MADLA, CRISSA ANNE

BSMT-2A

Differences between Leadership and Management

Most of us think that leadership and management are the same. But, even though they have similarities,
they are different. Their differences will make us realize that leadership and management in an organization are
both important to succeed. Leadership is a process of social influence that maximizes the efforts of others
toward achieving a goal or specific target. It is the art of motivating a group of people. While management is an
art of work done through people, with the satisfaction of the public, of the employer, and employees. Leaders
set the goals and managers follow them.

The first difference that the leaders and managers have is when it comes to setting and executing a
company vision and aims. Most leaders have a clear vision of the position of their organizations in the future
however they are not the only ones who are responsible for fulfilling the vision. Leader transfer the company's
mission, goal, and vision to the entire organization. While managers also play a significant role. Managers keep
the employees aligned with the core company's goals and values.

Second, leaders think of ideas while thinking of execution. Leaders are looking for improvement in the
organization while managers emphasize rationality and control. A leader always comes up with new ideas and
delivers that to a person with a forward-thinking mindset. Leaders look for answers to why and what. While
managers look for the answers to when and how. Therefore, the managers' primary responsibility is to complete
their tasks and reach their goals based on the leader's vision. Managers' job is to make their employees feel free
so that they can share their voices. Leaders are concerned with ideas, relate at a more high level. While
managers relate to people according to the role they play in the decision-making process. Leaders' attention to
what should be done to achieve the best results and a manager's attention to how to get done.

Third, leaders from the culture while managers support it. When it comes to organizational culture,
managers lead their employees to live up to the culture, which was shaped by the leaders. While inspiring
leaders have the power to influence employees' behavior and communicate the organizational culture company-
wide. So driving employees to live by the company's core value and culture is impossible without the
collaboration between leadership and management.

Fourth, leaders inspire people while managers push them to their success. Leaders have the great power
to inspire people. Managers are responsible for their success and positive experience. When leaders are unable
to inspire their employees, managers take the responsibility to help their people succeed. If an employee works
effectively within his workplace, it is the result of honesty, open and transparent communication between the
leader, managers, and employees.

Fifth, leaders peek into the future while taking action in the present. Leaders are more basically future-
focused while managers are more focused on the present moment. Therefore the manager's more important
target is to come through organizational goals by utilizing procedures around budgeting, stuffing, and
organizational structuring. While leaders tend to think ahead and capitalize on prospects.

Their differences are not determined to have to be superior to them but to identify their unique
characteristics and abilities that both contribute to the organization's success. Their collaboration is indeed
significant because having good leaders and managers because a good leader helps to achieve the organization's
mission, and a good manager helps to ensure the things are getting done to reach the company's vision.