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Management involves planning, organising and ______.
Answer
Controlling.
💡 Hint
POLC.
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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.
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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.
💡 Hint
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 ______.
Answer
Change.
💡 Hint
Transform.
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Complete the exam phrase: Managers aim to do things ______; leaders aim to do the ______ things.
Answer
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.
💡 Hint
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?
Answer
Define both terms, give one clear difference, then apply to the business context (who did what and why it mattered).
💡 Hint
Define + difference + apply.
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