First the two concepts are defined as: Management is basically maintaining order which also means to have responsibility for something, and leadership refers to producing change and guiding in direction, these tow concepts differ because they focus on different activities, management on things such as vision and judgment and leadership on activities of mastering routines.
When it comes to personality dimensions a leader believes that goals arise from desire while a manager thinks that those goals arise out of necessity, leaders seek high risk positions at work as oppose to managers who look for moderate risk, another interested dimension is the relationship with others as leaders feel comfortable in solitary work, manager on the other hand avoid this kind of solitary situations.
It is said that the management process reduces uncertainty and provide stability while the leadership process creates uncertainty and change, even though this tow concepts are different, they could be complementary systems of action, and having an effective leadership combine with a good management can result in a healthy organization.
The fundamental act of leadership is to induce people to be aware of what they feel; this is because leadership is an everyday way of thinking and acting. Some of the early trait Behavioral theories of leadership are:
Authoritarian: managers retain as much power and decision making authority as possible.
Consultative: the leader will consult to everyone involved in a task to get their ideas.
Democratic: keep employees informed about things that affect their work.
Laissez-faire: managers give employees as much freedom as possible.
There are some leader that inspire followers to transcend their self interests and achieve exceptional performance, these leader are called ‘’transformational leaders’’ a charismatic leader would use personal abilities to have effects on followers; there are also authentic leaders who operate at high levels of moral integrity.
Do you (or would you want to) work in an autocratic, democratic, or consultative work environment? What might be the advantages and disadvantages of each?
I would like to work in a democratic work environment, this is because as an employee you get informed of the things that affect your work and the responsibilities of decision making and problem solving are equally shared. Some of the advantages are that this environment enables you to focus more on the task at hand and concentrate better on getting your job done properly, also not being entirely responsible for the decision making might be good for the employee should something go wrong, workers get the sense that their opinion counts for something and because of that they become more committed to achieving goals and performing better for the organization, a disadvantage is definitely the inability to have significant freedom making decisions and doing your job. A clear down side is that collaborative decisions take time, and things will run slower.
Information retrieved from: democratic leadership, http://www.money-zine.com/Career-Development/Leadership-Skill/Democratic-Leadership/
information retrieved from: eafit interactiva, organizaciones y culturas course, contenidos.
Image retrieved from: the endless and useless debate, http://trendsupdates.com/the-endless-and-useless-debate-on-leadership-vs-management/
Video retrieved from: Desi williamson – leadership vs management, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Smwn-cvxop0
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