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Leaders help others to believe in the vision, goals or objectives by using their talents and experience to influence others to focus on the activities necessary. Leaders define the work environment and provide the framework to support their team by providing the direction to complete tasks on time. Leadership and management are both important in organizations, but they seek two do different things.

Below are distinctions between management and leadership:

• The manager administers; the leader innovates.

• The manager maintains; the leader develops.

• The manager accepts reality; the leader investigates it.

• The manager focuses on systems; leaders focus on people.

• The manager relies on control; the leader inspires trust.

• The manager has a short-range view; the leader a long-range perspective.

• The manager asks how and when; the leader asks what and why.

• The manager has his or her eye always on the bottom line; the leader has his or her eye on the horizon.

• The manager imitates; the leader originates.

• The manager accepts the status quo; the leader challenges it.

• The manager is the classic good soldier; the leader is his or her own person.

Training and Development is a Process:

Learning is an ongoing process and often the design of a plan becomes the end rather than the means. The training plan is a general guide from implementing your plan and the learning results you achieve. The list below is suggested areas that a leader could develop:

• Basic Leadership

• Motivational

• Teams & Teamwork

• Time Management

• Managing Change

• Conflict Management

• Decision Making

• Goal Setting