Question

• What are the key differences between leadership and management? Describe one leadership competency and one management competency.
• Discuss one barrier or challenge to successful leadership.
• If you were to undergo on-the-job training, discuss which leadership style you would prefer from your manager. Explain what leadership style would you have or would like to have.

Answer 1

MANAGER	LEADER
manager is more than a laeder hence a wider term	leader need not be a manager hence narrow term
fits well in an organizational structure	also be in an informal group
exercise different functions of management to achieve group goals	exerts influence on people to voluntarily achieve group goals
authority in delegated from top management	earn authority by virtue
to be a successful manager one must be a good leader	leader may not be a manager

one leadership competency : social intelligence : it can be best be seen in terms of understanding of social situation and dynamics and ability to operate effectively in a variety of social situation. how to develop expose your self to different people, social situation and work to develop your social perceptions and ability to engage others in conversation

one management competency : motivating others: each person is motivated in different ways . the skill of a great manager is finding out what motivates every single person and using that knowledge to get the best out of them. whilst we can have a good guess what this is , one of the best ways is to ask them

one among the barrier of successful leadership is

ignoring the usefulness of mistakes

mistakes are necessary for growth. they are sigh posts on the learning journey. when you find yourself feeling low don t push it into background. rather embrace the opportunity for growth, reflect on low to avoid similar potholes in future

Democratic leadership

its also known as participant leadership or shared leadership in which the members of the group takes a more participative role in the decision making