[Ous-lp-rp13] EDAD 6010, Answer to Question # 1

[Jessica Orr]

*A principal might be well-served to address both managerial and leadership
aspects of administration because both managers and leaders display
qualities that are vital to the effectiveness of an organization and an
administration. For example, stakeholders value an effective manager for
several positive qualities, such as his or her logical mind, willingness to
strategize, and drive to ensure tasks are accomplished according to a plan.
However, those same stakeholders may also notice drawbacks of the manager,
which could include risk aversion that ultimately leads to the organization
being stuck in the status quo; an environment of competition that does not
build strong relationships among subordinates or between a subordinate and
the manager; and high concern for outcomes and production rather than a
concern for people which can lead stakeholders to feel isolated and
unwanted. These managers often neglect the leadership aspects of their
responsibilities, which include care and concern for subordinates,
maximizing the potential of the organization’s people, and pursuing unity
and cohesion so that all stakeholders in the organization can improve the
organization through pursuing a shared vision. One source notes that there
are three main components to effective leadership: the achievements or
accomplishments of the organization, the perception of how others view the
leader, and the overall satisfaction of subordinates. It could be argued
that the first criterion listed is related to an effective manager; an
effective manager is task-oriented, seeks to achieve outcomes, and displays
the structural perceptual lens and transactional style. On the other hand,
the latter two criteria are related to leadership; an effective leader will
likely have strong relationships with subordinates, displaying the human
resource and symbolic perceptual lenses and transformational style, and
when the subordinates experience the leader’s concern for them, it is
likely that they will be more satisfied. In short, a principal must
demonstrate elements of both a manager and a leader, and a principal’s
ability to adapt to his or her specific situations by applying the various
management and leadership aspects will directly impact the effectiveness of
his or her administration. *

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Thank you,

*Jessica Orr*
English Teacher
Department Coordinator
Chillicothe High School
Phone: (740) 702-2287, ext. 16231

"You don't write because you want to say something, you write because you
have something to say."
       --F. Scott Fitzgerald
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