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COMPARATIVE REVIEW
DLD 111
Dayo Odukoya
dayoodukoya@gmail.com
Thursday, October 24, 2019, by 12.00pm @ University Chapel.
PREAMBLE
• It is applied knowledge that
Information
wields great power, not mere Understanding
knowledge.
• Knowing is not enough, it isKnowledge [accumulation of theories, principles and laws]
“The only definition of a leader is someone who has followers.” - Peter Drucker
“Leadership is influence – nothing more, nothing less.” - John Maxwell
“As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.” - Bill Gates
WITH OVER 200 DEFINITIONS OF LEADERSHIP, THE QUESTION
HAS EVOLVED FROM
‘WHAT IS LEADERSHIP?’ TO
‘WHAT IS GOOD LEADERSHIP?’
- JESSICA T. WAGGONER (2010)
WHAT IS MANAGEMENT?
THE PROCESS OF DEALING
WITH OR CONTROLLING
THINGS OR PEOPLE TO
ACHIEVE SET GOALS
DIFFERENTIATING
LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT
https://www.diffen.com/difference/Leadership_vs_Management
https://www.teamtechnology.co.uk/leadership/management/definitions-of-leadership-and-management/
LEADERSHIP IS DOING THE
RIGHT THINGS; MANAGEMENT
IS DOING THINGS RIGHT
- PETER DRUCKER
LEADERSHIP SETS A DIRECTION OR VISION
THAT OTHERS FOLLOW, WITHOUT
CONSIDERING HOW THE NEW DIRECTION IS
GOING TO BE ACHIEVED. OTHER PEOPLE
THEN HAVE TO WORK HARD IN THE TRAIL
THAT IS LEFT BEHIND, PICKING UP THE
PIECES AND MAKING IT WORK
- TEAM TECHNOLOGY
THERE CAN BE LEADERS WHO DON’T MANAGE IN
THE WORKPLACE. FOR EXAMPLE, AN
ENTREPRENEUR MIGHT GROW A BUSINESS BY
NETWORKING, BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS, AND
GENERATING IDEAS FOR NEW PRODUCTS.
HOWEVER, HE/SHE MIGHT ALSO RELY ON A
DEPUTY - E.G. A FACTORY MANAGER - TO ENSURE
THE RIGHT STAFF ARE RECRUITED, PRODUCTS OR
SERVICES ARE PRODUCED, AND THE BUSINESS IS
DELIVERED
- TEAM TECHNOLOGY
CAN YOU RELATE THIS TO
OUR SETTING?
A LEADER’S POWER OFTEN
COMES FROM THE
FOLLOWERS
- TEAM TECHNOLOGY
MANAGING AND LEADING ARE TWO DIFFERENT WAYS
OF ORGANIZING PEOPLE. LEADERSHIP IS SETTING A
NEW DIRECTION OR VISION FOR A GROUP THAT THEY
FOLLOW — I.E., A LEADER IS THE SPEARHEAD FOR THAT
NEW DIRECTION. ON THE OTHER HAND, MANAGEMENT
CONTROLS OR DIRECTS PEOPLE/RESOURCES IN A
GROUP ACCORDING TO PRINCIPLES OR VALUES THAT
HAVE ALREADY BEEN ESTABLISHED. THE MANAGER
USES A FORMAL, RATIONAL METHOD WHILST THE
LEADER USES PASSION AND STIRS EMOTIONS.
SUMMARY
http://changingminds.org/disciplines/leadership/articles/manager_leader.htm
APPLICATION SESSION
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ANSWER THE FOLLOWING
QUESTIONS WITH JUSTIFICATION
WHO ARE YOU – A
LEADER OR MANAGER?
Quantify the Summary Table
CAN A PERSON BE
SOLELY A LEADER OR A
MANAGER?
WHO IS MORE LIKELY TO MOVE
OUR FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES,
ORGANIZATIONS AND NATION
FORWARD – A LEADER OR A
MANAGER?