Leadership and Management

Learning Objectives

1. Understand that leadership is different from management. Describe the differences and the interrelationship between the two functions.

2. Explore how leaders set the vision and culture in an organization, and the skills required.

3. Understand three common styles of leadership: Authoritarian, Democratic and Free-rein.

4. Understand transformative leadership, and its characteristics

5. Identify the three other main tasks of management: planning, organizing, and controlling.

6. Understand the process by which a company develops and implements a strategic plan.

7. Describe the process by which a manager monitors operations and assesses performance.

8. Explain what benchmarking is and its importance for managing organizations.