Re: Leadership Training

midrange-nontech-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

2. Re: Leadership Training (dparnin)

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