The Dynamics of Leadership and Management Tanya Y. Baker University of Phoenix Mgt 330 Management: Theory, Practice, and Application Greg Czarnecki December 2, 2008 The Dynamics of Leadership and Management The words leadership and management have been used by some people synonymously for decades. The two words have very different meanings and play two very different roles within the structure of an organization. Although the most successful management teams have great leadership, some management teams lack leadership at all. Management is merely the positions within organizations that set goals and expectations for its members to achieve. Leadership is the way in which management will motivate its members to achieve those goals and expectations. Management is the place in the organizational structure that affords a person the ability to lead. Leaders are the people who are able to efficiently and effectively achieve the goals of the organization by motivating its members. In order to better understand what the roles and responsibilities of great leaders are, we must first know what a leader’s role is; according to Bateman & Snell (2009) “a leader is one who influences others to attain the goals of the organization.” Leaders are responsible for motivating their members to achieve the desired goals. Historically, just getting your employees to come to work and do the job that they were paid to do was considered leadership. As time and competition evolved management realized that the mark of real leadership came from an individual’s ability to empower and motivate the people around them to contribute their own thoughts and ideas. It is important for management to stimulate its team members because a person’s performance is determined not only by their ability but by the motivation that they have to do their very best. The leadership function within an