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Finding the balance

I believe that it is very important for a given leader in a given situation to "barometrically" get an accurate overall reading of the basic personality styles & types of diverse work-patterns and communication devices of their employees (or students, etc.). After successfully doing this, then, find the right balance in their own leadership style to best keep the group motivated, and productively working and doing so out of respect for the given leader involved. This skill requires a real talent for reading people and understanding them.

Leadership vs Management

There is a false belief that just because a person is in a management position they are an effective leader. Management and leadership are two different skills. Managing people has to do with scheduling, profiling, placing, and so on. Even though this is a vital part of business it does not address the human aspect of the group. Leaders must first be people; complete with vulnerabilities, flaws, and concerns just as the people they must lead. We all have the need to be lead by someone who we can relate to. Managers may say "move that mountain." Leaders must say… >>>

Is Leadership a Privilege?

It has been said that leadership is a privilege, not a position. Do you agree or disagree? Why?

The Most Important Supervisory Skills

As an established manager or new manager, what skills, qualities and competencies do you believe are the most important to supervising others?

The Leader as a Coach

What is your definition of effective coaching?

suggestions..

What are some good suggestions to approach to a leader who is not open for new ideas?

How to manage different personalities among employees

Are there different techniques that can be used to manage employees with different personalities?

The interactive Age of Leadership

A leader have to be charismatic,introspection , effective and motivate others.The interactive leaders have to be able to distinguish between intrinsic and extrinsic values. The interactive leader is a member of a team and views technology and colleagues as teammates. Arletha Skinner

Using the Forum

This forum is not facilitated by a faculty member. The intention of the forum is to allow you to interact with other course participants - career school professionals who have the same interests as you. You can start a new discussion thread on any topic related to this course or participate in any ongoing discussions. Go ahead, post a question and/or share your knowledge and experiences with your peers. Let us create an active learning community where we can all learn from each other. Note that the discussions in this forum occur in an asynchronous fashion. So please don't expect… >>>

Using the Forum

This forum is not facilitated by a faculty member. The intention of the forum is to allow you to interact with other course participants - career school professionals who have the same interests as you. You can start a new discussion thread on any topic related to this course or participate in any ongoing discussions. Go ahead, post a question and/or share your knowledge and experiences with your peers. Let us create an active learning community where we can all learn from each other. Note that the discussions in this forum occur in an asynchronous fashion. So please don't expect… >>>

Using the Forum

This forum is not facilitated by a faculty member. The intention of the forum is to allow you to interact with other course participants - career school professionals who have the same interests as you. You can start a new discussion thread on any topic related to this course or participate in any ongoing discussions. Go ahead, post a question and/or share your knowledge and experiences with your peers. Let us create an active learning community where we can all learn from each other. Note that the discussions in this forum occur in an asynchronous fashion. So please don't expect… >>>