Management
“Management is doing the right things; leadership is doing the right things,” renowned management coach and author Peter F. Drucker believed. He used the quote to highlight the distinction between management and leadership.
It is commonly assumed that a good manager is always a good leader. However, this is not true because the behaviours that make a person a good manager are frequently anti-innovative. Continue reading to learn about leadership and how it differs from management.
Leadership
“The action of leading a group or an organisation.”
Leadership is defined as such by the Oxford Dictionary. To put it simply, leadership entails taking risks and challenging the status quo. Leaders inspire others to do something new and better.
Surprisingly, leaders do what they do to pursue innovation rather than out of obligation. They assess success by examining the team’s accomplishments and learning.
Management, on the other hand, is about delegating responsibilities and getting people to follow the rules in order to reduce risk and deliver predictable results. A manager is in charge of four critical functions: planning, organising, leading, and controlling.
Managers, unlike leaders, do not question the status quo. Instead, they work hard to keep it that way. They measure success by determining whether the team met or exceeded expectations.
They understand the importance of ‘constant improvement’ and that being adaptable will lead to success. Nothing goes as planned. As a result, being adaptable and intuitive assists a manager in maintaining his position in difficult situations.
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