Management or Leadership | Origin: LS101R
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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.
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.
Leaders and Managers are an important asset of an organization, they co-exist but the main point is to understand the value of each other with in their jurisdiction. Leader should not run over the Manager because leader is a visionary and influencer. And the manager should not be jealous of the the leader just because the manager is implementing the policies . Both of them are important and essential for the progress of the organization.
I possess both because I have to at this time. but definitely leadership and I could use a good manager
Comparison of the corporative values of different companies shines some light on the leader/manager balance in a company. It come to my mind two large oil companies. I invite you to read the corporative vision of Exxon and Shell then analyze and compare the leader/manager balance of both.
I am growing as a leader. I celebrate the fact that I can ask people to do things without using my title or authority.
A successful organization or school truly relies on the strength of both leadership and management in order to set a clear vision, remain relevant and innovative with the ability to adapt to industry changes, while keeping your team aligned with the vision and inspired to fulfill their roles in executing that vision. Being a strong leader is having the ability to recognize the strengths in others and being able to cultivate the weaknesses.
Management and leadership are both essential within an institution, and ideally, both qualities should coexist in individuals at all levels. According to the material, leaders drive change by challenging the status quo; managers, too, should embrace this mindset by introducing innovative approaches to enhance processes. In my view, both managers and leaders need to effectively navigate complexity and adapt to change.
I have skills of both, however, I tend to lead and focus on change, making things more effective
My traits are more of a leader. I have a vision, and I am constantly asking the how and why of things. I do possess managerial skills as well.
I learned the difference between a leader and a manager. Leaders set a direction, while managers plan and budget to produce results that support the vision.
I don't see where one side shines brighter than the other, so I think I am both leader and manager depending on what need is there in the moment. I see the importance of a manager but also the significance of a leader. Clearly both are needed and I want to have strong characteristics of each. I want to work more on originating that imitating and challenging the status quo.
