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Leaders versus Managers

Marquise D Milton

Organizational Leadership, Trine University

LDR 5003: Leadership Philosophy

Dr. Jeff Wiggerman

31 October 2021
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Leaders versus Managers

The terms leadership and management may be intertwined at times, but they have some

essential components that make these terms quite different. The definitions of both have been

criticized and revised over time due to the evolution of the world. Workplaces have invested a lot

of time and money to find out what makes a person a good leader and how to reproduce it. One

key takeaway from changing times is that all good leaders are managers, but not all managers are

leaders. This statement shows that these terms work together but can actually be different

depending on who you are talking to. This paper will showcase the differences between a leader

and a manager, as well as some situations that require management versus leadership.

In order to discuss the differences between leadership and management, one must

understand how the terms are similar. Both leadership and management involve influence and

entails working with people. They are both concerned with effective goal accomplishment and

have overlapping constructs. Effective leadership involves the ability to manage, and effective

management requires leadership. This statement shows that there is a requirement of leadership

and management in order to be effective at both.

Some key differences between leadership and management comes from the functions and

their overall goals. According to J. P. Kotter (1990), the function of management is to provide

order and consistency to organizations, while the function of leadership is to produce change and

movement. Leaders are charged to innovate, motivate, and inspire. People listen to and follow

leaders because they want to, but they follow managers because they have to. Managers are
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typically appointed to their role, while leaders are chosen amongst a group. Managers seek order

and stability. Leaders seek change that is constructive and easily adaptive to their followers.

As mentioned previously, a person can be a manager or leader, but not both. A person

can be a manager, but not a leader, which is something that is seen quite often in today’s work

force. However, one cannot be a leader without management. Leadership requires effective

management of a given situation, but to manage does not require leadership. These types of

people are not always a bad thing because certain situations require managers rather than a

leader. For example, at a fast-food restaurant, managers are required to keep the business running

and giving direction to the workers. They are not required to find new ways to promote business

because that typically comes from upper leadership, outside of the restaurant. The fast-food

restaurant is structured, and the tasks are routine, so once the followers know what to do, no

leadership is required.

Leadership and management are two different terms with various meanings, but they

intertwine and work cohesively in effective situations. However, leadership requires innovation,

motivation, and inspiration. In other words, anybody, with proper training and experience, can be

a manager, but not everyone can be a leader. Although they have a lot of differences, they are

very similar which is why a lot of people think the terms mean the same thing. The terms

actually overlap, so when a leader is involved in tasks like planning and staffing, they are

involved with management. When a manager is involved in motivating a group to want to be at

work, they are involved in leadership.


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References

Kotter, J.P. (1990) A Force for Change: How Leadership Differs From Management. The Free

Press, New York.

Northouse, P. (2022). Leadership: Theory and Practice (9th ed.). Sage Publications.

https://moodle.trine.edu/pluginfile.php/2543589/mod_resource/content/2/Leadership

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