1. What is Leadership?
The act of influencing others to work towards a goal
2. What is Management?
The process of organizing and coordinating people within a business to reach objective goals for a company
3. What is the difference between Leadership vs. Management?
Leaders influence people to follow them and Managers have people work for them . The difference is a matter of choice. An employee can work for a manager but not be influenced to follow them as a leader. For example, Steve Jobs as a manger was task oriented leader and all of his employees who were managed under him didn't respect his leadership style. A successful business person should have both traits in the work force. This helps with maintaing work culture atmosphere and completing work vision and goals.
4. What is more effective in an organizational setting?
I believe that leadership is more effective in an organizational setting because of influence. As a manager for Oakwood University LETC office, I have learned that it is not effective to operate in a mindset of managing people but managing systems. People don't like to feel watched or micromanage. People work best off of building relationships with leaders. There is a saying that people don't care about how much you know until they know how much you care. In work settings, many managers behaviors are task oriented and less people oriented. Workers complete task for the goal but may not enjoy completing it for the manager. Influence plays a major role in the workforce such as a manager may need a task completed and co workers grumble and complain. However a the associate team leader can state the same task and based on the level or respect and relationship this team associate has with the employees , they will get it done with joy. The power of leadership is more effective overall than the role of management.
