| Paul Hersey and Ken Blanchard gave an excellent | | | | 2. Managers organize and staff. Leaders align |
| definition regarding management and leadership in | | | | people by communicating their vision at all levels. 3. |
| their book, "Management of Organizational | | | | Managers provide control and solve problems. |
| Behavior", which help us better understand the | | | | Leaders provide motivation and inspiration. |
| qualifications of leadership skills: | | | | The difference between management and |
| · Management is working with and | | | | leadership |
| through people and groups to accomplish | | | | The distinction between management and |
| organizational goals. | | | | leadership skills can be summarized briefly as |
| · Leadership is influencing human behavior, | | | | follows: |
| regardless of the goal. | | | | · Management is about exercising control. |
| John P. Kotter, in his article "What Leaders Really | | | | It is about planning, rewarding and directing people, |
| Do" (Harvard Business Review), gave equally | | | | training the employees, maintaining systems and |
| interesting definition which shed a different insight | | | | procedures, monitoring the schedules, and |
| on leadership skills: | | | | nurturing coordination among the employees. |
| · Management is about coping with | | | | Management skills focus to ensure that systems |
| complexity; it brings order and predictability to a | | | | would not break down and companies operate |
| situation. But that is no longer enough: to succeed, | | | | efficiently. |
| companies must be able to adapt to change. | | | | · Leadership is about managing change. It |
| · Leadership is about learning how to cope | | | | is about formulating and communicating vision, |
| with rapid change. | | | | inspiring and empowering people, coaching the |
| The difference between managers and leaders | | | | employees, thinking about possibilities, looking for |
| Kotter spells out three basic differences between | | | | opportunities, and cultivating synergy among the |
| leaders and managers: | | | | employees. Leadership skills focus to ensure that |
| 1. Managers plan and budget. Leaders set direction. | | | | companies have direction or growth. |