{"id":7329,"date":"2020-05-02T17:20:18","date_gmt":"2020-05-02T13:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghiabi.com\/?p=7329"},"modified":"2022-11-04T21:06:13","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T17:36:13","slug":"leadership-versus-management-which-one-is-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ghiabi.com\/7329\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership Versus Management – Which One Is Better?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
“Leadership” or “Management”? Which one is better? A million-dollar question and a clich\u00e9. My short answer is none. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
When we talk about “managers,” the mental image that comes to our minds is a guy in a formal professional dress that makes everyone work for the company. And when we talk about a “leader,” we are probably talking about some kind of hero who has great ideas and has a big heart, and people just want to follow him. Well, I think the mental image that we have about these two words is broken for several reasons. But here is this small note, we are going to explore just one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Management and leadership are two roles that can fit in one person. Just like we can be a husband and a dad, we human beings are capable of being a leader and a manager at different times of the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Understanding this is crucial since we are in a time that leadership sells and management sucks. The next generation sees management and managers as things that they want to avoid and leadership as a way to succeed. In reality, these roles complete each other when it comes to decisions making and motations<\/a> of a founder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While there are so many definitions and researches that we can explore to compare the differences between the two roles, I think we can find the main differences in the following quotes from the experts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cManagement<\/strong> is the process which keeps the current systems operating through planning, budgeting, organizing, staffing, controlling, and problem-solving.\u201d<\/p>John Kotter, On what Leaders Really Do, 1999<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n \u201cLeadership<\/strong> is human communication which modifies the attitudes and behaviors of others in order to meet shared group goals and needs.\u201d<\/p>Michael Hackman and Craig Johonson, Leadership: A Communication Perspective, 2004<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe think of managers<\/strong> in times of stability, harmony, maintenance, and constancy. We think of leaders<\/strong> we recall times of turbulence, conflict, innovation, and change.\u201d<\/p>James Kouzes and Barry Posner. The leadership Challenge, 1987<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n \u201cManagers<\/strong> are people who do things right, and leaders <\/strong>are people who do the right things.\u201d<\/p>Warren Bennis and Burt Nanus, Leaders: The Strategies for Taking Change, 1985<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n \u201cLeaders<\/strong> are primarily responsible for creating vision while managers<\/strong> are most involved in implementing vision.\u201d<\/p>Edwin Locke, The Essence of Leadership, 1991<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n \u201cManagers<\/strong> are problem solvers. Leaders<\/strong> are problem finders.\u201d<\/p>The difference between leadership and management<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
1- Organizational Goals vs. Shared Interest<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
2- Stability vs. Change<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
3- Efficiency vs. Effectiveness<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
4- Vision vs. Mission<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
5- Challenge vs. Solution<\/h3>\n\n\n\n