Leadership vs. Management: Roles, Characteristics, and Theories Report

This report provides an overview of the roles and characteristics of leaders and managers, exploring their differences through various theories. It begins by defining operations management and highlighting the importance of effective management in achieving organizational goals. The report then delves into the roles and characteristics of both leaders and managers, differentiating between them based on their focus, style, and approach to influencing and motivating subordinates. It further examines the roles of a leader, such as a coach, and the characteristics of a leader, including self-awareness. The report also outlines the roles and characteristics of a manager, focusing on planning and employee strength assessment. Finally, the report differentiates between leaders and managers using theoretical frameworks, concluding that both leadership and management are crucial for organizational success. The report emphasizes the importance of effective communication and alignment with the business environment.

Management and
operations

Table of content
 Introduction
 Roles and characteristic of leader and manager
 Differentiate between role of leader and manager through theories
 Conclusion
 References

Introduction
 Operations management refers to the area which is concerned
with planning, organizing and controlling the production process
as well as redesigning business operations. It is a management
process which transforms all inputs into different goods and
services which will create a sort of value for customers.

 Management is the process of getting people together in order to
accomplish goals and objectives by using all resources in a effective
and efficient manner. Managers make sure that all things in an
organisation are been managed in the best way. There is a proper
organized group who make sure that everything in an organisation is
been managed properly.
Roles and characteristic of leader and
manager

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Basis of
comparison
Leader Manager
Meaning A leader is an individual
who motivates and influence
their subordinates to achieve
a specific goal.
A manager is a person who
makes sure that everything
in an organisation is been
organised well and is
responsible for planning,
directing, coordination and
control.
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Style of
leadership
Leader follows a
transformational style in which
their main focus is on inspiring
others to follow everything
which is needed and also
require effective coordination
and communication
Manger follows
transactional style of
leadership in which their
main focus is to maintain
a proper management
structure and everything
is been controlled by
them.

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Focus A leader focuses mainly on
people. As their main strategy is
to influence people and
motivating them to achieve their
goals.
A manager focuses both
on people as well as
procedure. They make
sure that a proper process
is been made and
according to that goals are
been achieved.

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Roles of a leader
 Coach:- A leader should
always perform like a coach.
Their main role is to develop
others and achieve success by
effectively performing all their
roles and influencing them to
get ready for their future roles
also. In context with Starbucks
their coaches ensured that
there is smooth flow of
operations and also directs
team to achieve organisational
goals.

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Characteristics of a leader:-
 Self-awareness:- It is one the
main characteristic of a leader
as they should focus on their
personal development also. To
determine a good leadership
quality they must avoid all
kind of distractions, should be
aware of their strengths and
weaknesses and according to it
they must perform their roles.

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 Role of a manager:-
 Planning:- It is a basic and most important role of a manager. In
this process before achieving goals an effective plan is to be made
and according to it steps should be developed so that employees
can achieve their goals in order to increase profits of organisation.

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 Characteristics of a manager:-
 Manager focus on employee strengths and according to that they
assign them job roles. So, they assure that a strong connection is
been formed between their strengths development and business
performance.

Differentiate between role of leader and
manager through theories
The difference between role of a leader and manager is been
explained as below:-
 A leader is a person which helps an individual to develop in their
particular sector while in case of manager they help employees
that they are effectively performing all tasks as per guidelines.