Re: Leadership Training

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midrange-nontech-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

>    2. Re: Leadership Training (dparnin)
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>   In other words, 
> there's a difference between managers and leaders.

Dave:

I'm in total agreement on that point. For general low-level example, 
there are "project managers" and "project leaders". I often suggest 
thinking in terms of a professional baseball team manager and 
comparing against the team's "leader" or "captain".

The manager is concerned primarily with resource allocation -- who 
can handle which duties under what circumstances, i.e., putting 
existing resources in the right places -- and resource acquisition 
-- what resources are needed, be it shuffling players around, 
providing trainers, practice time, whatever. This generally implies 
less need for technical skill or talent and more need for 
organizational ability. A manager puts together project plans and 
schedules.

A leader is someone the team follows willingly. This often implies 
less need for organizational ability but more need for skills and 
talents that actually demonstrate desired behavior. A leader 
implements project plans and schedules.

Managers and leaders should understand what makes them both valuable 
to any project.

Just IMO. Not particularly well thought out.

Tom Liotta