In this unit, we will discuss the theoretical approaches to leadership and management by also incorporating the impact of geography and culture.
management
Description
LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT.
IMPLICATIONS OF GEOGRAPHY AND CULTURE
In this unit, we will discuss the theoretical approaches to leadership and management by also incorporating the impact of geography and culture.
What is the difference between ‘leader’ and ‘manager’? “There are many people in the UK
who carry a job title containing the words ‘manager’ or ‘leader’, although what these terms indicate
can vary from one organisation to another. For example, in a building society we know, Customer
Service Teams have a team leader but the Customer Service Department has a department manager
who is more senior than the team leaders. Alternatively, some organisations have always
distinguished between managers and those at more senior levels by using the title ‘executive’, as in
Chief Executive Officer (CEO), but this term too might also be used at other levels – eg customer service
executives. We could add other titles, such as ‘co-ordinator’ and ‘supervisor’. Sometimes a titles game
is played. For example, in one university faculty we know, the Faculty Management Team was
renamed the Faculty Leadership Team, although no one could discern any noticeable difference in
what the team actually did as a consequence.” (Gold, Thorpe, and Mumford, 2010, p. 2).
“Given the difficulties arising from the titles game, the ‘leadership’ and ‘management’ parts
of Leadership and Management Development (LMD) are taken to mean the description of activities
carried out by managers and/or leaders” (Gold, Thorpe, and Mumford, 2010, p. 3).
What do managers do? Frederick Taylor first answered this question in a scientific manner. Back in 1911 he developed the principles of scientific management.
(https://www.talkingaboutorganizations.com/e01/ )
