Differentiate Between Leader and Manager

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COLLEGE OF ADVANCED STUDIES

Master of Arts in Education-Educational Management
First Semester 2020-2021
Masterand : Melani D. Ampo

Subject Code : EDMA 512
Subject : PRACTICUM IN EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT
Professor : MA. MAGDALENA J. BERNALES, Ed. D.
Assignment I
Instruction: Answer/discuss the following. (20 pts each)
1. Enumerate the different leadership styles of a school managers.
2. Differentiate a leader and a school manager.
3. What are the positive and negatives characteristics of your school managers? Reflect and
elaborate on the characteristics which you like most and you like least.
Answer:
DIFFERENT LEADERSHIP STYLES OF SCHOOL MANAGER
Leadership is exercised in different ways by different people in different situations. The

following are examples of different leadership styles. None is the ‘right’ way; each has their
strengths and weaknesses, and each would be ‘right’ for certain people at certain times.
1.Authoritative This style is based on the idea that leaders should assume personal
responsibility for decisions. The authoritative style is attractive to people who are restless,
action-oriented, and have a strong personal vision of what’s needed. While the authoritative
leader may sometimes ‘consult’ group members before taking decisions, their favoured
approach is to take the decisions first and then ‘tell’ or ‘sell’ them to the rest of the group.
Strengths
 Group members know exactly where they stand.
 Decisions can be taken rapidly, which is great in a crisis.
 Members can concentrate on ‘operational’ tasks, without having to worry about ‘strategic’
issues
.
Weaknesses
 Unlikely to win full commitment from all group members.
 Can lead to un-informed and shallow decisions.
 Does not allow members any space to develop.

2. Democratic The leader is determined to include all group members in decisions about how
the group should operate. The democratic style is based on a belief that groups cannot be
effective unless all members have an opportunity to participate fully.4 The democratic
leader’s role is largely one of establishing a structure and ground-rules for the group,
protecting these, and enabling group activity.
Strengths
 Gives power to group members
 Energises and motivates group members to achieve their tasks
 Builds individual responsibility amongst members
 May slow down tasks
Weaknesses
 Can frustrate members who like clear direction
 Inappropriate when rapid decisions are needed
 The most popular decisions are not always the best

3. Facilitative The facilitative style is concerned with offering suggestions which group
members may or may not take up. Structure, content and operation of the group are left to
group members to determine. While facilitative leaders may have their own clear opinions
about the best courses of action, they are not willing to influence the group unduly with their
personal ideas. They believe that group activity should be a constant learning process, and
that it is OK to make mistakes so long as people learn from them. The journey is seen as
more important than the destination.
Strengths
 Gives plenty of space for creative ideas to emerge and be explored
 Enables individual learning
 Can be empowering in the right circumstances

Weaknesses
 Can allow the group to become aimless and chaotic
 The leadership ‘gap’ can get filled by other people, who have to operate as ‘informal’
leaders
4.Situational
Situational leadership is an approach in which the leader attempts to adapt how they behave
according to the needs of each situation. The situational leader will vary their style so that it is
appropriate for the particular group (for example, their current levels of skill and confidence), and for
the particular task in hand.
Strengths
 Allows groups to change over the time.
 Adapts to urgent and nonurgent situations.
Weakness
 Difficult to carry off effectively – group members never know what to expect, and may resist
changes in style
DIFFERENTIATE A LEADER AND A SCHOOL MANAGER

LEADERSHIP IS ABOUT INSPIRING AND MANAGEMENT IS ABOUT PLANNING
Leaders have a tendency to praise success and drive people, whereas managers work to find
faults. They paint a picture of what they see as possible for the company and work to inspire
and engage their people in turning that vision into reality. Rather than seeing individuals as
just a particular set of skills, they think beyond what they do and activate them to be part of
something much bigger. They’re well aware of how high-functioning teams can accomplish a
lot more when working together than individuals working autonomously are ever able to
achieve.
For both sides to understand what they have to do, and to achieve excellence in doing it, they
need to comprehend the essence of the difference between them. This is a matter of definition
– understanding how the roles are different and how they might overlap. Managers, on the
other hand, will focus on setting, measuring and achieving goals by controlling situations to
reach or exceed their objectives.
Management Leadership
Managers give directions Leaders ask questions
Managers have subordinates Leaders have followers
Managers use an authoritarian
Leaders have a motivational style
style
Managers tell people what to do Leaders show people what to do
Managers have good ideas Leaders implement good ideas
Managers react to change Leaders create change
Leaders make heroes of everyone around
Managers try to be heroes
them
Managers exercise power over
Leaders develop power with people
people
“What are the Positive and Negative Characteristics of your School

Manager Which You Like Most and You Like Least"
Positive characteristics of School Leader that I like most
1. They must have empathy-they should understand the feelings and needs of
their teachers
2. They Empower Teachers and Cultivate Leadership Skills. ...
3. They Utilize Data and Resources.. .
4. They Have a Vision and a Plan. ...
5. They Create Collaborative, Inclusive Learning Environments. ...
6. Organized - I like organized school heads . Not those who keep on asking
documents that has already been passed.
Negative Characteristics of school managers that I don’t like

 Poor Integrity. .doent do the the right thing in the absence of everybody..
 Lack Of Adaptability. ...
 Pessimistic
 Lack Of Accountability. ..- everytime failure comes they keep on blaming
teachers fault instead of encouraging them.
 Poor Communication Skills.

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Bohol Island State University

COLLEGE OF ADVANCED STUDIES

Masterand : Melani D. Ampo

Leadership is exercised in different ways by different people in different situations. The

 Group members know exactly where they stand.

 Decisions can be taken rapidly, which is great in a crisis.

 Unlikely to win full commitment from all group members.

 Can lead to un-informed and shallow decisions.

 Does not allow members any space to develop.

 Gives power to group members

 Energises and motivates group members to achieve their tasks

 Builds individual responsibility amongst members

 May slow down tasks

 Can frustrate members who like clear direction

 Inappropriate when rapid decisions are needed

 The most popular decisions are not always the best

 Gives plenty of space for creative ideas to emerge and be explored

 Enables individual learning

 Can be empowering in the right circumstances

 Can allow the group to become aimless and chaotic

 Allows groups to change over the time.

 Adapts to urgent and nonurgent situations.

DIFFERENTIATE A LEADER AND A SCHOOL MANAGER

“What are the Positive and Negative Characteristics of your School

Negative Characteristics of school managers that I don’t like

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