This week you reflected upon the difference between a “manager” and a “leader” and discussed this concept with your classmates and professor in the discussion board. In a written essay please answer the following questions:
- What are the differences between leaders and managers? What characteristics are similar and what are different?
- Provide a total of three examples. First, of someone who has great managerial skills. Second, another individual with great leadership skills. Third, another person with poor managerial skills. These can be made up individuals or examples you have seen without any identifying information. Discuss how the staff of each individual would be affected by the skills of the leader/manager.
- Complete the Emotional Intelligence Test Discuss your scores and what they mean. What did you learn about yourself as a leader? (Note that a 10 on the EI test means strong. On the score page, click on the blue “here” under “interpreting your GEIT scores, click here” for more information on each section and what it means.
Assignment Expectations:
Length: 1500 to 2000 words total (at least 500 words per question prompt)
Structure: Include a title page and reference page in APA format. These do not count towards the minimum word count for this assignment. Your essay must include an introduction and a conclusion.
References: Use appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. A minimum of three (3) scholarly sources are required for this assignment.
Rubric: This assignment uses a rubric for scoring. Please review it as part of your assignment preparation and again prior to submission to ensure you have addressed its criteria at the highest level.
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Requirements: Length: 1500 to 2000 words total (at least 500 words per question prompt)
- Weiss, S. A. & Tappen, R. M. (2015). Essentials of nursing leadership and management (6th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. Read chapters 1 and 2.
- https://dl.uswr.ac.ir/
bitstream/Hannan/138758/1/97.. . - Additional Resources:
- GlobaLeadership Foundation. Emotional Intelligence Test. https://
globalleadershipfoundation. com/geit/eitest.html
- GlobaLeadership Foundation. Emotional Intelligence Test. https://
Answer preview
Differences do exist between a leader and manager. Firstly, a leader is portrayed as an individual who leads or guides other people. The leader mainly provides a proper direction and a sense of purpose to the employee’s effort. Nonetheless, the leader also shapes and molds the employee behavior to attain the desired objective. On the contrary, a manager is elaborated as an individual responsible for the organization’s management. Weiss et al. (2015) explain that the manager takes care of an organization’s daily activities, keeps updated with the market trends and changes, and encourages people to work cooperatively.
Secondly, a leader can control the employee’s behavior and finds a way to develop and communicate the organizational vision by stimulating employees’ inner emotions to achieve the goals. On the other hand, the manager provides the organizational structure and then delegates the responsibilities and authority to the employees.
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