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Management versus leadership

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Management involves planning, organising and ______.

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Management involves planning, organising and ______.

Answer

Controlling.

💡 Hint

POLC.

Card 2definition

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Define management.

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Management is the process of planning, organising and controlling resources to achieve business objectives.

💡 Hint

Processes + resources.

Card 3definition

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Define leadership.

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Leadership is the ability to inspire, motivate and guide people toward achieving a shared vision or objective.

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Inspire + guide.

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Leadership focuses on inspiring and ______ people.

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Motivating.

💡 Hint

People + vision.

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State one key difference between management and leadership.

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Management focuses on systems and processes (doing things right); leadership focuses on people and vision (doing the right things).

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Systems vs people.

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Managers maintain the status quo; leaders often drive ______.

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Change.

💡 Hint

Transform.

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Complete the exam phrase: Managers aim to do things ______; leaders aim to do the ______ things.

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Right; right.

💡 Hint

Doing things right vs doing the right things.

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Give one example of a management task.

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Creating staff schedules, setting budgets, or monitoring performance against targets.

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Systems + control.

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Why do businesses need both management and leadership?

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Because businesses need efficient systems and control (management) and motivated employees with direction and vision (leadership).

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Both skills needed.

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How do you score higher in “management vs leadership” exam questions?

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Define both terms, give one clear difference, then apply to the business context (who did what and why it mattered).

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Define + difference + apply.

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