Tressa Thomas
HCS 514
November 3, 2014
Vinnette Batiste
Email to Coworker:
Subject: Management vs. Leadership There has been some confusion among several individuals about the roles and responsibilities of a managers verses a leader. Managers and leaders have many common characteristics and traits, the responsibility and roles in an organization vary. The purpose of this email is to clarify the different roles and responsibilities in detail in a group. Examples will be provided to clarify any discrepancies about the difference between the two. Leadership is the method of influencing individuals toward achieving a goal in an organization. A manager controls the direction of the business to accomplish a goal through planning and making decisions based on company policy. A leader and a manager have complimentary roles. A leader has a …show more content…
The way they communicate, their responsibilities and character traits are complimentary but not the same. Communication in management is among high corporate officials which include decision-making qualities and the responsibility of accessing employee performance. A leader communicates with employees to influence their job performance by using their ambition to get tasks completed. They are responsible for training workers and mentoring employees. The term management involves continued efficient operations of an organization that rarely changes, leadership in contrast is always changing. Leaders are innovators, and managers are administrators. For instance, managers always follow an explicit company policy at all times, while leaders have original thoughts on how to motivate a worker based on their individual personality. Excellent management requires good leadership when change is present, and exceptional leadership calls for great management as an environmental change takes