Week 6 Learning Activity

Week 6 Learning Activity THEME ONE: What is the managers perspective of leadership? How does itdiffer from the leaders perspective? Managers focus on process,procedure, and implementation of the organizations purpose. Their perspectiveis on getting the job done and keeping stability. The leader is about changeand moving the people toward the vision. The area of overlap comes in terms ofthe need to use soft or people skills to get their job done yet even there adifference in perspective is seen. The manager motivates while the leaderempowers.LA1Management is doing things right; leadership is doing theright things.Peter DruckerLeadership is working with goals and vision; management isworking with objectives.Rusell HonoreWhen a management with a reputation for brilliance tackles abusiness with a reputation for bad economics, it is the reputation of thebusiness that remains intact.Warren BuffettGood management is the art of making problems so interestingand their solutions so constructive that everyone wants to get to work and dealwith them.Paul HawkenManagement is nothing more than motivating other people.Lee IacoccaIn the five quotes above each leader is commenting on the perspective of amanager in the organization as opposed to a leader. Keep these quotes in yourmind when reading this weeks material and formulate your managementperspective. How should a manager approach his or her job? What ideas should betheir watch words? Think of things like setting goals, making decisions,motivating employees and allocating resources. What mindset should a goodmanager have to approach these tasks?Outsider ResourcesTheLeaders Role in Strategyhttps://gbr.pepperdine.edu/2010/08/the-leaders-role-in-strategy/What is a managers role in Strategy Execution?http://www.the-performance-factory.com/en/free-performance-library/15-se-questions-answered/3-what-is-a-manager-s-role-in-strategy-executionLeadership vs. Managementhttp://www.diffen.com/difference/Leadership_vs_ManagementUnderstanding the Differences: Leadership vs. Management https://www.go2hr.ca/articles/understanding-differences-leadership-vs-managementTHEME TWOThe manager must be able to solve problems, communicate, and lead teamstoward the completion of a task.LA2You are the manager of the northern branch of the Laurel City bowlingalleys. The owner, Jill Espy, has 4 other bowling alleys around town. Theaverage employee assigned to the concession stand of all the Laurel Citybowling alleys lasts 3 years. However, in your branch the average employeelasts only 8 months. Jill is concerned about this huge discrepancy and wants toknow your explanation for the difference and what you can do to correct theproblem. Training new employees is costly to the company and this high turnoveris costing her money that could be better spent elsewhere. You have tried talking with your current concession staff and have learnedthat pay and scheduling may have some effect on the turnover rate. However, oneperson indicated that many of them do not know how to handle difficultcustomers. It made them not want to come to work.From your reading this week on a managers need to lead their people howwould you solve this problem? Consider motivation techniques, mentoring orother ideas from you reading to effectuate a positive change. Think outside thebox. Be sure to look at all your resources including those within theorganization and those without.OutsideResourcesWhat Does a Manager Do?http://humanresources.about.com/od/samplejobdescription/f/What-Does-A-Manager-Do.htmA NEW ROLE FOR MANAGEMENT IN TODAYS POST-INDUSTRIALORGANIZATIONhttp://iveybusinessjournal.com/publication/a-new-role-for-management-in-todays-post-industrial-organization/What Managers Really Dohttp://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970204908604574334450179298822