Management Roles

The Roles and Responsibilities of Managers and Leaders

In life we must take on many roles and responsibilities it is the same for managers and leaders. In the role of leadership, he or she must be able to communicate, inspire and influence. They must exhibit good character, a clear sense of direction, and set examples with sound decisions. The essence is that a good leader must be able to understand the needs of their employees.

On the other hand, a management role is somewhat different, manager's views companies' goals and responsibilities on a different level. Their span of control covers a broader spectrum. It not only involves the problems of the employees, but what best suits the company as a whole, for example: Let's say your company's mission statement includes a corporate goal of expanding from North America into Asian markets. You are responsible for customer service department.

First step is to look at what is best for your department, by reviewing all the options. For instance, who will administrate the movement of resources, people, and products? Next, factoring in some concerns of the cultural and financial aspects. Another problem to address is who will assess and troubleshooting problems as they occur. In this scenario the role of management is to assist, support and motivate the expansion into the Asian markets.

The Responsibility of Managers

The responsibility of management is to began with a good plan that will help in setting goal, organize and to ensure that everything in place for implantation. A manager is someone who continually steps forward with solutions to problems. These new ideas move the organization closer to its objectives and routinely implements ideas in ways that result in continually better organizational performance at continually lower costs. This is accomplished while helping employees grow personally and professionally through development tools.

The Responsibility of Leaders

Pasi Raatikainen, Seven Steps to Good Leadership, " Vary your leadership style. Sometimes you have to tell people what to do. Sometimes you have to sell people your ideas. Then again, in certain times, it is best to participate in actions together with others, to get your hands dirty. The most difficult part for some people to use is delegation reassure yourself that it is acceptable. Just remember, that you cannot delegate your responsibilities." Pasi Raatikainen in "Seven Steps to Good Leadership" in "Show Them the Way" in the Straits Times Recruit (Singapore), 17 May 2001.

Difference of management and leadership

Leslies Kossoff states, "Ask them what that difference is and they may have a bit more difficulty. Suddenly the words become amorphous and undefined. Somehow leadership is an intangible - a charismatic component that some people have and others simply don't. That's why, according to the ubiquitous "they", it is such a rarity. Wrong.

The difference between being a manager and being a leader is simple. Management is a career. Leadership is a calling. You don't have to be tall, well-spoken and good looking to be a successful leader. You don't have to have that "special something" to fulfill the leadership role. What you have to have is clearly defined convictions - and, more importantly, the courage of your convictions to see them manifest into reality." (http://management.about.com/od/leadership)

Management is understood to many workers as a company's protector. It is an invisible force that drives the issues of the company policies. Even though, managers must develop tools that help in the art of making people more affective. One of the plans of attack is