The book stated that there is a difference between management and leadership but I feel that a manger can also be a leader and in fact that they should be. I agree that there is a difference between the two in certain instances but I think that an important aspect of managing is also being able to lead. I think that is why the two are often used interchangeably. I believe that as a manger you can guide and serve as a mentor for those that report to you but in order to allow your direct reports to feel that they are contributing to a bigger picture a manager also has to lead them in the right direction. The two really do go hand in hand. A mother can assign chores to her child but if she is not able to be a leader and teach her children why those chores are important and why they have been assigned then she has only created little worker bees and not competent future leaders.
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I agree with you. I think a big part of being a manager is to be a good leader as well. A manager has to not only manage the work but also the employees. And to be able to manage people working under him/her, the manager has to be a good leader so that he can direct the employees in the direction of success.
I agree with you good leaders will make good managers. For normal employees in any organization they look up to their managers for leadership. I think a manager has a lot of influence on the people who work under him. Proper guidance and leadership will not only help him, it will also make everyone under him better. You provide a very good example of mother assigning chores to her child. For managers its necessary to explain people why they are asking to do a certain thing rather than just ordering people do things. By explaining you make them feel involved in the process.
I think there is a big difference between management and leadership. From my understanding, you can manage numbers and jobs, but you shouldn’t manage people – you should lead people. I believe that all managers have the ability to lead their subordinates, but not all managers are leaders.
Leadership is the capacity to influence people and lead them towards a set of goals. However, not all managers are leaders. I agree with you because I believe that if managers have this “capacity to influence” their subordinates, they should use it.
However, I don’t agree with the last comment. Leading people (inspiring, motivating, mentoring, and guiding them towards goal) is a different skill than management. I believe that just because someone is a natural leader doesn’t automatically mean that they are good at managing.
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