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    Leadership and managership are not synonymous terms. While managers perform the five functions of management and have formal authority due to their position, leaders influence others through personal qualities rather than a formal role. A manager can only be effective if they also demonstrate leadership traits in influencing subordinates. Therefore, the statement "all managers are leaders, but all leaders are not managers" accurately captures the distinction between the two concepts.

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    Leadership and managership are not synonymous terms. While managers perform the five functions of management and have formal authority due to their position, leaders influence others through personal qualities rather than a formal role. A manager can only be effective if they also demonstrate leadership traits in influencing subordinates. Therefore, the statement "all managers are leaders, but all leaders are not managers" accurately captures the distinction between the two concepts.

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    Leadership and managership are two synonymous terms is an incorrect statement.

    Leadership doesnt require any


    managerial position to act as a leader. On the other hand, a manager can be a true manager only if he has got the traits of
    leader in him. By virtue of his position, manager has to provide leadership to his group. A manager has to perform all five
    functions to achieve goals, i.e., Planning, Organizing, Staffing, Directing, and Controlling. Leadership is a part of these
    functions. Leadership as a general term is not related to managership. A person can be a leader by virtue of qualities in
    him. For example: leader of a club, class, welfare association, social organization, etc. Therefore, it is true to say that, All
    managers are leaders, but all leaders are not managers.
    A leader is one who influences the behavior and work of others in group efforts towards achievement of specified goals in a
    given situation. On the other hand, manager can be a true manager only if he has got traits of leader in him. Manager at all
    levels are expected to be the leaders of work groups so that subordinates willingly carry instructions and accept their
    guidance. A person can be a leader by virtue of all qualities in him.
    Leaders and Managers can be compared on the following basis:
    Basis

    Manager

    Leader

    Origin

    A person becomes a manager by virtue


    of his position.

    A person becomes a leader on basis of his


    personal qualities.

    Formal Rights

    Manager has got formal rights in an


    organization because of his status.

    Rights are not available to a leader.

    Followers

    The subordinates are the followers of


    managers.

    The group of employees whom the leaders


    leads are his followers.

    Functions

    A manager performs all five functions of


    management.

    Leader influences people to work willingly


    for group objectives.

    Necessity

    A manager is very essential to a


    concern.

    A leader is required to create cordial relation


    between person working in and for
    organization.

    Stability

    It is more stable.

    Leadership is temporary.

    Mutual
    Relationship

    All managers are leaders.

    All leaders are not managers.

    Accountability

    Manager is accountable for self and


    subordinates behaviour and
    performance.

    Leaders have no well defined accountability.

    Concern

    A managers concern is organizational


    goals.

    A leaders concern is group goals and


    members satisfaction.

    Followers

    People follow manager by virtue of job


    description.

    People follow them on voluntary basis.

    Role
    continuation

    A manager can continue in office till he


    performs his duties satisfactorily in
    congruence with organizational goals.

    A leader can maintain his position only


    through day to day wishes of followers.

    Sanctions

    Manager has command over allocation


    and distribution of sanctions.

    A leader has command over different


    sanctions and related task records. These
    sanctions are essentially of informal nature.

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