Response to Brandy Bruce I think we both can agree that in order to be a successful administrator you must be an effective manager and leader. You brought up a good point that administrators rely on the subordinates to carry out their tasks and duties, just like the subordinates rely on a good manager to set rules, guidlines, etc. to help the school run smoothly. I agree that being an administrator means taking aspects from the managerial side and the leadership side depending on the situation. Therefore, stakeholders want an administrator that "gets the job done." Stakeholders expect administrators to be good leaders and managers by setting goals and communicating effectively. The intersection between the perceptual lenses is present in leadership and managers. To be an effective administrator you must address the managerial and leadership aspects of your job. On the managerial side; administrators have subordinates (assistants, teachers, school personnel) that they rely on to make sure the necessary tasks are carried out fully and in a timely manner. As "managers" is it an administrators job to take an authoritarian position to ensure that their school/district is running smoothly without having to micromanage what is being done on a day to day basis. On the leadership side of being an administrator you must lead by example and collaborate with everyone involved (faculty, students, families, community) to achieve certain goals. Stakeholders are one of the major key components in schools; without these people the school would not be able to run like a "well-oiled machine". Stakeholders expect administrators to be authoritative and "get the job done". Being a manager means being able to communicate positively and effectively with the stakeholders. Stakeholders also expect administrators to be leaders. School superintendents, principals, assistant principals etc. are the key to a good school and good community. They are expected to lead by example. Stakeholders often do not take well to being told what to do, but would rather be led to achieve the desired goal. -- *Amanda Luttrell* *Zahn's Corner Middle School* *Sixth Grade Language Arts* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: < http://listserv.ohio.edu/pipermail/ous-lp-rp13/attachments/20180611/245dc749/attachment-0001.html >
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