Leadership is the art of motivating a group of people to act towards a common goal, they are the person in the group that possesses the combination of personality and skills that make others want to follow them. Management is the managing of other people and making sure they carry out the certain tasks at hand. More often than not management is people who are in charge and over see others. The two terms are often used interchangeable; management is more usually viewed as getting things done through other people in order to achieve stated organisational objectives. Management is often regarded as relating to people working within a structured organisation and with prescribed roles. People outside the organisation might not see the manager in a leadership position. The emphasis of leadership is on interpersonal behaviour in a broader context. It is often associated with the willing and enthusiastic behaviour of followers. Mullins (2010) says ‘leadership may not necessarily take place within the hierarchical structure of the organisation. This occurs at different levels and can be manifested in different ways’.
The Bake and Mouton managerial grid can be used as a way of evaluating a variety of different styles of management. There are two principles in which the grid uses to compare styles, one being concern for people and the other concern for production. Concern for people is shown on the vertical axis of the grid, this relates to the support and help that a manager gives to their staffs needs and wants. Concern for production is shown on the vertical axis; this gives emphasis on production levels and completing tasks. Looking at the way the grid is structured, it can be said that the manager shows concern for both people and production. There are five combinations of degree for concern: middle of the road management, the country club manager, the impoverished manager, the authority compliance manager and the team manager.
I have looked at the managerial grid and decided the style of leadership used by Wembley stadium is the country club manager. This style of leader is most concerned about the needs and feelings of members of their team. These people operate under the assumption that as long as team members are happy and secure then they will work hard. What tends to result is a work environment that is very relaxed and fun but where production suffers due to lack of direction and control. Wembley stadium try to build up a rapport with their staff and feel that if the staff and management have a good relationship, then work production levels will be at their best. They offer team building exercises and incentives to get all staff interacting and enjoying their job, but as a result of this sometimes production levels can suffer as staff get to comfortable with management and their work rate reduces.
Someone who I believe to be a leader in my eyes would be my uncle, he started out with nothing when he first came to the UK and created his own labour company in the first few years od coming here. At first it was not a very profitable business but his hard work and passion prevailed as he became more known the work would increase. I have worked for my uncle over the summer and saw that he was more than just a boss to his staff, he was also their friend. During work hours everyone would be assigned their jobs and carry them out with no problem, after they would all talk and head down the pub for a drink together. I believe this style of management was very effective, all the staff like my uncle but also respected the fact that he was their boss aswell.
References
Mullins, L. (2010) Management and organisational behaviour.9th ed. Essex: Pearson Education Limited.
Google images (2011) Blake and Mouton managerial grid [online]. http://www.google.co.uk/images [accessed 8 march 2011]
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