a useful distinction between managers and leaders

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A useful distinction between managers and leadersTJ Gokcen | @tjgokcen |@codebyts

Is the glass half empty or half full?

Exploring the meanings of…

• Administrator


• Administrator

• Manager


• Administrator

• Manager

• Executive


• Administrator

• Manager

• Executive

• Leader

What type of “executive” is this person?

Administrator

who directs others in the pursuit of ends by the use of means, both of which are determined by a third party.

Administrator


• Supervising a group of clerks processing orders, bills, payrolls

Administrator


• Supervising a group of clerks processing orders, bills, payrolls

A higher authority specifies what they are required to do and how they are required to do it.

Manager

who directs others in the pursuit of ends by the use of means that he or she selects.

Manager


• Higher in an organization’s hierarchy• often include administrators• and other subordinates

Manager



Managers’ primary responsibility is to ensure that jobs are done right

Manager


Call attention to emerging opportunities and discontinuities that could change whether their teams were doing the right job.


Manager

Lead the people who report to them and they need to possess and cultivate qualities and skills that foster a productive culture –

collaboration, teamwork, ethical behavior, creativity, and continuous learning.



Executive

who manages other “managers”

Executive

who manages other “managers”• Ensure that jobs are done right

• Call attention to emerging opportunities and discontinuities that could change whether their teams were doing the right job.

• Lead the people who report to them and they need to possess and cultivate qualities and skills that foster a productive culture – collaboration, teamwork, ethical behavior, creativity, and continuous learning.

Leader

who induces and guides others in the voluntary pursuit of ends by the use of means that they, the followers, select or approve of if they are chosen by another.

Leader


• Use influence rather than authority to get others to do what they want them to if the followers do not do so willingly

Leader

Influence, vision


• Use influence rather than authority to get others to do what they want them to if the followers do not do so willingly

Responsibility• Administrators• Efficient operations

• Managers• Effective Tactics

• Leaders• Competitive Strategy

Managers

• Managers• Need to compete with • existing operations• resources• attention

Managers vs Leaders


• Leaders• Full authority• Dispense resources• Different plans than Managers

Managers vs Leaders


• Leaders• Full authority• Dispense resources• Different plans than Managers

Reformation Transformation

Leadership Functions

• The formulation of a vision that the organization is willing to pursue even if doing so requires short term sacrifices

Leadership Functions

• The formulation of a vision that the organization is willing to pursue even if doing so requires short term sacrifices

• A formulation of the way to pursue the vision that will be both rewarding and satisfying.

Conclusion

• Administrators and managers require identifiable skills to be effective.

Conclusion

• Leaders require a high level of talent – qualities such as imagination, persuasiveness, integrity, adaptability, and collaborativeness – as well as skills.

• Cannot be taught – but enhanced

Conclusion


• Cannot be taught – but enhanced• Critical talents are innate

Conclusion


• Cannot be taught – but enhanced• Critical talents are innate• “Executive development” courses are for developing managers

Conclusion


• Cannot be taught – but enhanced• Critical talents are innate• “Executive development” courses are for developing managers

Leadership skills can be transmitted but talent cannot be

Inside Out

• Sort in rows by color (Blue, Pink, Green, Orange, Purple)

• Personal activity – Please keep talking to a minimum

Inside Out

• Blue

• Think about four material items/personal possessions that you value the most.

• Write down one answer per piece of paper.

Inside Out

• Pink

• Write down the four people that are the most important to you. They can be family members, friends, mentors, professors, etc. Only ONE person per paper (i.e. can’t say “parents,” “friends,” etc… on each paper)

Inside Out

• Green

• Think about four memories that you always want to have and write them down.

• These memories can be good or they can be a tough memory that you have learned from.

• Things that have made you the person you are today.

Inside Out

• Orange

• Think about four goals that you find important to set for your future.

• Write them down.

Inside Out

• Purple

• Write down four places that are important to you.

• It could be your hometown, State, your residence hall, your high school, the home you grew up in; just any physical place.

Inside Out

Take a few minutes to look over these values that you have in front of you and think about why they are important to you.

Think about the good times and the tough times that come along with some of these.

Inside Out

Now take 6 away.

When you take these away, that means that they are no longer a part of your life (i.e. you never met that person, went to that place, have possession of that item, or are not working towards that goal).

Inside Out

Now take 5 away.

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Now take 4 away.

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Now take 3 away.

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Now you have 3 things that are the most important to you

Is there a dominant color? Or what colors do you have?

Blue Physical Possessions

Pink People

Orange Memories

Green Goals

Purple Places

Inside OutHere are some questions you may want to leave with:

• What values are you left with?• Why are they important to you?• What values did you find to be the easiest to eliminate?• What did you learn from this activity? About yourself?• How will these values that you wrote down affect your life? Future?• What choices would you make if you repeated this exercise in 5, 10, 20

years?

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