Leaders or Managers What is the difference? Hillary Jenkins, Otago Polytechnic

The biggest difference is the way leaders or managers motivate others

The biggest difference is the way leaders or managers motivate others

Leader has followers has vision sets direction takes new roads is responsible for change is passionate sells ideas builds structure

has followers

has vision

sets direction

takes new roads

is responsible for change

is passionate

sells ideas

builds structure

Manager has subordinates objectives to follow follows existing roads plans the details is responsible for stability keeps control tells ideas maintains the structure

has subordinates

objectives to follow

follows existing roads

plans the details

is responsible for stability

keeps control

tells ideas

maintains the structure

Is it possible to be both a leader and a manager? The short answer is yes While they are quite different roles, a person can be both

The short answer is yes

While they are quite different roles, a person can be both

Lets take a closer look at Leadership… Leadership can be learned

Leadership can be learned

Traits of a leader Need for achievement –likes responsibility and works hard to succeed Intelligence – have good reasoning, thinking capacity and judgement Decisiveness – makes difficult decisions without hesitation Self Confidence – having a positive self image Initiative – getting jobs done with minimal supervision Supervisory ability – gets the job done through others

Need for achievement –likes responsibility and works hard to succeed

Intelligence – have good reasoning, thinking capacity and judgement

Decisiveness – makes difficult decisions without hesitation

Self Confidence – having a positive self image

Initiative – getting jobs done with minimal supervision

Supervisory ability – gets the job done through others

Traits of a leader Need for achievement Intelligence Decisiveness Self Confidence Supervisory ability Rate yourselves from 1-10 on the above traits, (10 being excellent 1 being pretty bad) then add all the numbers together to get an over all score

Need for achievement

Intelligence

Decisiveness

Self Confidence

Supervisory ability

Rate yourselves from 1-10 on the above traits, (10 being excellent 1 being pretty bad) then add all the numbers together to get an over all score

Now check your score as an effective leader: 54-60 Outstanding 42-53 Very Good 30-41 Good 6-29 Needs a bit of work

54-60 Outstanding

42-53 Very Good

30-41 Good

6-29 Needs a bit of work

Four Styles of Leadership Autocratic Democratic Laissez Faire Charismatic

Autocratic

Democratic

Laissez Faire

Charismatic

Autocratic dominates team members makes decisions on their own quick to praise or punish

dominates team members

makes decisions on their own

quick to praise or punish

Democratic consults team members for decision making values team members Empowers people to direct themselves

consults team members for decision making

values team members

Empowers people to direct themselves

Laissez faire minimum leadership appropriate when the team are all highly skilled & have proven performance allows visionary workers to excel

minimum leadership

appropriate when the team are all highly skilled & have proven performance

allows visionary workers to excel

Charismatic Good listeners & information gatherers create a sense of purpose that is motivating and inspiring makes everyone feel important

Good listeners & information gatherers

create a sense of purpose that is motivating and inspiring

makes everyone feel important

Choosing the right style Styles are influenced by a leaders experience One size does not fit all Style depends on qualities of leader, characteristics of audience, and nature of situation

Styles are influenced by a leaders experience

One size does not fit all

Style depends on qualities of leader, characteristics of audience, and nature of situation

Laissez Faire – Democratic – Autocratic Decisions of minor consequence OR Major consequence Few environmental dangers OR many environmental dangers Competent individuals OR Incompetent individuals Proficient Leadership within OR Deficient leadership within group Unified group OR Divided group

Decisions of minor consequence OR Major consequence

Few environmental dangers OR many environmental dangers

Competent individuals OR Incompetent individuals

Proficient Leadership within OR Deficient leadership within group

Unified group OR Divided group

In summary an effective leader is: A director and a motivator An implementer and an innovator A mentor and a team builder An expert and a moral force An organizer and a developer of people These are the great challenges of an expert leader…

A director and a motivator

An implementer and an innovator

A mentor and a team builder

An expert and a moral force

An organizer and a developer of people

These are the great challenges of an expert leader…