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

[Miller, Ashton]

Principals need to be able to address both the managerial and leadership aspects of administration because their employees need someone to be in charge, but also someone who can be a positive, helpful example of what they are expecting.  A manager is there to be more in control, as a leader does more empowering others than controlling them.  By being able to do both of these things at one time, a principal would be at a good equilibrium.   Managers set goals for their employees, as principals do for their districts, and that goal is the reasoning for they way things are structured.  They have a plan in place for their employees in order to meet the goal and they trust that once the plan is established, the employees will do whatever is needed in order to reach the goal.  For a principal to be this way is okay, but by having leadership qualities too on top of this, a principal would be willing to work with the other employees or team members in order to achieve the goal.

Stakeholders find many positive things about effective managers. They are open to communication.  Effective managers are also positive and encouraging and their workers know that they can come to them for guidance when they need to.  Effective managers have a plan in place and they are determined to reach that goal.  Stakeholders may see negativity in managers who are not also leaders because they feel like they are being bossed around rather than lead and helped.  This makes them feel like they are not highly valued and that they are only cared for because of what they can do to help someone else reach their goals.  Managers who lack leadership qualities also make their workers feel like they do not have support or encouragement in their boss. Principals must have both managerial and leadership aspects in order to be effective administrators because they need to be able to put order in place to make sure that their school is ran efficiently and properly, but they also need to do this in a positive and encouraging way that their followers know that they have them as a supportive, helpful resource. If a principal is able to incorporate both of these aspects into the way that they manage and lead a school, employees will be happier and more intrinsically motivated, and goals will be attained more efficiently.

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