Leadership and Management: Roles, Characteristics and Comparison

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the roles and characteristics of leaders and managers within an organization, using Aston Martin as a reference. It defines leadership and management, highlighting their respective functions such as setting a vision, decision-making, monitoring, and resource allocation. The report contrasts the characteristics of leaders, who inspire and challenge, with those of managers, who focus on execution and operational efficiency. Similarities between the two roles are also explored, emphasizing their shared goals of achieving organizational objectives and increasing profitability. The report concludes by underscoring the importance of both leadership and management in fostering a successful and innovative business environment.

MANAGEMENT AND
OPERATIONS

TABLE OF CONTENT
Introduction
Characteristics of leader and manager
Difference
Similarities
Conclusion
References

INTRODUCTION
Management is a procedure of handling and managing business
function and activities of the company to assure the effective
working environment of the company. Functions and activities term
advert to the daily working activities of the company to achieve
and accomplish the organisation aims and target. (Burns 2018.)
Aston Martin is a British independent manufacture company of
sports car and tourers. The company was established in 1913 by
Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford. This report is going to explain
and cater structure and framework for the company and also define
about the several responsibilities and roles of a manager and
leaders.

DEFINE AND COMPARE THE DIFFERENT
ROLES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF A
LEADER AND A MANAGER
A leader can be defined as a
person, who creates an
idiomatic expression that
influenced others to follow this
expression to achieve the pre
decided goals.( Reid and
Sanders 2019) In this way, a
manger is defined as a potential
person, who manage and control
all operational activities in an
organisation like: directing,
administrating and controlling
etc. in positive manner.

CONTINUE…
Leadership is about to present a vision in front of others in positive
manner that affect people to understand that vision and encourage
them to work with organisation for achieving goals. Management is
about to make sure that things and work related with
administration are happening correct for complete the targets.

ROLE OF LEADER AND MANAGER:
The main role of leaders and managers in an organisation is
that, manager is a responsible person for creating an efficient
environment in an organisation, which helps people to work
effectively. Along with this, leader is a person who present an
attractive manner of work, which answer and inspire others that,
how to perform in best way by.(Heizer 2016.) In this way, to make a
business successful, managers and leaders are playing their role as
a strong or key personality. The different characteristics and roles of
manager and leader are as follows:

ROLE OF MANAGER
Monitoring and Evaluating- The manager of respective
organisation can monitor and evaluate the work performance of
employees on daily basis, because it is the responsibility of
manager to check all activities which conduct in organisation, are
making positive impact or not. Monitoring and evaluating also
helps business to create an efficient workplace.
Allocation of resources- manager plays an important role in this
manner, they always work towards achievement, which an
organisation decided for success. (Barnes 2018)It can be said that
resources are limited in nature for every organisation. In this
manner, it is the key responsibility of manager to utilise them
optimally.

ROLE OF LEADER
Set a vision- leaders, always clear their
vision to employees by presenting best
way of working which, inspire them to
work with the organisation in efficient
manner. Leaders try to set an effective
vision, that helps employees to how can
they use the limited resources of
business to get success.
Decision-making- it is the most
important role of leader, to help an
organisation in decision making. Because
the leader of an organisation is aware
about everything and everyone so it will
helpful for the organisation to take the

CHARACTERISTICS OF MANAGER
AND LEADER
Characteristics of manager
Manager is a person, who is able to execute the vision on company.
Manager has an ability to direct all the efforts in positive manner.
Manager can apply rules, standard and many operating procedures to achieve goals.
Manger is the person who focused on people, their requirements and needs at workplace
Characteristics of leader
A leader is an honest person, who is creating an effective work frame to inspiring others.
Leader creates a vision that where the company wants to reach in future and how to perform
for that.
Leaders have an ability to accept challenges.
Leaders have a great power of communication, which influenced others.

SIMILARITIES IN LEADER
AND MANAGER
They both have power to make their work done by others.
They ensure that they are using the resources of the company
effectively.
They both work with a motive to achieve the organisation's goals
and increase profitability.
To make the difference more here is a differentiation chart
between leader and manager on various basis:

Basis of differentiation Leader Manager
Rights A leader has right which can only
be valid on their team members
except that there is no formal
rights given to them.
Being a manager they had the
right for their managerial decision.
So that's why they have formal
rights.
Scope Leadership of a part of
management only, so the scope is
limited.
Management is a wider term and
manager play a key role in
managing the organisations so
they have wide scope.
Responsibilities The responsibilities of leader is to
set objective and vision for their
team mates and influence them to
move towards that direction so as
to achieve their targets.
A manager's responsibilities is to
plan and develop strategies for the
organisation and execute those so
as to complete the work in
effective manner and achieve the
organisation goals.

CONCLSUION
From the above mentioned report it has been summarised that A
company can apply few formulation of operation management that
support the company and leaders to perform powerfully. It is also
determined and analysed that operations management cater
various kind of advantages and benefits to the company that help
the company to grow and become important in order top produce
more innovative things.