Leadership i menadžment
Leadership and Management

Summary/Abstract: Management is defined as a skill of managing business with people and with people’s help in order to realize organization goals. From that definition it can be concluded that the function of leadership is directed to goals, organization, managers, employees and jobs. All the mentioned constituents of leadership function are covered by human organization factor. Behavior, communication, motivation and leadership are also implied here. According to the above mentioned leadership is the most demanding management function used for directing and motivating employees to conduct a certain working task. The organization goals are defined by managers and realized by employees, conducting certain jobs on the basis of work division and establishment of the company organization structure. Such combination of leadership elements enables making plans in which organization goals are determined. Leaders have many functions in the group they lead. They create vision and enthusiasm for their realization; encourage ideas and changes; explain, transfer and maintain ideas; manage conflicts, coordinate group activities; represent the group and organization; encourage and suggest solutions as well as offer security and optimism in problematic situations and crises. Leadership makes the process either successful or unsuccessful depending on manager’s capability.The leadership skills depend on the individual’s capability and if that person is a leader at the same time. It is assumed that influencing other people to readily contribute to the implementation of goals is the essence of leadership. Hierarchical position is not important to become a leader,a person cannot become a leader by getting a position in the organization because leadership is action not position according to H. Boren.

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