"Although all managers have to provide leadership, not all leaders provide management"

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"Although all managers have to provide leadership, not all leaders provide management"

In order to create a solid argument we must first define both management and leadership. Management can be explained as being tasks, a discipline and also people.1 Managers are also those that manage change and actually make things happen. Whereas leadership is influencing (or motivating) individuals or groups in order to carry out a certain task.2 If an individual can influence others it does not always mean that they can also plan, organise and control.3 It was also said "Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right thing".4 In the early 19th century, the need for management was not too strong because organisations functioned in a simpler way. The span of control in the 1800's was much narrower than it is now. There has been roughly a 640% increase in the ratio of managers to subordinates. 5 This explains why there was a sudden surge in leadership and managerial theories cropping up in the 19th century.

All managers must provide leadership in order to have a focus in the organisation. If there is no leadership, business would be very slow paced