GetInstance() vs static methods

Say you want some globally accessible manager type class.
I can think of two ways to do it.
1. singleton. i.e. private constructor, static getInstanceMethod(), non-static methods. So you do: Manager.getInstance().doIt();
2. private constructor, static methods.
So you do: Manager.doIt();
What are the benefits of each?
Any ideas?
Cheers,
Jim

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