Analysis of Management & Operations: Leader and Manager Roles Report

This report provides an overview of management and operations, focusing on the distinct roles and characteristics of leaders and managers. It begins with an introduction to management and operations, emphasizing their importance in maximizing organizational efficiency. The report then delves into the roles and characteristics of leaders, including their representative and goal-oriented functions, and the essential communication and positive attitude traits. It contrasts these with the roles and characteristics of managers, such as leadership and monitoring, and the importance of time management. The core of the report analyzes the differences between leaders and managers, using Aston Martin as a case study, highlighting differences in influence, behavioral aspects, and authority. It concludes with a discussion of classical and transformational management theories and summarizes the significant contributions of both managers and leaders within a firm.

Management and Operations
P1 & M1

Cover Content
• Introduction
• Different Roles And Characteristics Of A Leader
• Roles of a leader
• Characteristics of a leader
• Manager

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• Roles of a manager
• Characteristics of a manager
• Difference between Managers and Leader of Aston Martin
• Analysis and differentiate between function of a manager and role of a leader
• Conclusion
• References

Introduction
• Management and operation refers to the administration of different business
practices in order to develop highest level of possible efficiency within the firm.
• It is considered as one of the best method which convers materials or labor into
finish goods and services for maximization of organizational profit.

Different Roles And Characteristics Of A Leader
• Leader: It is a person who mainly affects
large number group of people towards
achievement of targeted goals and
objectives.
• Therefore, leader has ability to accomplish
entire needs and wants of fir on time.

Roles of a leader
• Representative of the firm: Leader always play role within the firm like a
representative of an organization as leader needs to represent different types of
seminars, general meetings, conferences and many more.
• Goal oriented: Leaders commonly considered as essential part of firms as they
have capability to attain targeted objectives of firm on time.
• Required at all levels: Leaders always needed at every stage of company.

Characteristics of a leader
• Ability of communication: As per this characteristic, leaders have great
communication skills in order to bring best outcomes by motivating people at
workplace.
• Positive attitude: According to this this trait leaders always behave positively at
workplace so that they can build effective coordination between employees as
well as team members.

Manager
• It is a person or individual who has
responsibility for a part of an organization in
order to manage several aspect of business.
• Along with manager has large number of
workers in its business in which they all report
to manager.

Roles of a manager
• Leadership role of manager: All managers have leadership role as they charge for
the organization or department along with leads his subordinates.
• Monitor role of manager: According to this, manager has large number of
contacts so that they can get accurate information in order to scan environmental
techniques.

Characteristics of a manager
• Time management: With the help of this trait
manager always able to finish its work on time
which directly influence people as well as
employees in firm. Apart from this they can easily
communicate with each other and accomplish goals
on time.

Difference between Managers and Leader of Aston
Martin
Basis of
Comparison
Leaders Managers
Behavioural
characteristics
Leaders of Aston Martin influence his subordinates by its behaviour to
achieve targeted goals. Along with leaders mainly focuses on motivational
aspects towards employees so that they can work properly and get
motivated every time.
Whereas, manager is a person who manages
overall firm. Along with manager has
intelligence behavioural aspect that
encourages employees towards work.
Subordinates
There are so many followers of leaders along with superiors at workplace. Managers of Aston Martin have ample
number of workforce as supervisors.
Authority and
power
Leader has power to sets directions in order to achieve target based goals
that enhance productivity of Aston Martin.
Manager has authority to take decision in
order to manage or handle every situation of
firm.

Analysis and differentiate between function of a
manager and role of a leader
• Classical management theory: It is known as ideology theory in which manager
required to enhance its knowledge or skills in order to gain high profit of firm.
• Transformational theory: This is based on leaders in which they have capability
to bring few changes within the working style.