Leadership and Management: Roles, Characteristics, and Business Impact

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the roles and characteristics of leaders and managers. It begins by defining and comparing the distinct roles of leaders, who focus on vision and inspiration, and managers, who are responsible for planning and execution. The report highlights key characteristics such as humility and trustworthiness for leaders, and leadership and time management for managers. It further differentiates between the roles of leaders, who influence and motivate, and managers, who ensure operational efficiency. The report then examines how these factors impact the business environment and the wider community, emphasizing the importance of a defined mission, effective communication, and the influence of political and legal differences. The conclusion summarizes the complementary nature of leadership and management within an organization.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
Define and compare the different role and characteristics of a leader and a manager...........3
Differentiate between the role of a leader and the function of a manager.............................3
Analyse how these different factors affect the business environment and wider community4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4
REFERENCE...................................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTION
The aim of this report is to define and compare the role and characteristics of leader and
manager with their difference. It also includes the factors that affect the business environment
and vast community.
Define and compare the different role and characteristics of a leader and a manager
Leaders develop vision, define a direction, encourage and align people to achieve goals and
develop new connections and structures. Managers are responsible for planning, organising,
budgeting, coordinating, controlling and executing tasks within pre-existing organisations.
Characteristics
Leader
Humble: A leader is person who generally spreads the attention and gives credit to others
for the job they have achieved as a group.
Trustworthy: A good leader must be prepared to establish trust in their employees but
around the business, both in the personality as well as in their vision.
Manager
Leadership: In order to be a great manager, individuals must be able to effectively lead
his people.
Time management: Time management is vital for structuring the day, ensuring they have
time to engage with all staff and achieving weekly goals.
Differentiate between the role of a leader and the function of a manager
Role of a leader Function of a manager
 Leaders focus on roles
 Employees are carried along by leaders
in order to attain company goals and
objectives
 Leaders have the ability to influence,
inspire and motivate others (Yoo and
 Managers focus on functions
 Managers encourage personnel to attain
their goals
 Managers ensure that day-to-day
operations run smoothly
 The manager's goal is to achieve the

Glardon, 2018).
 A leader is concerned with the progress
and expansion of his team members
desired outcome.
Analyse how these different factors affect the business environment and wider community
The factor that affects the business environment and wider community is mentioned below:
Mission: Before making any decisions, the mission must be defined. The company’s
mission provides ideas, guidance and purpose (Zhao and er.al., 2020).
Communication: Whenever a challenge is reviewed by a group of people, the most
effective approach is quickly obtained. Improved choice results from effective communication.
Political legal differences: Business legislations differ from one country to another. A
corporation's choice is heavily influenced by political and legal limitations.
CONCLUSION
From the above discussion, it can be concluded that both leader and manager are vital for an
organisation to operate where leader creates a vision where goals are created by managers.

REFERENCE
Book & journals
Yoo, M.J. and Glardon, R., 2018. Manufacturing Operations Management. World Scientific.
Zhao, N., Liu, Y., Mi, W., Shen, Y. and Xia, M., 2020. Digital Management of Container
Terminal Operations. Springer.