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

[Gamon, Angelica]

On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 3:18 PM, Miller, Ashton <an038712 at ohio.edu> wrote:

> 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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