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We should manage things but we should lead people. Explain?

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Question added by Raafat Sallam , Organizational Development and Training Consultant , Training Centers, Marketing Organizations.
Date Posted: 2014/06/15
Mohammed Thiab
by Mohammed Thiab , Founder / Chief Consultant , MV Consulting

Yes ... definitely ... I agree with this observation 

 

People need to be led .... and ....Processes need to be managed

 

Leading preserves and respects the human nature and character of the people.  This is different from managing things which have no personality, no character, no emotions, no passion ... etc ... etc.

 

Talking about people management is really in its core, management of activities and outcomes from these people to fit expectations and requirement.  But you do not manage the people themselves  !!

 

This is the difference

IRPHAN GHANI
by IRPHAN GHANI , Senior Management , A

Manage the available resources to its optimal level and set examples for people to follow.

Mohammad Aslam
by Mohammad Aslam , Projects Manager , National Aluminium & Steel Factory

leading people means help them to identify the needs and opportunities to which they want to respond and determining how they may best make a contribution, but things don't respond so better we should manage things and lead people

Mohammad Tohamy Hussein Hussein
by Mohammad Tohamy Hussein Hussein , Chief Executive Officer & ERP Architect , Egyptian Software Group

That depends on our role and the people in question. Effective managers should mange people performance. That migh be achived through leadership with some people and management with others.

Peter Saunders
by Peter Saunders , Senior Partner , Swallowwood Consultancy LLP

 You can manage a process on the basis of using and improving "what is" but you can lead people to believe in and create "what could be". 

amer jayyousi
by amer jayyousi , Business Development Consultant , freelance

i agree with the above answers and allow me to expand,

i believe leading means showing followers how things are performed to perfection while managing the resources and outcome of the process,we cannot lead the resources and outcome,we manage them but we lead the crowed to achieve objectives.

Deleted user
by Deleted user

At a certain point the both things gets merged

Deleted user
by Deleted user

DoesntLeading people also in some way mean Managing people too?

 

I think so asthey are also part of the resources available and one must be able to manage all resources available effectively

hossam azzam
by hossam azzam , Fast food restaurant,s manager. , alexandria-egypt

Agree with Mr. : Mohammed thiab

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The manager in fast food restaurants field must be an excellent one in managing all the different production materials & sure must be an excellent team work leader in the same time

zafar abbas minhas
by zafar abbas minhas , Freelance Writer , DAILY MASHRAQ

agreed between the management of capital & human resources

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