Cmi Unit5007
Level 5: Management and Leadership
CMI Assignment
UNIT Number 5013
Leadership Practice
Contents Page
Section 1 – Understand the links and differences between management and leadership 1.1 – Discuss the concept of managers as effective leaders Pages 3 – 4 1.2 - Discuss the concept of leaders as effective managers Pages 4 1.3 - Evaluate the balance needed between the demands of management and the demands of leadership Pages 5
Section 2 – Understand leadership principals that support organisational values
2.1 - Evaluate the role of a leader in contributing to the creation of the organisations vision, and its communication to others Pages 5 – 6
2.2 - Evaluate how personal energy, self-belief and commitment impact on leadership styles
Pages 6
2.3 - Identify how empowerment and trust through ethical leadership impact on organisational practice Pages 6 – 7
Section 3 – Be able to understand and apply leadership strategies to organisational objectives
3.1 - Evaluate transformational leadership and identify its impact on oragnisational objectives Pages 8
Understand the links and differences between management and leadership
1.1 Discuss the concept of managers as effective leaders
Whilst it may be true there are many similarities between these roles the simplistic differences are glaringly obvious upon further examination, my personal belief is that the role of manager is a transitional stage to becoming a leader although not everyone is capable of completing the journey; the role of leader is made up of both individual characteristics and circumstance.
The below table shows us how some authors on this subject view the differences between the roles, it is clear that all agree them to be different although a strong
CMI Assignment
UNIT Number 5013
Leadership Practice
Contents Page
Section 1 – Understand the links and differences between management and leadership 1.1 – Discuss the concept of managers as effective leaders Pages 3 – 4 1.2 - Discuss the concept of leaders as effective managers Pages 4 1.3 - Evaluate the balance needed between the demands of management and the demands of leadership Pages 5
Section 2 – Understand leadership principals that support organisational values
2.1 - Evaluate the role of a leader in contributing to the creation of the organisations vision, and its communication to others Pages 5 – 6
2.2 - Evaluate how personal energy, self-belief and commitment impact on leadership styles
Pages 6
2.3 - Identify how empowerment and trust through ethical leadership impact on organisational practice Pages 6 – 7
Section 3 – Be able to understand and apply leadership strategies to organisational objectives
3.1 - Evaluate transformational leadership and identify its impact on oragnisational objectives Pages 8
Understand the links and differences between management and leadership
1.1 Discuss the concept of managers as effective leaders
Whilst it may be true there are many similarities between these roles the simplistic differences are glaringly obvious upon further examination, my personal belief is that the role of manager is a transitional stage to becoming a leader although not everyone is capable of completing the journey; the role of leader is made up of both individual characteristics and circumstance.
The below table shows us how some authors on this subject view the differences between the roles, it is clear that all agree them to be different although a strong
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