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Difference between leadership and management
Leadership is a trait of motivating and inspiring people in order to achieve objectives willingly and actively. Whereas Management means managing things in the best possible way. It is the art of getting things done through and/or with the group of people. Leadership and management skills are required to be a good leader. Best leaders are the good managers and the strongest managers are great leaders. Managing is a subcategory of leading which means that the management is an element leadership.
The basic difference between leadership and management is that a leader doesn’t hold any management position. Managers have the authority over employees and projects, they are the members of an organization who are responsible for carrying out a number of important functions i.e. planning, controlling, organizing and leading. Whereas leaders motivate the people working under managers on particular projects. Some leaders have the leadership traits in them for example communication with the employees regarding professional issues, motivation, providing guidance and inspiring employees for professional growth and a higher level of productivity.
Developing leadership skills
A good leader is someone who provides effective communicates with employees and addresses their professional issues. A leader is always open to criticism and welcomes a good idea that might help in the betterment of organization. Leadership quality of a person in an organization on any level, either managerial or below, decides the company’s future. It can make it or break it. A good leader is someone who learns new skills every single day, share with employees and is open to improvements.
There are a number of steps that I would take to develop the leadership skills of 10 new employees in the company.
I would be an inspiration for them. A good leader not only motivates his/her team through fancy words but also through actions. It has been proved hundreds of times that people learn more from actions around them than the words they hear. The best way of training my team to perform better would be to train myself on daily basis to be better. An organization doesn’t grow unless and until each employee work to their full potential and become a leader. Another way to develop leadership skills is to Communicate. Communication is the key to be a successful and an effective leader in any organization. A good communicator is not just a good speaker but a good listener as well. Half of the problems at any organization could be solved through communication.
There are going to be unforeseen challenges in any field of work, a good leader must always be ready to deal with them. A leader must have a plan B in mind. The ability to see a bigger picture and providing suggestions to avoid problems makes a good leader. Identifying each employees’ strength, motivating and persuading them to move out of their comfort zone and perform to their best potential is a great way to develop leadership skills. CITATION Syt17 \l 1033 (Kumar, 2017)
A leader must keep learning. Some people are born with leadership skills but it is important to polish those skills with experience and constant learning. Best way to develop leadership skills is to take more responsibilities because with more responsibility comes great experience.
Importance of leadership in an organization
Leadership plays a crucial role in making any organization successful. It is the process of motivating and influencing people to work to their full potential towards the common goal i.e. company’s growth. No company can be successful if there is no leadership. Good leadership provides an effective and open communication with in the company which helps it in development. This helps provide friendly and an understanding environment in the organization. The basic goal of any leadership in an organization is to meet three challenges.
To provide a vision as of where the company is heading and what is its ultimate goal.
To set goals, that is, to convert the vision into a performance outcome.
To provide directions in order to develop a strategy to achieve the goals that had been set.
There are a number of exercises and activities that can help new leaders develop leadership competencies.
1-Exercising ‘Explore Your Values’
Explore your Values is an exercise that could be done in pairs as well as in groups. The main purpose behind this exercise is to make people think about the most important values of themselves and their team members. No one gets more than 2 seconds to think. It is done in a rapid way so that the participants could be encouraged to follow their instinct rather than over-analyzing and looking for the correct values. This exercise has been proved very effective in big and small organizations. People get to bond with each other over such exercises and get to learn about each other’s’ personal values and views.
2- Role Model
In this exercise, all the participants are asked to think of a role model they admire. Then ask themselves about the leadership qualities these role model have that they would like to adapt. What leadership advice would they take from this role model? CITATION GCW91 \l 1033 (Wagner, 1991)
Then there would be a communication session where all participant would be asked to share their thoughts. Everyone would talk about the leadership qualities that their role model has. Also, contradicting points would be discussed. This exercise welcomes the most diverse response on leadership. These learning methods prove effective in less time and has multiple benefits.
I hope that the new leaders will learn to work in a team as well as individually for the company to best of their potential.
References
BIBLIOGRAPHY Kumar, S. (2017). Importance of leadership for Organizational Excellence. Ispat Guru, 290-301.
Wagner, G. C. (1991). The fifth discipline: The art and practice of the learning organization. The Futurist, 25-41.
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