BINDURA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE EDUCATION
FACULTY OF COMMERCE
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS STUDIES
MASTERS IN BUSINESS LEADERSHIP (MBL)

NAME OF STUDENT: CATHERINE DOMBO

REGISTRATION NUMBER: B1230847

COURSE: STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP AND ORGANISATIONAL DYNAMICS

COURSE CODE: MBL 512

COURSE COORDINATOR: MR MASHAVIRE

ASSIGNMENT: 1

DUE DATE 5/09/12

Execute an analysis of managers or leaders in your organisation on the basis of the leadership grid as was propounded by Jane Morton and Robert Black. The characteristics-traits used to classify the managers – leaders should be established.

1. Introduction It is important to understanding how organisations are managed, how activities of people are directed towards achievement of objectives and goals of the organisation. Managers and leaders are different but have complementary activities. Their activities (managers and leaders) takes place in order to make things happen to get results.
1.1 Difference between a leader and a management
To manage means to bring about, to accomplish, to have charge of or responsibility for, to conduct. Management is the process of deciding what to do and then getting it done through the effective use of resources. It is about what managers do to make things happen. They define goals, determine the resources – people, finance, work systems and technology – required to achieve the goals, allocate those resources to opportunities and planned activities and ensure that those activities take place as planned in order to achieve predetermined objectives. All this adds up to managing for results.
To lead is to inspire, influence and guide. Leadership is the process of getting people to do their best to achieve a desired result. It involves developing and communicating a vision