Good Managers Do Not Always Make Good Decisions

Introduction

A manager is someone who is in charge of running a whole business organization by delegating and assigning different duties and tasks to people.  A leader, on the other hand, is someone who motivates people or workers and colleagues towards achieving an outlined goal using strategic methods. Therefore, a leader is driven by being original and having the interest of both workers and the company targets by effectively communicating and inspiring the colleagues.

How Managers and Leaders Complement Each Other and Decision Makers

In many areas, leaders and managers depend on each other to see the targets set achieved however different approaches they may use. Managers and leaders both have the same end goal, to make the profit and help in the growth of a business. Leaders always develop original innovations by challenging the status quo trough asking the questions how and why do the right thing for the business organization and colleagues. Managers, on the other hand, take upon visions set by the leaders asking themselves how and when the set goals are to be achieved by controlling how workers should fit into the system and structure.

Leaders come up with the work plan and the steps on how to achieve the set goals while leaders follow the outlined steps making leaders decision makers as they lay out the approach to be developed to attain the set goals.

In The Modern World

Leadership and management still go hand in hand and co-work to motivate workers and achieve the goals at a much faster rate (Huxtable-Thomas, 2018).Though knowing and understanding the strength of the colleagues, leaders can master the best potential and maximize the growth of the organization

It is not feasible to separate management and leadership for they highly depend on each other. A leader who cannot manage is bound to undone due to lack of technical knowledge and incompetence. On the other hand, managers who cannot lead are bound to lose the confidence of the co-workers and subordinates.

Decision-Making Model and Challenge

Decision-making model is the criteria used to arrive at a notable and good resolution for the business. The first step is to experience the situation as much as possible to from people directly affected about the decision that needs to be solved. The second step is analyzing the condition that the change might bring. The third step is implementing the decision which needs to happen on time for it to start taking effect. This model was used due to the effectiveness and the deep consultations it requires.

Several challenges come along with making a new decision. One is non-acceptance by the subordinates, especially where they will strongly be affected by the decision. The second challenge I faced was incorrect timing where the time was not right, and the changes came too soon without expectation of the subordinates. 

These helped in shaping of the organisation and future decisions by having the knowledge that for an effective decision to work on both the workers and the business, consultations and time considerations must be given a priority.

 

 

Huxtable-Thomas, L., & Hannon, P. (2018). The Role of Entrepreneurial Leadership in City Region Economies: A Case of Developing Small Firm Leaders. In Entrepreneurial Learning City Regions (pp. 155-179). Springer, Cham.