Definition of leader and manager

Similarities and differences of managers and

leaders
 Are managers and leaders the same?
 What is the difference between a leader and a manager?
 Who is more important? Leader or Manager?
“ A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way”
- John C. Maxwell

 The
person who makes decisions that other people choose to follow or
obey
A person who guides and inspire others
 Leaders focus on motivation, and inspiration (Kotter, 1990).

 Leaders aim to create passion to follow their vision, to reach long

term goals, take risks to accomplish common goals, and challenge
the current status quo (Bennis and Nanus, 1997).

 The leader keeps an open eye on his followers’ benefits, so people

follow the leader voluntarily, and the leader directs the follower by
using a transformational style (Bass, 1990).
 Leaders should have some critical qualities such as integrity; vision;
toughness; decisive; trust; commitment; selflessness, creativity; risk
taking; toughness; communication ability, and visibility (Capowski,
1994).

 Moreover, leaders should have charisma; a sense of mission; ability

to influence people in a positive environment; and ability to solve
problems (House, 1977).
 Manager is an important link between the firm and its
stakeholders.
A manager is a person who manages the organization such that
he is responsible for planning, organization, direction, coordination
and control.
 Managers are great at the following: Setting goals, setting tasks,
holding people to expectations, holding people to task goals, and
doing all the ongoing day-to-day supervision of that person and
monitoring their performance in their job.
 Managers focus on formal directing and controlling of their
assistants, resources, structures, and systems (Kotter, 2001).

 Managers aim to reach short term goals, avoid any risks, and
establish standardization to improve efficiency (Kotterman, 2006).

 Aneffective manager needs to have specific qualities like: good

communication; organizational; negotiation; and delegation skills
(Kappa, 1991).
 Both leadership and management involve influence, working with
people, and working to achieve common goals. (The Guardian,
2013).

 A good leader and manager can help the organization, to survive

in the long run and compete with its competitors.

 Both Management and leadership entail working with people and

surround the people only.
 Management and leadership influence the work structure and environment.

 Management and leadership are concerned with goal achievement

 Management and leadership’s main concern is to allocate available

resources in such a way that they can be used effectively and efficiently.

 Management and leadership together create the functional structure of the

organization.
Based on the discussion, do you see
yourself as a leader or a manager?
 http://jmppnet.com/journals/jmpp/Vol_2_No_3_September_2014
/4.pdf
 Prepared by:
 ARANZASO, Prince Loyd V.
 CAS, Kristhaline P.
 MORENO, Peter M.
 NICDAO, Maria Carla Cecilia
 VALLADOLID, Jam B.
 VIDALLO, Melanie A.

 BSE1 – SCI1