Tuesday 25 June 2013

Re: [wanabidii] Re: [PK] An Interesting Question

It's a quite a explanation


On 6/25/13, Maurice Oduor <mauricejoduor@gmail.com> wrote:
> A leader is someone who has a vision/idea, he/she articulates that vision
> publicly, convinces people to support it and goes on to have that vision
> implemented. So the key word is Vision or ideas. yes a leader may also be a
> manager but a manager who comes up with an idea, convinces the workers to
> support that idea and take ownership of that idea and help implement it.
>
> A manager is simply someone charged with the responsibility to supervise a
> group of people and mandated to achieve certain outcomes by optimizing the
> use of the material and human resources given to him/her. A manager makes
> sure the approved logistics are carried out and that a project tasked to
> his/her group is completed.
>
> In history, it's very common to find a lot of leaders who were very poor
> managers. Very few leaders are also good managers. A university professor,
> by the nature of his/her work, is a leader in his/her field. But he/she
> makes for a very poor manager in most cases. Most highly educated people
> (PhDs etc.) make for very poor managers.
>
> A manager simply has to make sure the mandate he/she is given is carried
> out. The only vision/idea required of a manager is of operational nature
> e.g. do we courier this parcel or mail it by regular postage? A manager
> does not need to convince any employee of his/hers to accept an idea, even
> though that would be a bonus. He/she needs only to get the workers to carry
> out their duties as required by their job descriptions.
>
> Most of our African presidents and Prime Ministers, especially the ones at
> Independence, were leaders but horrible managers. . Most Western Presidents
> and Prime Ministers are managers but very weak leaders.
>
> Courage
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 6:41 PM, Maurice Oduor
> <mauricejoduor@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Ogaro,
>>
>> I give your answer 90%. You came very close to completing the answer.
>> This
>> is a very good answer actually, one of the bast today.
>>
>> Courage
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 3:35 PM, Jonah Ogaro
>> <jonahogaro@hotmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> A manager manages the status quo. A leader comes with vision.
>>> Innovation comes from a leader. It is a plus if one is a leader and
>>> manager.
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>> Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 04:28:48 -0400
>>>
>>> Subject: [PK] An Interesting Question
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>>> What's the difference between a Manager and a Leader?
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>>> This is an assignment that my daughter has been given as a summer
>>> homework to investigate and write a one-page essay on. She hands it in
>>> in
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>>>
>>> Courage
>>>
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