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Unit 6 business btecUnderstanding management and leadership
What is the difference between a manager and a leader
leaders have people follow them and who people look up to you while
managers have people who work for them. If you’re a leader you can move
people forward, a leader wont be a rude to people and a leader will motivated
people but a manager will try and make you do the work. A leader is someone
who want you to be the best you are but a manager is someone who will push
you if you are doing the wrong thing meaning they may not motivate people.
Leader Manager
Copes with the change Cope with complexity
Challenges the status Works with the statues
quo quo
Ask why Ask what
Plans long term Plans short term
Aligns people Organises people
Motivates and inspires Administrates and
control
Focuses on people Focus on systems and
structures
Communicates and Follows the vision
deliver the vision
Looks into the future Works in the present
A leader is someone who motivate and inspires a person to do their best in
the long term. They focus on people to deliver the best out of them and who
will look out into the future
A manager is someone who is responsible for controlling a group of individuals
in the short term.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/williamarruda/2016/11/15/9-differences-
between-being-a-leader-and-a-manager/#7a0207524609
What they do Explanation Leader Manager
,Setting objectives goals, aims, or A leader will set A manager will
purposes that objectives for a set their
organisations wish long term as it objective short
to achieve over will keep term for
varying periods of individuals example
time more reviewing it
motivated weekly as they
want to see
individuals
progress
Analysing to examine in detail
in order to discover
the meaning of
something
Planning the process of A leader will A manager will
making plans for plan long term plan short term
something. meaning know meaning
what they want planning
to aim in the monthly or
future for weekly.
example within
the next
couples of
years
Leading Leading a group of
people for their
best results
Making Decision Making the right
choice which will
have the best
output or which will
benefit the
business
Reviewing To view and see
something again
,Leadership
Theory
Situational leadership
Situational leadership is choosing the right leadership style for the right
people, depending on the situation. 1 advantage is that Leaders are able to use
whichever leadership style they believe is best in a given situation. 1
disadvantage is that situational leadership tends to only focus on short-term
goals and as a result, may overlook long-term goals.
Contingency leadership
Contingency leadership is the effectiveness of leadership is dependent on
matching a leader's style to right situation. The advantage of of contingency
leadership is that it can help managers to enhance their leadership and
decision-making skills. 1 disadvantage is that it is a very complex approach.
Meaning less people may not follow this type of leadership
Model
Functional
Functional leadership is theory for addressing specific leader behaviours
expected to contribute to Organisations. 1 advantage is that you will know
what is right and wrong meaning employees may copy you if your really
hardworking leading to better productivity. Disadvantage is people may not
copy you as people have different skills, people may physically like doing thing
and doing action but they may not want to just copy.
Action centred
Action centred is a model that can help you to keep the three key areas of
responsibility which is task, team and individual . The model is applied in three
stages. 1 advantage is that you can tell your individuals and employees to do
this and their task and the manager know how their employees will work, it
will increase people work and their effectiveness but however, a disadvantage
is many people have different skills. This means that
Approach
Transformational
Transformation leaders are leaders encourage, inspire and motivate
employees to innovate and create change that will help grow and shape the
future success of the company. 1 advantage is employees will want to stay for
the business as they are more motivated to help the business. Meaning they
, would want to help the business more. A disadvantage is that employees
wouldn’t want a change and would want it to be the same meaning the they
wouldn’t want a change within the business.
Transactional
Transactional leadership is an idea that managers give employees something
they want in exchange for getting something they want
Learning aim B
Autocratic management
Autocratic management is a management style in which one leader or member
of the organisation takes decisions on behalf of the company. This type of
leadership style is seen mostly in businesses which are relatively small with
fewer employees. The disadvantages of autocratic is employees will feel less
motivated as they aren’t involved in the group decision and their opinion
aren’t important to the owner as they aren’t respected. A advantages of
autocratic management is it allows fast decision as their don’t have to be a
group decision as the leader or manager can make the decision leading for less
time being wasted. It can reduce employee stress as they wont have much
responsibilities.
Democratic management
Democratic leadership is a type of leadership style in which members of the
group take a more participative (involving) role in the decision-making process.
1 advantage is that employees will be more motivated to work within the
business as they are more involved within the business and their point are
heard leading for recognition and they are respected within the business. 1
disadvantage is that it will take a long time to think of a decision and idea as
everyone point will be heard leading for the best idea too be used, leading for
a decision will take a longer time.
Paternalistic management
It is approach that involves a dominant authority figure who acts as a patriarch
or matriarch and treats employees and partners as though they are members
of a large, extended family. The advantages is High employee loyalty due to
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