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Managing as a leader - Leadership VS management

EQF LEVEL (INTERNAL REFERENCE): 4

 

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Expected Learning outcomes:

By the end of this learning unit, you will be able to analyse the differences in a role of a leader and a manger in more detail.

Content: 

Management is not the same as leadership, as there are considerable differences. Leadership aims to give direction to the team, to motivate and encourage staff to perform particularly well, and to lead through change. Management, on the other hand, is about making plans for how and when to complete tasks, or about checking that targets are being met.

Manager vs. leader

Managers tend to be rational people whose main task is to solve problems. This seems logical at first when it comes to things like the budget or the distribution of tasks. A certain rational and clear view certainly has a positive effect. The management's view is strongly task-oriented and not primarily concerned with the well-being of the team. Employees follow manager's instructions not because they feel inspired, but because they face consequences otherwise. Since compassion and humanity are very important to employees today, good leadership has become as critical to organisational success as good management. Leaders, unlike managers, are perceived as emotionally active. They motivate the team and also support the personal development of team members. The main task is to connect people and create change within the company.

 

EXAMPLE: As a leader, you conduct feedback sessions with your team members, for example, or you work on a new product strategy because changes in the market are to be expected. As a manager, you are entrusted with short-term tasks. For example, the tax advisor needs information about the bookkeeping by tomorrow or a customer is waiting for an offer that he should receive by Monday.

In the manager role, you have a certain authority, which means you can expect employees to do tasks. However, there will be situations where employees question why they should do something. For example, if they are supposed to help a colleague even though they are busy themselves, or if they are supposed to stay late at work one afternoon to finish a task. Just because a manager's position allows him or her to demand these things does not automatically mean that employees are willing to do so.

Manager or leader? Which is better or more important? Neither. Both have their justification and their tasks are important for the success of the company. In reality, there is hardly any question as to whether one wants to be a manager or a leader. Because often you are both in one person.

 

IMPORTANT: In the everyday working life, one is often confronted with time pressure, stress and deadlines. As a manager, you run the risk of only being concerned with getting things done. For example, quickly correcting mistakes made by team members or doing tasks yourself. This has little to do with leadership.

In some situations it will be necessary to act more as a manager, in other situations you will only get ahead as a leader. But there are also ways to manage and lead at the same time. 

EXAMPLE: During a team meeting, management and leadership tasks can be combined very well. During the meeting, you can not only discuss the to-do's, but also explain the background of the tasks, encourage the team members to give feedback and express their own opinions. At the same time, it can be clarified during the meeting who will take over which tasks and reminded again of the adherence to certain quality standards.

 

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