1. 17. Lecture LeaderVsManager
– The manageradministers;the leaderinnovates.
– The manageris a copy; the leaderisanoriginal.
– The managermaintains;the leaderdevelops.
– The managerfocusesonsystemsandstructure;the leaderfocusesonpeople.
– The managerreliesoncontrol;the leaderinspirestrust.
– The managerhas a short-range view;the leaderhasa long-range perspective.
– The managerasks howand when;the leaderaskswhatandwhy.
– The managerhas hisor her eye alwaysonthe bottom line;the leader’seyeisonthe horizon.
– The managerimitates;the leaderoriginates.
– The manageraccepts the statusquo; the leaderchallengesit.
– The manageris the classicgoodsoldier;the leaderishisorherown person.
– The managerdoesthingsright;the leaderdoesthe rightthing.
LeadersandManagers can be comparedonthe followingbasis:
Basis Manager Leader

2. Origin
A personbecomesa
managerby virtue of
hisposition.
A personbecomesaleaderonbasisof hispersonal qualities.
Formal Rights
Manager has got
formal rightsinan
organizationbecause
of hisstatus.
Rightsare notavailable toa leader.
Followers
The subordinatesare
the followersof
managers.
The group of employeeswhomthe leadersleadsare hisfollowers.
Functions
A managerperformsall
five functionsof
management.
Leaderinfluencespeople toworkwillinglyforgroupobjectives.
Necessity
A managerisvery
essential toaconcern.
A leaderisrequiredtocreate cordial relationbetweenpersonworking
inand for organization.
Stability It ismore stable. Leadershipistemporary.
Mutual
Relationship
All managersare
leaders.
All leadersare notmanagers.
Accountability
Manager is
accountable forself
and subordinates
behaviourand
performance.
Leadershave nowell definedaccountability.
Concern
A manager’sconcernis
organizational goals.
A leader’sconcernisgroupgoalsandmember’ssatisfaction.

3. Followers
People follow manager
by virtue of job
description.
People follow themonvoluntarybasis.
Role
continuation
A managercan
continue inoffice tillhe
performshisduties
satisfactorilyin
congruence with
organizational goals.
A leadercanmaintainhispositiononlythroughdaytodaywishesof
followers.
Sanctions
Manager has command
overallocationand
distributionof
sanctions.
A leaderhascommandoverdifferentsanctionsandrelatedtask
records.These sanctionsare essentiallyof informal nature.