Understanding the concepts of leadership and management

Understanding the
concepts of leadership
and management

INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................................4
MAIN BODY...........................................................................................................................................4
Leadership and management theories..................................................................................................4
Evaluate the leadership development programme...............................................................................9
CONCLUSION......................................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES.......................................................................................................................................14

INTRODUCTION
Leadership and management both are important part of an business firm as well as these play
essential role in accomplishing goals and objectives of business firm. Leadership is an art through
which individual or group of people will get motivate to act for accomplishing common goals. In
relation of business, leadership means directing workers as well as colleagues with strategy for
meeting need of business firm (Armstrong, 2016). In simple term it can be said that leadership is the
potential for influencing behaviour of other people. Moreover, leaders are needed for developing
future vision as well as for motivating member of organisation to achieve the visions. Apart from this,
management can be define as the procedure of administering as well as controlling the affairs of
company irrespective of its nature, structure, type and size. In addition to this, management is act of
developing such environment in which member of company can work together as well as can achieve
business objectives in efficient and effective manner. Thus, it has been identified that both leader and
manger play essential role in working of company as well as also in accomplishing their goals and
objectives in effective manner.
This report is based on NHS Leadership Academy their purpose is to work with partner for
delivering excellent leadership across the NHS to have impact on care of patient. Moreover, they are
offering range of tools, models, programmes as well as expertise for assisting individual, organisation
and other local partners for developing leaders, celebrating and sharing where outstanding leadership
for making real differences. This report will going to discuss concept of leadership as well as
management along with theories related to the same. Along with this, leadership development
program from NHS leadership academy will also elaborate.
MAIN BODY
Leadership and management theories
Leadership – Leadership is also an important element of directing as well as it play essential
role within success of an organisation. Leadership can be defined as the procedure of influencing
behaviour of individual as well as group of people to act for accomplishing organisation objective as
well as goal. Along with this, leadership is concerned with maintaining personal relation with
followers and also motivate them for contribution in accomplishing business goals (Huber, 2017).
There are several features of leadership such as it is process of influencing people, I am to bring
modification in behaviour of individual or group, it is continuous process, leadership practiced for
achieving organisation goal and also explain relation with and leader and followers. By few authors
definition of leadership has been given such as :-

According to Koontz and O’Donnell “Leadership is manager’s ability to induce subordinates for
working with confidence and zeal.”
According to Keith and Davis “Leadership is ability of persuading other people for seeking defined
objectives enthusiastically. It is human factors that bind group together as well as motivates it’s for
accomplishing goals.”
Apart from this, implementation of leadership approaches in organisation within effective
manner result in gaining several advantages (Importance of leadership, 2020). Moreover, leader in
organisation not only provide information related to organisational goals but also pool needed
resources, guide as well as motivates their followers for accomplishing goals. Explanation of
importance are as follows :-
 Influences the behaviour of people – Leadership play essential role in influencing behaviour of
individual or group of people and also make them in contributing their full efforts for
organisational benefits.
 Handle conflicts – Along with motivating people leader is also good in resolving conflicts
within his followers and also removes negative feeling for each others.
 Maintains coordination – For maintaining coordination within organisation leaders always
maintain personal relation with their followers and provide them needed support, encourage
and support. Such practices will result in creating healthy working environment (Liu and
Chan, 2017).
 Introduces Changes – Good leader assist in solving issues related to resistance to changes by
inspiring as well as persuading individual for accepting changes without any discontentment.
 Provides Training – leaders also makes arrangement for training and development session of
their subordinates.
Management – It can be define as the procedure of administering as well as controlling the affairs of
company irrespective of its nature, structure, type and size. In addition to this, management is act of
developing such environment in which member of company can work together as well as can achieve
business objectives in efficient and effective manner. Thus, it has been identified that both leader and
manger play essential role in working of company as well as also in accomplishing their goals and
objectives in effective manner (Bookey‐Bassett And et. al., 2017). In group of people management act
as guide in coordinating efforts for accomplishing common objectives. Management is concerned with
optimally using 5M’s i.e., machine, men, material, money and methods. Apart from this, there are
several characteristics of management explanation of these are as follows :-