Leadership is a word that is often used. It is used everywhere in many ways. A leader is not only used in the business world, but also in education, clubs, sports, volunteer work, government, and even in your own home. Since this is a management class, I am going to only focus on leadership in the business world. When you hear the word leadership you automatically think of an individual person who is strong, ambitious, inspiring, and someone who you look up to. Being a leader is this, and much more. Leadership is the relationship in which one person, the leader, influences others to work together willingly on related tasks to attain that which the leader desires. For my term paper I had the opportunity to research specific parts about leadership. I got to learn and understand the links between management and leadership, use of power and authority, influenced tactics, and employee empowerment.
             When you think about leadership in a place of business, you may assume the leaders are the individuals that have the higher positions, or authority. This is wrong. It is important that there is a leader at every level, and is imperative that an organization has the right leaders. Effective leadership is a contributing factor to reaching the organizational goals, and objectives. Without, or having ineffective leadership, the organization will eventually collapse. In the organization the leader leads, but does not push. You can have a leader, and at the same time have a non-leader.
             Leadership and management are often mistakenly thought of as the same thing. Before I did research, and read the chapter thoroughly, I came to my own conclusion there is a difference. I believe they are two separate words, with separate meanings, although our textbook, Essentials of Management strongly disagrees. A manager is a person who is responsible for the work performance of group members. A manager emphasizes on rationality and control. ...