Leaders Or Managers OP 09
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Leaders or Managers
What is the difference?
Hillary Jenkins, Otago Polytechnic
The biggest difference is the
way leaders or managers
motivate others
Leader
• has followers
• has vision
• sets direction
• takes new roads
• is responsible for change
• is passionate
• sells ideas
• builds structure
Manager
• has subordinates
• objectives to follow
• follows existing roads
• plans the details
• is responsible for stability
• keeps control
• tells ideas
• maintains the structure
Is it possible to be both a leader and a manager?
The short answer is yes
While they are quite different roles, a person can be both
Lets take a closer look at Leadership…
Leadership can be learned
Traits of a leader
• Need for achievement –likes responsibility and works hard to succeed
• Intelligence – have good reasoning, thinking capacity and judgement
• Decisiveness – makes difficult decisions without hesitation
• Self Confidence – having a positive self image
• Initiative – getting jobs done with minimal supervision
• Supervisory ability – gets the job done through others
Traits of a leader
Need for achievement
Intelligence
Decisiveness
Self Confidence
Supervisory ability
Rate yourselves from 1-10 on the above traits, (10 being excellent 1 being pretty bad) then add all the numbers together to get an
over all score
Now check your score as an effective leader:
54-60 Outstanding
42-53 Very Good
30-41 Good
6-29 Needs a bit of work
Four Styles of Leadership
• Autocratic
• Democratic
• Laissez Faire
• Charismatic
Autocratic
• dominates team members
• makes decisions on their own
• quick to praise or punish
Democratic
• consults team members for decision making
• values team members
• Empowers people to direct themselves
Laissez faire
• minimum leadership
• appropriate when the team are all highly skilled & have
proven performance
• allows visionary workers to excel
Charismatic
• Good listeners & information gatherers
• create a sense of purpose that is motivating and inspiring
• makes everyone feel important
Choosing the right style
• Styles are influenced by a leaders experience
• One size does not fit all
• Style depends on qualities of leader, characteristics of audience, and nature of situation
Laissez Faire – Democratic – Autocratic
Decisions of minor consequence OR Major consequence
Few environmental dangers OR many environmental dangers
Competent individuals OR Incompetent individuals
Proficient Leadership within OR Deficient leadership within group
Unified group OR Divided group
In summary an effective leader is:
• A director and a motivator
• An implementer and an innovator
• A mentor and a team builder
• An expert and a moral force
• An organizer and a developer of people
These are the great challenges of an expert leader…