Difference Between Effective Management and Effective LeadershipJudy ShortPrinciples of ManagementApril 13, 2014Difference Between Effective Management and Effective LeadershipIntroduction:What is the difference between management and leadership? This is an interesting question that is often asked and also answered in different ways. Management and leadership are very different skills. The main difference between managers and leaders can be identified in the way they motivate the people who work for them or follow them. Managers have subordinates, use an authoritarian/transactional style, are focused on work, and seek comfort. Leaders have followers, use a charismatic/transformational style, are people-oriented, and risk-seeking. What is Management: “Management is the process of working with people and resources to achieve organizational goals. Good managers do these things both effectively and efficiently. (Bateman and Snell, 2004). Management contains four basic functions; plan, organize, direct and control. By using these four functions, one can create an organization successfully and competently. Planning means specifying the objectives to be achieved and deciding in advance the appropriate actions necessary to achieve these objectives. Planning sets the stage for major actions and achievements. To organize is to bring together and coordinate the human, financial, physical, informational and other resources needed to achieve objectives. Organizing attracts people to organizations, specifying job responsibilities, grouping jobs into work units, gathering and allocating resources, and creating conditions for people and things to work together to achieve success maximum. To lead is to lead, to motivate, ...... middle of article...... In Too Many Bosses, Too Few Leaders, (Pashawaria, 2011), the author asks the question: "From all the bosses you've had During your career, how many would you call truly great leaders? For the purposes of this question, a great leader is someone who inspired you to show up every morning and do your best, someone who made you believe in yourself, someone who truly cared about your success and someone you wanted to follow. willingly. » One could argue for one position over another, but based on my research and personal experience, I am of the opinion that it is the leader and not the manager who is the asset the most valuable thing in an organization. Managers, while effective in their own right, cannot buy your heart. Ultimately, when it comes time to follow someone on a difficult and dark path into the unknown, I want to follow a leader..