Leadership and management

Introduction

Leadership involves aligning workers with the vision and mission of the organization. This means that instilling motivation, team work, effective communication, and inspiration to all (Stephen, 2011). Conversely, management basically refers to various processes which enable any organization to function effectively. The idea behind management entails budgeting, clarifying work to be done, evaluating performances, planning, as well as problem solving.

This then implies that the role of leadership does not entail budgeting, controlling people, and so on. A leader has little influence when it comes to the assigning of duties as well as evaluating it. The role of the leader mainly entails allowing people to design their duties. Whereas, the essence of management is to ensure that all the resources are wisely allocated other than trying to implement control on people. This is what enables the management authority to accomplish any task each person has been assigned to (Terrell & Hughes, 2010).

Similarly, command entails informing and reminding people about the vision of their organization so as to enable them realize their goals. This is achieved through formulating concrete thoughts through that vision as well as communication it to them. For an institution to be successful, it has to survive as well as reward its workers, both extrinsically and intrinsically. Therefore, the main emphasis of command is on reward and success of all stakeholders (Fielder, 2011).

From the perspective of the trait theory of leadership, it is, therefore, clear that the role of a leader involves identifying certain personality traits which assists in distinguishing non-leaders from good leaders.  Typically, leadership relies on the certain traits of a leader to assist modifying his or her behavior. Acknowledging the type of traits that make a leader to be successful basically assist in indentifying prospective leaders.

Conversely, as much as leadership, management, and command are essential in the modern security environment, the idea behind this will entail analyzing its applicability, strengths and, weaknesses. Great organizations constantly maintain efficient leadership management. Consequently, it is important to ensure that leadership has been explicitly grounded in the traits of each person. This is essential because it is the one which enables the management authority to develop their workers, realize their goals, and maintain team work, and so on (Stephen, 2011).

Bradford’s implies that the leadership models being utilized nowadays acts as a guide for influencing the behavior of leaders in any situation or environment. The first model is the managerial grid whose main focus is on the concern of a leader to a particular task and people in predicting perceived outcomes. The next one is the 4 framework approaches that utilize various concepts for the purpose of guiding the behavior of leaders in certain situations.   The third one is the situational leadership which is used for the purpose of guiding a leader in selecting suitable coaching tactics needed for developing employees in a specific environment.

Lastly, since each person is unique and leadership, management, and command are important human domains, the purpose of this essay is to highlight the manner in which the three can be implemented in achieving interpersonal, conceptual, efficiency, effectiveness, sharing of ideas, and so on in the modern internal security organization

Subtopics to be covered

Leadership – Employee motivation, inspiration, and development, innovation, team work, importance of effective communication and problem-solving

Management – organizing, budgeting, and planning

Command _ Significance of providing effective team-work structure as well as the importance of instilling success and rewarding employees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

References

Fielder, Dave. 2011. Defining command, leadership, and management success factors within stability operations. Carlisle, PA: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College.

Stephen, Bungay. 2011. The Art of Action: How Leaders Close the Gaps between Plans, Actions, and Results. Nicholas Brealey Publishing

Terrell, J. B., & Hughes, M. (2010). A Coach's Guide to Emotional Intelligence: Strategies for Developing Successful Leaders. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.