Ldr 300 - Leadership and Management Paper

Victor Rodriguez

1/7/16

LDR 300

Innovative Leadership

Prof. Gephart

Leadership and Management Paper

Comparing the two, a good leader and a manager there are many differences between the two. A leader is more than someone that leads others to complete a task or multiple tasks but being appointed to be lead others has many aspects. There is a vision that a leader has and they have the ability to have others follow them, direct them to see the vision, follow them and be apart of the plan and vision that the leader has. No one else may see these vision or goals that the leader has or it can also be that no one wants to be taken part of. Being a good leader you can motivate others to perform at their best to get things done. A good leader can look at tasks that others look as the ones that are too big and can drive others harder to get those tasks done. Someone that is good at organizing their people and the jobs that are needed to be completed is a good manager. Working well with your employees that are under you is a good manager and they also can develop in the best employees, go up to their full potential if not past it. In order for this to happen, those managers make sure that all the documents and classes are up to date. Also they make sure employees take any training that is extra to gain more knowledge above everyone else. The manager sets any objectives that need to be made, they also make sure that each member has a say in the project so they can complete it all. It is very important for the manager to make sure that the objectives are met, and also to improve any aspects of the people they may have if any.

What separates one from the other

Working in retail and warehousing, I have worked with many different people who are ranked above me and made me manager by most experience in an area. Certain managers have helped me get my training done and any training that needs to be completed on the job. Those managers had also told me that it was in my best interest in seeking some extra educational courses to be completed. I have had some great managers make me a better person, be a better associate while there were those that were not motivating at all to see me be successful especially if it saw me getting promoted above them too. Managers can be taught ways to do certain tasks but the personality task is not something that is taught. The one person that is a paper person and great at organizing aspects of an office. Those people were not always the best person for the jobs because they were forced into those jobs just to fill those positions up. The managers make sure that paper aspects get done and makes sure that the project are done so they can check them off and move on to the next one. These people in this position then to be more organized then others and know what resources they have and which ones are available or not. They play a big part at making sure that their workplace is safe for all to work and get job done completely without no one getting hurt at all.

The leaders are the ones that I respect and want to be around most because these people are motivated and positive for changed in the group to see what works better. A leader is someone that I suppose to be in that spot and are born to be in that spot. Leaders are those that are great motivators and great with the people. These people are great at getting people involved in which they are good at speaking in the public. A good leader is whom someone commands the room from anybody else and also gets attention of others, takes attention from other people. They are good at convincing people to see the thing their way. These leaders take the risks that others will not and they also want to see results to a completed task. These leaders are able to get people to follow them without any choices foe others to pick from.