Leadership versus management:
1. As a manager seeks to develop her leadership skills, she should be aware that .
A) Leadership is primarily about personal efficiency
B) Many different styles of leadership can be effective
C) There is one best leadership style to which all managers should aspire
D) Leadership is first and foremost about establishing a personal bond with employees

B) Many different styles of leadership can be effective

Explanation:

Leadership refers to guiding, directing and motivating employees in such a manner so as to induce them to act in a desired way which contributes to fulfillment of organizational goals and group objectives.

Management is a more authoritative function in relation to leadership. A manager and leader both have followers, but a manager's following is owed to his authority and control while a leader creates his followers via personal traits such as charisma or sound judgement.

A manager is accountable for his own performance and his subordinates while there is no clear accountability for a leader, who is more concerned with group goals.

Thus, as a manager seeks to develop her leadership skills, she needs to be aware that leadership is more informal and thrives upon the state of interpersonal relationships, a leader builds with the followers.

There is no single leadership style which can be universally applied. Rather, leadership is situational and a leadership style should be based upon various parameters such as group goals, interests, the dynamics of the team, and the state of interpersonal relationships, etc.

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