Management or Leadership | Origin: LS101R
This is a general discussion forum for the following learning topic:
Do You Manage Or Lead? --> Management or Leadership
Post what you've learned about this topic and how you intend to apply it. Feel free to post questions and comments too.
I know that my leadership skills are strong when the going is good. However, in bad times, I try to do too much, to have too much influence and slip back into the micro part of this.
I find it incredible the examples they gave of leaders who have developed managerial skills, taking the best of the ability to inspire others in a shared vision and the optimal execution of actions.
I have yet to determine if I am a leader or a manager.
Leaders must cope with change, while managers cope with complexity in maintaining stability. You can be a leader with management skills, and also a manager can have leadership skills.
I feel like I am better at management skills than leadership. I think it is something that does not come to me inherently and I must work on it.
Understanding the vision of leadership with ongoing communication to create strategic plans is essential for any organization.
La organizaciones requieren de lideres y gerentes. Uno impulsa el cambio, mientras que el otro ayuda a implementar el cambio y promueve la estabilidad.
Both are crucial for an organization. With weak leader but strong manager or strong leader but weak manager a company will have a hard time to achieve its goals.
Being both a leader and manager can lead to a unique skill set
Within this module, I was able to learn more of the traits and qualities of both leadership and management skills.
I am a good manager because I want my students to be successful.
Both the ability to manage and lead are important skill sets that contribute to a team's overall success. While management ensures structure, organization, and efficiency, leadership provides vision, motivation, and direction to move people forward.
Both roles are important but require different approaches
What I’m learning from this module is that classifications & definitions can have blurred lines so it’s important to distinguish between definitions for a clearer understanding.
However, the reality for myself and most others is that our roles require us to operate as managers and leaders. So although it’s helpful to draw the line of delineation, the fact of the matter is that I have key job elements that are managerial while leading a team of a dozen individuals.
What I can apply from the module is being aware of what tasks in my day to day are managerial vs. leading to better gauge what bucket my time/duties fall into.
The majority of my time is spent in leadership activities and developing managers.
In practice, most positions require both skill sets.
To determine whether a leader or a manager is needed for an assignment, a person should ask:
Does this task require inspiring a team and setting a new direction, or is it about executing an existing plan?
Is the focus on motivating people through uncertainty, or organizing resources and ensuring deadlines are met?
Are we solving a novel problem needing vision, or maintaining efficiency in a routine process?
The discussion was between the differences between a leader and manager, with leaders setting direction and managers directing the implementation.
I am not sure at this point which one I fall under most. I do realize the need to have a proper balance of both as a skill set to be more well-rounded and identify issues to better address trends as they come.
