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    This document outlines the key differences between leaders and managers. A leader influences subordinates to achieve goals through motivation, while a manager plans organizational details and manages employees. Leaders use transformational leadership styles to promote change, whereas managers use transactional styles and react to change. Leaders focus on people and their growth, while managers focus on processes and accomplishing results. Both leaders and managers are necessary for organizational success, with leaders guiding followers through their talents and managers critiquing employees to improve their performance without demoralization.

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    This document outlines the key differences between leaders and managers. A leader influences subordinates to achieve goals through motivation, while a manager plans organizational details and manages employees. Leaders use transformational leadership styles to promote change, whereas managers use transactional styles and react to change. Leaders focus on people and their growth, while managers focus on processes and accomplishing results. Both leaders and managers are necessary for organizational success, with leaders guiding followers through their talents and managers critiquing employees to improve their performance without demoralization.

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    ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR

    ASSIGMENT
    Topic: Difference between leader and manager

    Submitted by:

    Name: Rigio Taditya

    Roll no: 37

    Course: BBA 2nd semester


    LEADER: Leadership is the art of motivating a group of people to
    act toward achieving a common goal. In a business setting; this can
    mean directing workers and colleagues with a strategy to meet the
    company’s needs.

    MANAGER: A good manager is the one who, along with his/ her
    employees are devoted to work optimally out of respect for the good
    will and goal meeting strategy of the organization. A good project
    manager will always show a great degree of respect and kindness
    towards his/ her employees.

    Main differences between leader and manager:

    The differences between leader and manager can be drawn clearly


    on the following grounds

     A leader influences his subordinates to achieve a specified goal,


    whereas a manager is a person who manages the entire
    organization.

     A leader possesses the quality of foresightedness while a manager


    has the intelligence.

     A leader sets direction, but a manger plans details.

     A leader and the manager is that a leader has followers while the
    manager has the employees.

     A manager avoids conflicts. On the contrary, a leader uses


    conflicts as an asset.
     The manager uses transactional leadership style. As against his
    transformational leadership style is used by the leader.

     Leaders promote change, but managers react to the change.

     A leader aligns people, while a manager organizes people.

     A leader aligns people, while a manager organizes people.

     A leader strives for doing the right things conversely; the manager
    strives for doing the right things.

     The leader focuses on people while manager focuses on the


    process and procedure.

     A leader aims at the growth and development of his teammates


    while a manger aims at accomplishing the end result.
    Conclusion: After discussing a lot about the difference between a
    leader and a manager, we can conclude that both are necessary for the
    organization success. A good leader and manager can help the
    organization to survive in the long run and compete with the
    competitors.
    The role of a leader is positive, wherein he figures out the hidden talent
    in the followers and gives them a proper guidance to achieve the goal.
    While the role of a manager is a little negative, wherein he criticizes its
    employees just to make them best in their fields but not to demoralize
    them.

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