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Management and Leadership

Some might argue that there is not much difference between management and leadership. While a good manager can also be a good leader and visa versa, this does not always hold true. "A leader is someone who people naturally follow through their own choice, whereas a manager must be obeyed. A manager may only have obtained his position of authority through time and loyalty given to the company, not as a result of his leadership qualities. A leader may have no organizational skills, but his vision unites people behind him."(1) I believe an individual can go to school, get a good education and can be taught to be a good manager, but there is more to being a good leader. Being a leader, I believe, is an inherent attribute that one either has or does not have. Now, I realize there are leadership training courses and classes that try to mold individuals into leaders, but without the built-in leadership quality, these courses and classes will just make an individual seem like a scripted manager who have been to a leadership class. If you are already a leader, these same course and classes can certainly help you sharpen your leadership skills. "Manager think incrementally, whilst leader think radically."(2)

Managers, just as their title says, manage. They are responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of their particular department. Managers are in charge of pushing down directives from upper management or possible even the leader of the company. While managers from time to time may try to motivate their employees, they do so as a way to accomplish daily goals or objectives. Actually, they are not in charge of the overall direction or future of the company as a hole. What managers are in charge of i...

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...icult to compete in today's marketplace. Leaders in a company provide focus and a destination, giving employees a purpose and drive. It would be very difficult to say that one is more important than the other, for a company to provide growth for it's employees and shareholders it is imperative they have both. Whether the company has both a leader and good manager in one individual or has to have separate individual for each role, it is an absolute must for the future of the company that the roles are filled one way or another.

References

(1) The Leader Is Followed. The Manager Rules http://www.see.ed.ac.uk/~gerard/MENG/ME96/Documents/Intro/leader.html

(2) Differences In Perspectives http://www.see.ed.ac.uk/~gerard/MENG/ME96/Documents/Intro/leader.html

(3) Research Technology Management; Volume 43. No. 1. January-February, 2000. pp 57-59. by Michael Maccoby

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