Leadership | Origin: LS101R
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Do You Manage Or Lead? --> Leadership
Post what you've learned about this topic and how you intend to apply it. Feel free to post questions and comments too.
A leader is important because they motivate and align people toward a shared purpose, driving progress and adaptability. A manager is crucial for maintaining structure, ensuring tasks are completed effectively, and keeping operations running smoothly.
We discussed the traits and behaviors of leaders, and the need for leaders to success.
Leaders are visionaries! Managers make the vision happen!
I learned in this module that leading means having a global vision of the organization and not focusing on a horizontal vision, the leader has to visualize all the company's processes.
Leaders are visionaries. Managers implement.
In this module, I learned that it is a myth that a leader is born. I have also learned that leaders motivate, and managers manage. A leader is my example and wants what is best for the employees and helps them to achieve that and in turns, helps their organization grow and become more profitable.
From this module, I’ve learned the key differences between leadership and management, as well as their complementary roles in an organization. While managers focus on organizing, planning, and improving processes, leaders inspire, motivate, and drive change. I’ve also gained insight into how both roles are essential for success, and how their responsibilities can sometimes overlap, making it challenging to distinguish between them.
How I Intend to Apply This Knowledge:
Balancing Leadership and Management Skills: I will strive to develop both leadership and management skills, ensuring I can not only organize and plan effectively but also inspire and empower others.
Improving Processes: I will apply managerial skills to optimize workflows and procedures, ensuring efficiency in tasks and projects.
Inspiring Teams: I will focus on building strong relationships, motivating team members, and fostering a shared vision to drive collective success.
Adapting to Roles: I will recognize when to act as a manager (e.g., during structured tasks) and when to step into a leadership role (e.g., during times of change or uncertainty).
By integrating these concepts, I aim to become a more effective and versatile professional, capable of contributing to both the operational and cultural success of my organization. I look forward to learning from my peers’ perspectives and experiences to further refine my understanding!
Comment on Michael Branham-Bell's post:
Managers and leaders are very import parts of any organization, both are doing different tasks and responsibilities and they both complement each other.
It is important to have a leader set the goal and the manager to help the team obtain it.
Leaders are not born, something that has been told over the years but clearly not the case. Definitely something to take in
Based on what I have learned, I believe that in order to be a well rounded leader, it is important to have the qualities of both a manager and a leader. They share similar responsibilities.
There are significant differences between leadership and management. Both are vital roles, but can be very different.
A leader is a person who is with a vision and the manager is the implementor of that vision.
I learned that although managers implement the plan of the leader, they should be ready to step in position when needed. Flexible!
In an organization a manager is defined by the structure of the organization and has well defined functions. Leaders appear out of necessity of guiding and inspiring a team toward a goal, even if they are not defined in the structure of an organization.
Leadership see the big picture so that they can create or improve processes, create a goal and share the vision.
Leadership is learned and not formed from bith
Although there are differences in the role of Managers and Leaders, there are many traits that are essential to both roles. Leaders cast the vision and Managers implement and execute the plan to make the vision happen.
Leaders see things from a bird's eye view.
