Leaders are managers, but managers are not necessarily leaders….

Many studies have proven that leadership and management to be two different roles with different approaches but working towards a same target or a goal. According to Kotter “leadership and management are two distinctive and complementary systems of action. Each has its own function and characteristic activities. Both are necessary for success in today’s business environment” (Kotter, 2001). If one focuses more on people handling, he or she would express leadership and if one focuses more on controlling and achieving results, he or she would be performing managerial skills. Nayar states that “Management consists of controlling a group or a set of entities to accomplish a goal. Leadership refers to an individual’s ability to influence, motivate, and enable others to contribute toward organizational success. Influence and inspiration separate leaders from managers, not power and control” (Nayar, 2013).
As I believe, subordinates normally follow a leader rather than following a manager, because a leader tries to actively guide the people by developing and motivating them. A typical manager would analyze the task, plan for the desired target, staff the work load and then monitor the results only. But the important of both roles cannot be neglected. It is impossible for us to be judgmental and either leadership or management is better because both perform certain unique elements of work which would support achieving the goal in the end.
Because in day to day business environment, controlling is as important as guiding. Characteristics of a leader naturally includes managerial skills, such as planning, organizing, and providing directions to complete a given task and subordinates try to rely on a leader because these automatically tend to believe and count on the guidance of a trustworthy leader. On the other hand, a manager focuses more on self-development and progress of the given task through, monitoring and problem-solving methods. Some managers might be expressing leadership qualities to a certain degree. But we cannot exactly say that managers always have leadership qualities, because one can still perform well as a manager through he or she does not have good leadership skills. (Malcolm Higgs, 2003)
In my opinion, I think that both managers and leaders are necessary for the success of an organization. If a person has both management and leadership skills he/she would be an optimal person for any organization. Considering all the facts above, we can come to conclusion that leaders are managers and managers are not necessarily leaders but both management and leadership are equally important for the organization.

References

Kotter, J. P. (2001). What Leaders Really Do. Harvard Business Review, 3.

Malcolm Higgs. (2003). How can we make sense of leadership in the 21st century? Leadership & Organization Development Journal, 273-276.

Nayar, V. (2013, August 02). Three Differences Between Managers and Leaders. Retrieved from Harvard Business Publishing: https://hbr.org/2013/08/tests-of-a-leadership-transiti





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