Leadership and Management
Leadership and Management are two very important positions to have for anyone in an
organization. Both of these positions come with a great deal of responsibilities; however,
they both serve two different purposes and responsibilities in an organization, along with a
different sent of guidelines. This paper will differentiate between Leadership and
Management, give two recommendations to create and maintain a healthy organizational
culture and give two examples to support the recommendations.
Discussion
Leadership is a wonderful quality for anyone to have because not everyone possesses
leadership qualities and skills; however, a person can learn to have leadership qualities if
he or she has the desire. A good leader has many excellent qualities such as; a leader has
followers, knows how to encourage the workers, can get results by implementing
strategies, can create a vision for the company, and communicates the vision clearly. These
are not the only qualities a leader must have but they are some of the most important
qualities a person must have in order to be successful in a leadership position.
Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things. Druker, Peter F.
Retrieved Dec. 14, 2005 from
http://www.famous-quotes-and-quotations.com/leadership-quotes.html. Another excellent
quote about leadership is The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good
men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while
they do it. Roosevelt, Theodore. Retrieved Dec. 14, 2005 from
http://www.famous-quotes-and-quotations.com/leadership-quotes.html.
Management is a very important position as well. Management takes a great deal of skill
and education; however, management positions are not just for anyone. In order to be
successful in a management position, one must be able to handle the responsibilities
physically and mentally. In a management position, a manager must be able to plan,
delegate, organize measure and control both the task and the employees, and making sure
that things get done the right way. A good quote that explains a management position is
The conventional definition of management is getting work done through people, but real
management is developing people through work. Agha Hasan Abedi. Retrieved Dec. 19,
2005 from http://en.thinkexist.com/quotations/management. To sum up the leadership and
management roles is best put Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success;
Leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall. Covey, Stephen
R. Retrieved Dec. 14, 2005 from
http://www.famous-quotes-and-quotations.com/leadership-quotes.html.
Healthy Organizational Culture Examination
When examining the role and responsibilities of a leader, one must make sure that leader
