Effective Managers and True Leaders differ in their
a) Management Style – Good Managers limit their concerns to the day to day complexities of an organization, while true leaders orchestrate important changes in the organization. For example, true leadership goes beyond management’s responsibility of planning and budgeting routines, structuring the organization, staffing and monitoring activities by creating a vision for the firm and inspiring individuals to reach for that goal.
b) Management Traits – A good leader posses a drive, that is, a high regard for achievement and are constantly striving for improvement. Secondly the good leader exerts leadership motivation – they show interest and desire to lead individuals. In addition, a good leader ins concerned with his or her integrity, shows self esteem and finally has a high level of knowledge about the industry or company he or she is working for.
c) Management behavior – A good manager’s behavioral approach centers on task performance (getting the job done) while good leaders also focus on group maintenance and the concern over their follower’s participation in decision making. A good leader exhibits behavior that demonstrates concern towards a group as a whole and towards individuals on a personal level; they express concern over areas such as trust, open communication, mutual respect and royalty.
In order to succeed in establishing a positive atmosphere and a culture where employees are encouraged to thrive, it is essential that managers go beyond good management and become great leaders
Source: Bateman and Snell (2007)
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