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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