Managementv/s LeadershipMANAGEMENT SESSION

“Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder

of success; Leadership determines whether the

ladder is leaning against the right wall.”

Stephen R. Covey

LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT……...

G HAND in HAND

Management

Management is the process of designing and

maintaining an environment in which individuals

working together in groups, efficiently towards

the accomplishment of targeted goals”

Management

Management deals with the organization of

resources and the planning of actions that

achieve goals effectively.

The focus of management is production, and is

results oriented. – Managers rule with their heads.

Leadership

Leadership deals with the inspiration of human spirit

to achieve great goals. – Leaders rule with their

hearts.

It focuses on people more than product.

The art of getting people to follow and do things.

Leaders/Followers

Leadership is a reciprocal relationship between

those who choose to lead and those who decide

to follow.

The Difference:

The main difference between managers and

leaders is

- the way the two styles motivate people & teams

to achieve objectives.

Managers on the other hand maintain the status

quo, specialising on conformance to the

standard, and managing teams and individuals

around these boundaries that have been set,

organising and directing to achieve the task.

Leaders set the goals and new direction,

challenging the status quo. They are visionaries

and spearhead the team, motivating and

leading them to reach this new direction.

“Effective leadership is putting first things first”.

“Effective management is discipline, carrying it out”

Stephen R. Covey

Challenges

Leaders Face

External Challenges | Internal Challenges

External Challenges

• Public Criticism

• Flare-ups of others’ interpersonal issues

• Crises

• Opposition and/or hostility from powerful forces

• Financial or political windfalls

• Collaboration

Internal Challenges

• Insecurity

• Defensiveness

• Lack of certainty

• Inability to direct when there’s a problem

• Inability to be objective

• Impatience-with others and with situations

Position Yourself For Success Empower Others

• Share power and information, solicit input and

reward people.

• Share authority as well as responsibility.

• Find out the information required by the team

and motivate them as well.

Position Yourself For Success Develop Others

• Coach, mentor and train others

• Provide opportunities for growth

• Tailor training experiences to the individual as well

as the group

Manager v/s Leader:

Focuses on the present ---------------------------

Prefers stability ------------------------------------------

Orients toward the short term ----------

Focuses on procedure -------------------------

Asks “what” and “how” -----------------------

Prefers to control ---------------------------------

Is happy in complexity ----------------------

Uses the rational mind --------------------------

Works within the context of the --------

organization and the business

Looks toward the future

Appreciates change

Orients toward the long term

Engages in a Vision

Asks “why” and “what”

Knows how to delegate

Prefers to simplify

Trusts intuition

Takes social and environmental

contexts into consideration

What doManagers do? Leader do?

Managers focus more on:

Planning

Organizing

Controlling

Coordinating

Directing

Budgeting

Strategy

Decision Making

Problem Solving

Leaders Focus On:

Vision

Inspiration

Persuasion

Motivation

Relationships

Team Work

Listening

Leadership Types

All leadership is temporary-the transient nature of

leadership is because the situation may come to an

end or times and circumstances change:

• Situational Leadership

• Transitional Leadership

• Hierarchical Leadership

Situational Leadership

• The right person in the right place at the right moment.

• Recognize the time and circumstances.

• Willingness and ability to assume the responsibility, listen

and to take the responsibility to help the group achieve

its goal.

• It often involves: no cost decision, solomonic decision,

moral decision, meditative decision, community

decisions, philanthropic decisions, institutional decisions,

community decisions, princely decisions.

Transitional Leadership

• The right time but wrong circumstances.

• It may occur when: leadership requires at a certain

moment, but the person who is the leader may not

be capable of delivering the leadership.

• Transitional leaders may: be missing all the right stuff,

be fearing the risk.

Hierarchical Leadership

• The right circumstances but wrong time.

• Assumes a leadership role because it is “their turn”,

whether they want the role or not.

Debate between PM’s and TL’s

• Right way to handle a team. Friendly or Professionally?

• How to overcome Team Stress

• How to Manage Dead lines? What are the steps can be taken to keep the time lines?

• Up to what extend a TL or PM can be personally involved with their team members?

• How to maintain a good rapport between PM and TL?

Thanks

Rajesh Balakrishnan