. MAIN BODYP1 Different roles and characteristics of a leader and a managerLeadership refers to the action of leading a group of people or an organisation. A leaderis a person who is responsible to take the organisation further and ensure that appropriate goalsand objectives are being achieved. Management refers to the administration of an organisation. It includes the activities ofstrategy setting of an organisation and coordination of the efforts of its employees. LeaderManagersLeadership of an organisation is known for itsvision. A leader sets vision for organisationRole of a manager in Tesco is to moveorganisation towards its goals and purposes
and direct it accordingly. It is important forleadership to set a vision which helpsorganisation to reach its set goals andobjectives appropriately and ensure thatdesired growth and development is takingplace.(Rhine, 2018). This is done by usingtechniques such as delegation, taskmanagement etc.Its first and the foremost role which leader ofTesco plays includes inspiring trust. It isimportant for a leader to inspire and build trustin order to ensure that organisational goals andbeing achieved.The manager also understands the potential ofemployees working in team and tends to assignthem duties accordingly. This helps manager toensure that each and every thing is going on asper set vision for organisation.The leadership also plays the role of creatingvision, executing strategy and coachingpotential. In comparison to leadership,management is process of controlling ordealing with things or people.Also, it is one of the most important aspect ofmanagement to follow and implementeverything according to the directions set byleaders. CHARACTERISTICS OF LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENTLEADERSHIPMANAGEMENTThe characteristics of leadership include empathy towards other people, being consistent and being honest. Also, the main qualities of leadership is having strong direction for its people and organisation and holding a good set of communication skills.In comparison to a leader, the characteristics ofa manager includes being goal oriented, and multi-dimensional. Goal orientation helps management to ensure that it is making its people achieve set goals and objectives. The other aspect of management is coordinating with employees in order to achieve desired growth. M1 Differentiation between a role of a leader and function of a managerBelow mentioned are a variety of styles showcasing both the role of a leader and functionof a manager:
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