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.
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.
You need both leaders and managers to have a successful business.
I am a leader but function more as a manager. Easier to quantify progress and the daily operations of the business. But, I need to set up a better vision and communicate that to my team better
From this module, I realized that I possess both leadership and management skills. After reviewing this module, I can know determine the difference and can track those.
Leadership is ultimately responsible for the over all vision and plan, while management sets to figure out how to best make that vision/plan achievable. Hope to be able to use this understanding and market myself to be able to move towards roles that include management and leadership
Comment on Michael Branham-Bell's post:
I possess more a leader style; however, I also possess managerial skills
An organization needs both a strong leader and manager to be successful.
I am a leader in many instances and in some I am a manager. I think the biggest take away is knowing the difference and not being ashamed to ask for clarification.
I believe a well rounded and productive individual consists of qualities of both a leader and a manager. The qualities of each should compliment each other.
Both leadership and management are important. I personally feel that my leadership skills are sometimes dependent upon the task or vision at hand.
