leadership and management

• Leadership


  The process of leading people
• Manager


  Has subordinates
• Leader


  Has followers
• Managers are appointed, leaders are chosen naturally
• In some cultures, a good manager is called a leader
• Differences between leadership and management

  • Managers have subordinates, leaders have followers
  • Managers are appointed, leaders are chosen naturally
  • In some cultures, a good manager is called a leader
• Autocratic leadership


  Leader delegates tasks but not responsibility, makes all decisions
• Autocratic leadership


  • Good for crisis management, high risk of failure if decision is wrong, can be demotivating for employees who like initiative, inflexible
• Paternalistic leadership


  Leader expresses superiority and treats subordinates like family
• Paternalistic leadership


  • Suitable for inexperienced young employees, not suitable for experienced employees, can neglect real interests of employees
• Democratic leadership


  Decision making is spread across the organization, employees are involved but leader makes final decision
• Democratic leadership


  • Serves best interests of employees, can be motivating, not always applicable (e.g. during crisis), can lead to loss of control
• Laissez-faire leadership


  Leader has minimal interference with work of subordinates
• Laissez-faire leadership


  • Works well with experienced employees, promotes trust and motivation, not applicable for inexperienced employees, can lead to chaos
• Situational leadership


  Combination of different leadership styles based on the situation
• Situational leadership


  • Flexible and adaptable to employees' needs, can be unpredictable for employees