Question

Explain in detail the following question: Have You encountered a person who demonstrates.

Question:

1. Leader like behavior? Share an Example and also explain the leader-manager distinction.

2. What is leadership and the difference between leadership and management.

Note: the answer should be minimum 10 lines.

Answer 1

1. Yes. I have come across a person who is a leader. My immediate supervisor is a man of vision. He has always encouraged the staff under him to think out of the box and has set the path for innovation. There is a huge difference in being a leader and manager. The following are some of the differences:

• A leader is the first person to take up an activity and set an example on how to carry out an activity while a manager provides the requirements for the activity and expects the subordinates to work on the task.
• A leader tends to be unique and leans towards finding new methods of working while a manager looks for the best method out of the available options.
• A leader thinks in terms of long term benefits while a manager's thoughts are always on the short term
• A leader builds a rapport with the team and builds on the relationship while a manager strictly focusses on establishing the processes.
• Leader are looked upon by the subordinates while managers are seen as a regular boss-employee relation.

2) Leadership is the skill a person possesses in leading a group of people, who are constantly motivated to move out of the regular thought process.

The difference between Leadership and Management are given below:

• Leadership is to promote a vision and encourage the subordinates to achieve in the direction set while Management is about setting goals and pushing people to meet them.
• Leadership is about exploring new methods or avenues even when the existing ones are working while Management is about finding the best option available and sticking to it.
• Leadership is about taking risks while management is about evading the risk.
• Leadership is about making rules while management is about adhering to the rules which were set.
• Leadership is about creating new opportunities for people while management is about recruiting people for the jobs available.