leadership and power are always troubled humanity.Today, the ratio of their thinking competent heads of organizations, teachers, representatives of all branches of science, production, management.
In order to understand the issue of the differences between leadership and power in the organization, you need to understand the meaning of these terms.
Power - is the ability to impose its will, to influence the behavior and activities of people, to organize any processes, regardless of approval or disapproval of subordinates.Power can be different: administrative, political executive, etc.But the goal of any government - to get people to obey the will of the head.Managers can use different methods to realize their right to manage.Decent and educated most often used to stimulate, interest and less able to hold honest own power use provocation, blackmail, threats, authoritarian leadership.Some groups (especially banditstvuyuschie or paramilitary) to hold their own open government used violence and threats.
Nevertheless, the essence of power does not change.
Head, the head often is assigned to senior management.When it comes to the government, it may be elective, sometimes inherited.In the history of the state and institutions (even today) there were instances when the government takes hold.The state structures is usually armed and revolutionary upheavals in the organizations, especially today - raiding.
power and leadership in the organization may belong to one person, but most leaders and managers - all kinds of people.
leader - a man who is universally trusted and respected, able to lead the people to influence their outlook, behavior, behavior.The system of interpersonal relationships such people obey.
Leadership in organizations can be formal.Formal leaders are often in leadership positions, they are in authority, but do not have the authority in the organization, or their credibility is not high enough.Formal leaders obey because they are invested with legitimate authority.
informal leadership in the organization may belong to any person who uses a common authority or the authority of the majority.The informal leader is obliged to be fair, to be able to influence people and their world using their abilities, umeniy.Poroy happens that the manager appointed from above, can be a real, not a formal leader.
Leadership in the organization - one of the most powerful factors of its success, the development and improvement of all new and advanced progressive, has not yet entered in the list of scheduled, mandatory to perform activities.
Today every educated and thoughtful Manager:
- knows that the greatest benefit and efficiency of the organization, whether it is an ordinary small office or a large enterprise to bring unity (interconnection, mutual understanding) of the head and the informal leader of the team.
- It is reasonable to exercise authority and leadership in formal organizations.Balance of power - this is the stewardship and management of requirements which is sufficient to achieve the goals, but not so much to cause resentment or open protest employees.
And finally, he realizes that subordinate employees also are in authority, though informal.For example, the chief of operations is largely dependent on the competence of his secretary or other employees.After all, these people have the necessary information, the right skills and abilities.
