By:

Mansour HegazyMedical Rep. at BIOMED Pharma

What is the difference between management and leadership?

It is a question that has been asked more than once and also answered in different ways.

The biggest difference between managers and leaders is the way they motivate the people who work or follow them, and this sets the tone for most other aspects of what they do.

Many people, by the way, are both. They have management jobs, but they realize that you

cannot buy hearts, especially to follow them down a difficult path, and so act as leaders

too.

Leading & ManagingLEADING

1.Challenge the System

2.Inspire shared Vision

3.Align Constituencies

4.Enable Others

5.Encourage the Heart

MANAGING

1.Preserve the System

2.Plan, Budget, Schedule

3.Organize and Staff

4.Direct & Supervise

5.Control and problem-solve

outcome: change, risk & uncertainty butalso commitment from others involved

outcome: order, predictabilityand certainty but also compliance from others involved

Leading & ManagingLEADING

1.Challenge the System• openly challenge the

status quo • experiment & risk-take• multiple options

MANAGING

1.Preserve the System� openly defend the status

quo� minimize risk� fact-based

outcome: change outcome: order

Leading & ManagingLEADING

2.Inspire shared Vision• values & beliefs• long term direction• show excitment

MANAGING

2.Plan, Budget, Schedule• logical & rational • short-term priorities• specific, measurable

outcome:enthusiasm and nervousness

outcome: clarity and Understanding

Leading & ManagingLEADING

3.Align Constituencies• collect input• involve outsiders• informal structure• encourage goals

MANAGING

3.Organize and Staff• roles clear• specialized job• formal structure• set goals

outcome: involvement and commitment

outcome: clarity & Compliance

Leading & ManagingLEADING

4.Enable Others• provide skills, tools

resources• empower• role model

MANAGING

4.Direct & Supervise� clear direction � clear standards and

procedures� close supervision

outcome: freedom, choice outcome: constraint, focus

Leading & ManagingMANAGING

5.Control and problem-solve

• monitor closely• regular feedback• preventative control

outcome: new energy,multiple initiatives,learning

outcome: constrained energy,stay the course, build onSuccess

LEADING

5.Encourage the Heart• trust others to act• celebrate achievements• encourage experiments

Leading & ManagingLEADING

1.Challenge the System

2.Inspire shared Vision

3.Align Constituencies

4.Enable Others

5.Encourage the Heart

MANAGING

1.Preserve the System

2.Plan, Budget, Schedule

3.Organize and Staff

4.Direct & Supervise

5.Control and problem-solve

outcome: change, risk & uncertainty butalso commitment from others involved

outcome: order, predictabilityand certainty but also compliance from others involved

•So we can say that:Leadership and management must go hand in hand. They are not the same thing. But they are necessarily linked, and complementary. Any effort to separate the two is likely to cause more problems than it solves.