Is leadership something that is similar to management, or is it something that is clearly distinct from it, or alternatively, is leadership a mix of both

and why?

Do you think a school needs a manager or a leader or both?

Focus points Management

Functions of Management Effective management skills

Leadership
Difference between formal and informal leadership

Differences between leadership and management

Power

Focus points

cont

Educational leadership models

Who plays the role of leadership and management?
My thoughts about the importance of effective leaders and managers for a successful school

Management
Act of achieving the goals and objectives of the organization through planning, organizing, leading and controlling.

According to (Ricketts, 2009),Management is to exercise executive, administrative, and supervisory direction of a group or organization.
Management is the attainment of organizational goals in an effective and efficient manner through planning, organizing, leading and controlling organizational resources. (Lecture notes, 2011)

Specific components that are central to all the definitions:

Organizing

Leading
Controlling

Functions

Planning

Effective management skills

The ability to apply expertise and performance a special task with proficiency
(Lecture notes 2011)

Effective management skills

cont.

The ability to work well in cooperation with other persons

(Lecture notes 2011)

Effective management skills

cont.

CONCEPTUAL SKILL

The ability to think analytically and achieve integrative problem solving

(Lecture notes 2011)

Leadership
Leadership is the ability to lead and motivate a group of individuals to achieve a certain goal.

According to (Robbins, Bergman, Stagg, et al.: 2004), Leadership is the process of influencing a group toward the achievement of goals.

Leadership is influencing others actions in achieving desirable actions (Cuban: 1988).

Difference between formal leadership and informal leadership

Formal leadership
when an organization officially bind a leader to drive members towards organizational goals

Informal leadership
do not have official organizational authority to influence others but their special talent and skill influences and leads other members of the organization

According to (Ricketts, 2009), When managers are involved in influencing a group of employees to meet its goals, they are operating under leadership. In addition, when leaders are involved in aspects such as planning, organizing, staffing or controlling, they are operating within the management

Major difference between leader and the manager

management power comes from the position in the organizational structure. leadership power comes from sources that are not invested in organizations, such as personal interests, goals and values. (Lecture notes 2011)

position power

personal power

legitimate power

Expert power referent power

reward power
coercive power

According to (lecture notes, 2011), personal power is becoming increasingly important as more businesses are run by teams of workers who are less tolerant to autocratic management.

Differences between leadership and management

Management produces

Leadership produces
change and movement
Creating a vision

order and consistency

Planning and Budgeting Establishing Direction Establishing agendas

Setting timetables
Allocating resources

Clarifying the big

picture Setting strategies

( Northouse, 2007, p. 10.)

Differences between leadership and management cont.

Management produces order and consistency Provide structure

Leadership produces
change and movement Communicating goals

Organizing and Staffing Aligning People Making job placements Seeking commitment

Establishing rules and

procedures

Building teams and

coalitions

( Northouse, 2007, p. 10.)

Differences between leadership and management cont.

Management produces order and consistency Solving Developing incentives

Leadership produces change and movement

Controlling and Problem Motivating and Inspiring Inspiring and energize

Generating creative
solutions

Empowering
subordinates

Taking corrective action Satisfying unmet needs

( Northouse, 2007, p. 10.)

According to (Bennis & Goldsmith, 1997),

"Management is getting people to do what needs to be done. Leadership is getting people to want to do what needs to be done.

management is about climbing the ladder efficiently and leadership is making sure the ladder is leaning against the right wall

Educational leadership models

managerial leadership participative leadership transformational leadership interpersonal leadership

transactional leadership post-modern leadership contingency leadership moral leadership instructional leadership

(Bush, 2003)

Who plays the role of leadership and management?

Leaders

Managers

Someone who inspires someone who takes the and motivates the people responsibilities to conduct to attain a certain goal the managerial process of and lead them to achieve an organization. it.

Leaders have followers and following is an intrinsic activity.

Managers have subordinates. Subordinate does the work for them because they are being paid for doing so.

Bennis and Goldsmith (1997), states that

Mangers are the people who do things

right and leaders are the people who do the

right things.

Do you think a school needs a manager or a leader or both?

According to (Bush, 2003), school requires effective leaders and managers if they are to provide the best possible education for their learners

Reference list:
Bennis, W., & Goldsmith, J. (1997). Learning to lead: A wrokbook on becoming a leader. USA: Perseus book. Bush, T. (2003). Theories of educational leadership and management, 3rd edition. Wiltshire: Cromwell Press Limited. Cuban, L. (1988). The managerial imparative and practice of leadership school. New York: State University of New York Press Lecture notes, 2011 Northouse, P. (2007). Leadership theory and practice. USA: Sage Publications. Ricketts, K. G. (2009). leadership vs management. community and leadership development, 1 - 4. Robbins, S., Bergman, R., Stagg, I., Coulter, M. (2004). Management, 4th Edition. Australia: Pearson Education. Tucker, M. S., & Codding, J. B. (2002). The principla challenge: Leading and Managing Schools in an Era of Accountability. San Francisco: A Wiley Imprint.

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Ina Umar B.Ed(P), 2009