Leadership

Introduction

“Leadership is about setting a new direction for a group; management is about directing and controlling according to established principles. However, someone can be a symbolic leader if they emerge as the spearhead of a direction the group sets for itself.”

The primary difference between leadership skills and management skills, are quite simple. A leader has the skill to remove obstacles for growth, development and performance within a team. Also he or she has the skills to get people to want to do their jobs. He or she generally has the skills to motivate people to want to reach a goal and hold them together until they can reach that goal. The most important skill a leader must posses, would be being able to set direction or vision for their organization.

Management has the skills to control or direct people/resources in a group according to principles or values that have already been established by leadership. They have the skills to recognize our natural talent, and bring this out. They also have the skill to put their self in the shoes of those they manage. This will