Title: Leadership functions
Course: Health Management, Ethics and Research - Ethiopia (Full)

Leadership functions

As a health manager you have three main leadership functions within your group or community:

- Strategic function: To develop a sense of direction in the group or community. You must provide a mission (what needs to be done) and a strategy (a path for how to accomplish the mission and a way for the group to get there). But developing a clear vision and a careful strategy is not enough, you must also clearly communicate them to your community.
- Tactical function: This involves identifying and choosing the most appropriate means to persuade the group or community.
- Interpersonal function: It is important to maintain the morale, cohesion and commitment of the group or community.

What do you consider are the main differences between a manager and a leader?

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The main aim of a manager is to maximise the output of an organisation through a formal, rational method. The main aim of a leader is to motivate others to bring about change.