Hi, there is Richard McMunn here from the career development company How2Become.com.
In this tutorial, I'm going to teach you the difference between Leadership and Management.
A lot of you have been contacting me on LinkedIn and saying to me, can you tell me the difference
between leadership and management? Because I have a job interview coming up. This video
is also suitable if you are conducting your own research, for whatever reason, and you
simply need to know the difference between leadership and management. I spent approximately
16 years as a Fire Officer with the Fire & Rescue Service, and I've also spent 15 years as an
entrepreneur running my own business. So I understand the importance of both Leadership
and Management within senior roles. And I also understand the DIFFERENCE between them,
and I will teach you that during this presentation. To achieve that goal, it is important we quickly
look at THE ROLE of both a leader and a manager, what they do, and then we can understand the
difference between them. A leader is somebody who MOTIVATES his or her team to achieve a
particular goal or objective. A leader will also INSPIRE people towards completing a project
or achieving a long term aim. A leader will ENCOURAGE people to be the best they possibly
can be, and a leader will DIRECT people. So when the going gets tough, or you need to
overcome a challenge or a problem, a leader will direct people in which course of action
to take. A leader will also PERSUADE people to follow their course of action. Leadership
can be summed up in the following manner. “Leadership is the SKILL of getting people
to willingly do something that you need doing.” And that's a great statement! “Leadership
is a skill of getting people to willingly do something that you need doing.” Let's
quickly now take a look at the role of a manager before we look at the difference between the
two. A manager will ordinarily PLAN for what they want to achieve. They will create a PLAN
OF ACTION of how to get from point A to point B. A manager will CONTROL people, control
resources and on occasions finances to help them complete their plan of action. A manager
will DELEGATE responsibility. A manager will recruit, HIRE and train people so they have
the necessary skills and qualities to achieve the manager's goals. And a manager will also
ORGANIZE their daily work, and the work of their staff and direct them, tell them what
they need to do. And management can be summed up in the following statement. “Management
is the PROCESS of dealing with or controlling resources and people.” So, management is
a PROCESS of dealing with or controlling resources and people. Let's put these side by side and
then we'll take a look at a statement that defines the DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LEADERSHIP
AND MANAGEMENT. So, leadership is a skill of getting people to willingly do something
that you need doing. Management is the process of dealing with or controlling resources and
people. If you have an interview coming up and they say to you, what's the difference
between leadership and management? Say this. The difference between leadership and management
is that leadership is inspiring, motivating and directing a team of people towards achieving
a set goal, project or objective. Whereas management is making effective use of the
resources, tools and people you have at your disposal to achieve the same goal, project
or objective. Now, to be effective in any senior role, you need to have a strong balance
of both leadership and management skills. You can pause the video if you want to and
write down that statement. The difference between leadership and management. Before
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leadership and management. And I wish you all the success in your career. Thank you
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