>The terms ‘leaders’ and ‘managers’ are often used interchangeably in organisations to describe those with a higher level of responsibility. But are good managers automatically leaders? And does a star employee always make a good boss? Samuel Day shares his view. Show Many businesses fall into the trap of believing that experience makes a good boss. However, while experience is valuable in managerial roles, an effective people manager – and there may be many scattered at all levels throughout a business - is someone who is both a manager and a leader and is skilled at combining the two to achieve a goal. So what sets leadership and management apart? Leadership is about inspiring others to achieve a vision or shared objective and is about who you are as a person and your ability to influence, motivate and enable others. Management on the other hand is about executing a vision in a systematic way and through directing people. Reliant on control, management centres on systems and processes and revolves around the planning, allocation and measurement of work and resources. Leadership and management must go hand-in-hand. A leader without management skills will struggle to bring a vision into reality while a manager who cannot lead will struggle to gain the support and trust of his or her team and lose engagement. People who are good at their jobs are often promoted into leadership positions, tasked with managing a team and are expected to do this well. However, not all people managers are effective leaders, and in today’s world it takes both to mobilise a workforce and move a business forward. Attributes of an effective leader Leaders have an ability to attract followers - people who want to be led by them, and they do this through earning respect. Leaders embody six important traits, which they need to demonstrate on a daily basis in order to gain respect and be seen as authentic:
In a people-driven economy where a company’s greatest asset lies in its staff, the ability of those in managerial positions to not only manage but also lead is one paramount to success. Management and leadership complement each other and successful people managers will use both to move the business forward. About the author What are the beliefs about employees that lead to close management and to limited management?What are the views of employees that lead to close management? employees are not very interested or motivated and work only because they get paid- employees will not work any harder than necessary and will try to avoid responsibility.
Why are leadership characteristics important for employees to develop as well for managers?They are important skills to have because a good leader is able to bring out the best abilities in his/her team members and motivate them to work together in achieving a shared goal.
What are the 4 types of management?The four most common types of managers are top-level managers, middle managers, first-line managers, and team leaders.
How does good management affect employees?A good boss can enhance the performance of their employees and can lower the quit rate. This may also be relevant in situations where it is challenging to employ incentive pay structures, such as when quality is difficult to observe.
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