'Management is doing things right. Leadership is doing the right things'. Peter Drucker.

Author: Iloka Benneth Chiemelie

Published: 14th of july 2014

Most a times, people have confused “management” with “leadership,” but one thing to note is that while it is possible to be both a leader and a manager, they are not tea me thing.

A leader has vision, numerous visions, or is capable of creating visions – in the context that vision is an overarching idea or dreams that can be achieved. On the other hands, managers do the planning - and this enable them to do the job. When combined together, a leader is the one that envisions the growth, while a manager is the one that planned the approaches or steps that were used to achieve the envisioned growth. Thus, a leader is doing the right thing by envisioning continued growth and sustainability of the company, while a leader is doing things right by planning and executing the plans in order to ensure that the envisioned growth is achieved.

Reference

Skillsyouneed.com (2014), “Leadership is not the same as Management.” Available at: http://www.skillsyouneed.com/lead/leader-vs-manager.html [Accessed on: 9^th of July 2014].