Management & Leadership-Ford
Management and Leadership-Ford
Henry Ford stated, “I have discovered that the biggest difference between managers and leaders is the way they motivate the people who work or follow them, and this sets the tone for most other aspects of what they do†(Ford, 2010 p.1). Within Ford Motor Company, the roles and responsibilities of leaders is very important to establish and maintain a positive culture that contributes to the health of the company. Organizational managers and leaders have a number of various differences between them including their roles and responsibilities within the organization. Ford’s leaders and managers have begun to re-create the culture using the four functions of management. When managing any organization, corporate officials must plan, organize, lead, and control, all of these functions work together to contribute to the organizations success and future sustainability. This paper will examine the roles and responsibilities of Ford’s leaders and managers and what roles they play. How Ford uses the four functions of management support the creation and maintenance of a healthy culture, and a recommendation of two strategies that managers and leaders can use to accomplish the organizational culture they want to achieve.
Management and Leadership – The Differences and Similarities
Effective managers are not necessarily true leaders; however, both are vitally important to have in any organization to achieve success. Schneider (2003) states; “leadership is knowing where you need to go – a clear vision – and sharing that vision to create a common purpose. Leaders also possess qualities such as the ability to empower and inspire. However, leadership lacks structure without management, managers make quotas, meet deadlines, evaluate others, and make the company efficient and profitable (Alman, 2009). Management tends to perform based on the hierarchy, leadership however does not.
Henry Ford stated, “I have discovered that the biggest difference between managers and leaders is the way they motivate the people who work or follow them, and this sets the tone for most other aspects of what they do†(Ford, 2010 p.1). Within Ford Motor Company, the roles and responsibilities of leaders is very important to establish and maintain a positive culture that contributes to the health of the company. Organizational managers and leaders have a number of various differences between them including their roles and responsibilities within the organization. Ford’s leaders and managers have begun to re-create the culture using the four functions of management. When managing any organization, corporate officials must plan, organize, lead, and control, all of these functions work together to contribute to the organizations success and future sustainability. This paper will examine the roles and responsibilities of Ford’s leaders and managers and what roles they play. How Ford uses the four functions of management support the creation and maintenance of a healthy culture, and a recommendation of two strategies that managers and leaders can use to accomplish the organizational culture they want to achieve.
Management and Leadership – The Differences and Similarities
Effective managers are not necessarily true leaders; however, both are vitally important to have in any organization to achieve success. Schneider (2003) states; “leadership is knowing where you need to go – a clear vision – and sharing that vision to create a common purpose. Leaders also possess qualities such as the ability to empower and inspire. However, leadership lacks structure without management, managers make quotas, meet deadlines, evaluate others, and make the company efficient and profitable (Alman, 2009). Management tends to perform based on the hierarchy, leadership however does not.
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