Leadership Management

Leadership Management

Leadership is an essential part of an organization. Leadership is necessary if a company wants to run its management structure in a successful manner. In order for a company to have an appropriately managed employee base, they need to have a group of leaders in place that is able to get the most efficient work out of the employees. These leaders need to be able to run the business, including the organizational objectives. They also need to be able to state and define the company’s mission and vision while using them to motivate employees and remain true to the company’s goals. A company without a good leader is one with very little momentum or direction.

Definitions

        Often, leadership and management are seen as near identical. This is not actually the case, as they are two very different concepts. The most notable differences are that management is a process through which people get things done using the effort of positions; leadership is the process of inspiring others to do what they want.

        Leadership is “a process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task” (M., Chemers, 1997).  More than anything, leadership is the management’s ability to make good decisions and to inspire the employees to do the best job that they can.

        Management is, as defined by the businessdictionary.com, “the organization and coordination of the activities of a business in order to achieve defined objectives” (businessdictionary.com, n.d). Management includes organizing, planning, marketing, innovation and much more. Management is generally seen as the directors and/or managers who are expected to oversee and make decisions for a company.

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