<div dir="ltr"><div>Response to Mary Matney's Answer</div><div><br></div><div> In contrasting managers and leaders, you note a difference in how the individuals motivate subordinates or followers, stating that a manager motivates through control and a leader motivates through building relationships and focusing on the needs of members of the organization. This dichotomy can also be related to the perceptual lenses of leadership orientation styles. While I had originally considered when constructing my original response that managers fall within the structural lens, as they tend to be more goal-driven and less empathetic for the individuals around them, your response leads me to consider that managers also relate to the political lens, as they seek to motivate by controlling others, which could also invoke a sense of fear and create an “us versus them” mentality. As you described, managerial characteristics may cause a divide between the administrator and subordinates because the subordinates lack a feeling of safety and interconnectedness. </div><div><span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Contrastingly, you discuss how leaders motivate by building a network of individuals who are willing and able to collaborate to achieve a goal because they feel safe, respected, and valued. Undoubtedly, this type of leadership lends itself to aligning with the human resources perceptual lens, but your description of a charismatic leader shifts the alignment to overlap with both human resources and symbolic leadership. The leader you have described will likely meet the needs of his or her followers, but will also provide inspiration and vision in order to excite the subordinates to personally commit to the organization’s goals. In summary, managers and leaders comprise overlapping and intersecting elements of the four perceptual lenses, and to assign each type of administrator to a single lens would be shortsighted.</div><div><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun 6, 2018 at 11:23 PM, Matney, Mary <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mm933108@ohio.edu" target="_blank">mm933108@ohio.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1in" align="left"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">A principal might be well-served to address both the managerial and leadership aspects of administration in order to be
an effective administrator. The long-running conversation regarding the differences between a principal as a manager and/or a leader is complex, however one thing remains the same in each of those conversations: the main difference between a manager and a
leader is how they motivate their people. A manager is one who controls things, or people, in accordance with the established vision for a company or industry, such as a school. The management side of a principalship has little to do with his/her own vision,
or direction, of the school, but rather has more to do with reaching goals set by the district in which he/she works. Being a principal not only entails demonstrating managerial skills, but it requires one to exhibit leadership qualities as well. Leaders are
people-centered, meaning that they focus on helping others attain a certain level of achievement. Leaders are charismatic, and aim to work together with their followers to reach their goals or vision.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1in"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Effective managers are highly regarded because they are encouraging, approachable, and able to accomplish many tasks. They have high
standards, yet provide guidance when needed to reach those standards. Managers who have clear communication and are open to discussions are much more successful among their stakeholders than those who see communication as a one way street. Managers who fail
to perform as a leader are often viewed in a negative way because stakeholders do not feel safe. There tends to be no direction, and stakeholders feel a sense of solitude. Subordinates who work for managers without leadership qualities often feel as though
they have no one to support them in a crisis or conflict. Many times in fact, managers who do not have the necessary leadership qualities will blame the stakeholders when goals are not reached, or standards are not met. In conclusion, a principal must be both
a leader and a manager in order to be a successful administrator because he/she must oversee the details that make a school function properly on a daily basis, and at the same time must lead with enthusiasm and fervor for his/her goals and vision in order
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