A good leader needs not to be a good manager but an effective manager must have many of the qualities of a good leader.'' In this context, distinguish between manager and leaders.
Managers and leaders are distinguished in the following table.
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Managers |
Leaders |
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Managers initiate the thinking process and focuses on things. |
Leaders originate the thinking and focuses on people. |
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Managers provide direction on operational plans. |
Leaders provide vision and help to create the future. |
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A manager is appointed and after that gets a position. |
A leader’s emergence depends on a number of situational factors. |
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A manager seeks those objectives which his subordinates do not regard as their own. Thus there is clash of objectives. |
A leader generally seeks those objectives, which are the objectives of his subordinates. Thus, there is mutuality of objectives between leader and his followers. |
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Managers ensure that employees reach their goal by controlling their behaviour i.e. they monitor the result by means of reports and meetings and note derivations from the goals. |
Leaders ensure that employee reach their goal by motivating and inspiring them and tap their needs values and emotions. |
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Decision methods related to managers are based on policies rules and procedures. |
Decision methods related to leaders are based on values and principles. |
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To conclude, managers administer, maintain, control intimate and accept the status quo. |
To conclude, leaders innovate, develop, inspire, originate and change the status quo. |
