Carefully read the extract below and then answer the question that follows.

Leadership vs Management: Understanding the Key Difference

What Do Managers Do$?$

A manager is a member of an organization with the responsibility of carrying out the four important functions of management: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. But are all managers leaders?

Most managers also tend to be leaders, but only IF they also adequately carry out the leadership responsibilities of management, which include communication, motivation, providing inspiration and guidance, and encouraging employees to rise to a higher level of productivity.

Unfortunately, not all managers are leaders. Some managers have poor leadership qualities, and employees follow orders from their managers because they are obligated to do so$$not necessarily because they are influenced or inspired by the leader.

Managerial duties are usually a formal part of a job description; subordinates follow as a result of the professional title or designation. A manager$$s chief focus is to meet organizational goals and objectives; they typically do not take much else into consideration. Managers are held responsible for their actions, as well as for the actions of their subordinates. With the title comes the authority and the privilege to promote, hireQuestion $1(75$ marks$)$

Before attempting to answer the questions, read the preceding abstract carefully, the relevant sections in your prescribed textbook $($Botha et al$.,2020)$ and the following sources $($can be accessed in BPP readings, or on the internet$),$ and relate all your answers to them. It will add value to your assignment, as it will give you relevant perspectives and context as well as stimulate your critical advisory notes. The principles in these documents are applicable to policing$/$law enforcement in Southern Africa.

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$$ Leadership vs Management: Understanding the Key Difference.

$$ Holistic Leadership.

$$ Leading Change

$$ Why Transformation Efforts Fail

$$ SAPS $$lacking in leadership$$

$$ any other relevant article you have accessed.

Deal with the question and sub$-$questions as ONE integrated answer with relevant sub$-$headings. Structure your answer with a relevant title, an introduction, discussions with headings$/$sub$-$headings, as well as recommendations $($advisory notes to senior management in your policing or law enforcement organisation related to your discussion and the extract$)$ and a conclusion. Remember to relate your answer to the extract, sources mentioned above, as well as your police$/$law enforcement organisation. Refer to all sources used.

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Structure

Table of contents $(1$ mark$),$ relevant title $(1$ mark$),$ numbered headings, subheadings $(1$ mark$),$ source $(1$ mark$),$ list of references $(2$ marks$)$

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$1.$ Introduction

Introductory remarks on:

$$ The nature and importance of planning in an organisation

$$ and what the concept of organising entails

$$ stating what will be discussed and

$$ providing context by indicating where you are working.

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$2.$ Management theories

Discuss and explain the importance of implementing Management theories in the policing$/$law enforcement environment:

$2\mathrm{.}1$ Discuss the importance of studying the various management theories and why they should be understood.

$2\mathrm{.}2.$ Identify and explain the management theory that

you believe will improve management and

leadership abilities in your agency when

implemented. Give an example in your working

environment.

$($Mark allocation: $4$ marks for the importance of management theories, $6$ for your explanation of the management theory and $2$ marks for your example$)$

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$(4)$

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$3.$ Planning Tools

Evaluate the $3$ planning tools and explain how managers can implement these tools to become successful managers and leaders.

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$3\mathrm{.}1$ Forecasting $(6)$

$3\mathrm{.}2$ Budgeting $(6)$

$3\mathrm{.}3$ Scheduling and monitoring $(6)$

Each tool must be substantiated with a practical example from your working environment.

$($Mark allocation: $4$ marks per evaluation and explanation of a tool and $2$ marks for the practical example linked to a tool$)$

$4$ Principles of organising

Apply $6$ of the Principles of organising which will enhance management and leadership efficiency and overall effectiveness in your policing$/$law enforcement environment.

Examples from your policing$/$law enforcement environment to substantiate the application.

$($Mark allocation: theory $(2)$ and application $(2)$ per principle$)$

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$5$ Recommendations

Based on the three topics you discussed, provide five $(5)$ recommendations to your senior management on how Planning and Organising performed by managers and middle or lower$-$level managers can improve their leadership abilities to become successful managers.

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$6$ Conclusion

Summary of answer and critical concluding remarks regarding the focus in this discussion.