Leadership & Management Styles: Convergence and Differentiation

I would like to quote a very nice phrase from the slides:

“Management is responsible for maintaining order; leadership is responsible for producing change or movement.” (Kotter, 1990)

In my personal way of seeing the difference of both is their focus, in one hand, management tends to drive the way through an spesific goal within a team and on the other hand leadership comes to guide masses into a different course, to get people influenced by their thoughts and beliefs. This can be seen in their processes, where in the management process, creates more stability and improvements within an organization. Where in the leadership process is quite the opposite, creates uncertainity, and promoves change.


Behavioral Theories

• Authoritarian: Power and desision making relies on one person: people are expected to obey and receive orders.
• Consultative: More participation of other people involved in the specific task
• Democratic: Divided power, shared desision making.
• Laissez-Faire: The theory applyed to economics where it is regulated by itselfs. Little or no intervention from managers

Leadership Grid: Explains very well whether what the leader cares more about. We can see 5 different approuches. 

                                             Retreived from: http://maaw.info/ManagerialGrid.htm


There are different types of leaders: 

• Transformational
• Charismatic
• Authentic