The three different leadership theories that I will be comparing and contrasting are the Trait Approach, Behavioural Theory and contingency theory. I will be identifying what each theory consists of, the advantages and disadvantages. I am going to distinguish the difference between successful leaders and managers and why good leadership is important in any business.
The quote stated by Prof. Warren Bennis, sums up what leadership is in one. Being a leader, there has to be communication, trust and effective action within the business.
John Adair, a leadership theorist, believes that leadership has three different areas which include the task, the individual and the team. He believes that a good leader should make sure that there is a healthy …show more content…
A managers responsibility in a role is to comfort their staff when there is a change or difficulty within the business. On the other hand, a leader does not have that responsibility as people inspire leaders. People look up to and follow leaders as they are inspired by what they do.
Managers within a business focus on the present and short term visions as they are always working towards tasks and objectives. For a business to function properly, all objectives must be met and that is the job of a manager. On the contrary, leaders have a clear sense of where they are taking the business and therefore they always have visions for the future.
As shown in the slide, managers do things right and leaders do the right thing. This is portraying that managers do things right in a business in order to meet targets and objectives although it might not mean doing the right thing. Managers like to maintain things in the business the way they are to keep staff happy; as many people do not like change.
Overall, managers and leaders differ in many ways as in a business, the leaders are who people follow and the managers are the ones people take orders from in order to allow the business to run. It is important to have leadership in a business as there is one person needed to take control and motivate
The quote stated by Prof. Warren Bennis, sums up what leadership is in one. Being a leader, there has to be communication, trust and effective action within the business.
John Adair, a leadership theorist, believes that leadership has three different areas which include the task, the individual and the team. He believes that a good leader should make sure that there is a healthy …show more content…
A managers responsibility in a role is to comfort their staff when there is a change or difficulty within the business. On the other hand, a leader does not have that responsibility as people inspire leaders. People look up to and follow leaders as they are inspired by what they do.
Managers within a business focus on the present and short term visions as they are always working towards tasks and objectives. For a business to function properly, all objectives must be met and that is the job of a manager. On the contrary, leaders have a clear sense of where they are taking the business and therefore they always have visions for the future.
As shown in the slide, managers do things right and leaders do the right thing. This is portraying that managers do things right in a business in order to meet targets and objectives although it might not mean doing the right thing. Managers like to maintain things in the business the way they are to keep staff happy; as many people do not like change.
Overall, managers and leaders differ in many ways as in a business, the leaders are who people follow and the managers are the ones people take orders from in order to allow the business to run. It is important to have leadership in a business as there is one person needed to take control and motivate