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Post by lmoore on Apr 29, 2014 16:10:40 GMT -6
Leaders take responsibility and guide their employees on projects and help when they are needed. Leaders who do not respect those they work with and have a big ego do not get respect from others. Leaders would not make others feel they are not important. They move others to take action.
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Post by jessicaratelle on Apr 30, 2014 12:46:08 GMT -6
I think that Leadership and Management come hand in hand. I would like to read the book that he talks about that Bob Townsend wrote. For a book to be dominant for that long, it has to be something special. One thing I don't like is that he says "No, never do an MBA." Managers and Leaders are very different. I love the example he does with time, quality, and money. How if you do one, you have to give up the others.
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Post by wwerner on May 1, 2014 10:02:25 GMT -6
You must be born with certain traits for you to be a leader. You cannot push someone and expect them to always go in the right direction. Instead you need to lead by example and show them how it should be done. That is what GREAT leaders do, they lead by example.
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Post by codylejeune on May 1, 2014 22:08:18 GMT -6
I liked this video, it talked about the differences in pushing people and leading people. Leaders are able to lead people without pushing them in a harmful way. Pushers discourage people from what they are doing. Even though a good push can help anyone, a bad push will make the person never want to do that task again.
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Post by robertnicholson on May 2, 2014 12:22:36 GMT -6
I have been taught two ways of management since i've been in this school. Motivate or manipulate. I have always believed in motivate. Don't force people to do anything, find the ones that want to be here and help them become better at what their job is. Another thing i was taught a a young age was to lead by example. People respect that. He talks about when they were laying down the pipe during the construction project. A lot of people who work in labor don't respect people who haven't. They cant relate to pencil pushers and don't think pencil pushers can relate too them.
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Post by racheleperes on May 2, 2014 12:57:53 GMT -6
While this video was a bit on the longer side, I thought it was somewhat good. Many leaders today develop an ego because of their position. Most leaders in the work world are our bosses. When they get into that leadership position, they kind of lose track of where they started out and they start to develop this "better than you" mentality. Ego has no place in the business world.
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Post by mwinner123 on May 2, 2014 16:43:30 GMT -6
To be a great manager, you must become a great leader. A great leader is someone who promotes a sense of trust and creativity within their workers. They are not concerned with being the authority in the group, but are more concerned with helping their workers and team reach their highest potential and creativity. When a great leaders hosts a meeting, he promotes a sense of comfort within the group where they are more willing to express ideas without fear of ridicule. Being a great manager and leader is about being willing to go that extra mile for your workers and finding great pride in watching them grow and succeed.
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Post by Jessica Aucoin on May 3, 2014 19:02:23 GMT -6
This is a classic situation of leading by example. If you tell someone what to do, people are less likely to follow you. No one like to be told what they are doing is wrong or not as effective as it could be. However, if you “pull” someone they will follow you. If you demonstrate something, then people can see your method and will follow you. Like the speaker said in the video, you need to be in touch with your employees. Being a leader with an ego won’t help you understand your followers. It is important to understand your employees and a great way to do that is by putting yourself in their shoes.
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Post by kourtneyb on May 5, 2014 10:22:29 GMT -6
I think it is great that he described the act that he did in China as jumping in the trenches with them. It is so important that as a leader that the people your are attempting to lead know that you will be there with them in the trenches, during the hard or uneasy times. Today when leaders or generals call for war, they send over their troops and give them orders or instructions, never setting foot in the war soon themselves. It is odd how this has change being that in the early centuries the kind would be right their with his men, granted he wouldn't be on the front line but nevertheless he was right there in the trenches in the midst of danger in the cold, heat , rain, etc. with his men to fight for the cause he professed to believe in. I believe this is why back then people were so much more passionate about their rulers and their countries, I believe when people today's see their bosses right by their side they are so much more passionate about the company that they work for.
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Post by jsherman on May 5, 2014 21:17:37 GMT -6
This video is very key because a lot of people in higher positions always loose their self in their title. Management is not a synonymy for leadership and I think many people think that is true. There are many theories of leadership, one is what is said, which i don't think hold true to today society.I like the idea that he said leaders are given power by the people and they need to give that power back to receive more power. A leader who gets a big head and lets their ego get in the way loses respect from their team members. Good video more managers need to know this.
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Post by ashleysegalla on May 6, 2014 18:07:53 GMT -6
The world needs more leaders, not managers. Leaders and managers are not the same thing. Managers are controllers of the business. Quality, time, and money can be controlled by managers. One will be more predominant than the other two. The less predominant ones will suffer. People are led by leaders. If you push people to do something, then you don't know what they are really thinking or what they will do. If you can lead the people and get them to follow you, then you know what the people will do. They will follow you. Showing people what to do is better than telling them what to do. Great leaders are able to work beside their workers, instead of just giving orders. Leadership is a gift. People either have it or they don't. This is good to keep in mind when becoming a manager. People need to remember that telling people what to do is not a successful way to run a business. They should show them what to do, and they will be better off that way.
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Post by jjohnson on May 7, 2014 8:11:45 GMT -6
A good leader keeps his/her people informed and update to date on whatever it is they are working on. The leader understands they are responsible for the team and should make sure they have everything they need to perform their tasks. What hurts many organizations is when leaders get arrogant and their power goes to their head. A leader is someone who has people that enjoy working for them, but a manager is someone who just has people working for them; it isn’t an enjoyable experience.
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Post by nataliedodds on May 7, 2014 16:24:46 GMT -6
If there is one thing that I can't stand, it's someone with a big ego regardless if they are a leader or not. It is just disgusting to me, and I have trouble respecting someone who thinks so highly of themselves. I have always thought that "In order to get respect, you have to give respect." Being a great leader involves understanding people of all the walks of life and social standings.
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Post by jimmykotter on May 7, 2014 17:44:11 GMT -6
i liked the concept about the chain here. if you can lead people they will follow you but if you try to manage people by pushing them to work then you don't really know where they will end up. i liked the idea how he was saying that management controls time money and quality but only leadership can lead people.
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Post by brittanycompton on May 7, 2014 21:24:43 GMT -6
I enjoyed this video. One of the biggest problems that we have now in the business world is not having good managers. I feel like this stems back because they don't know how to be good leader. Ego gets in the way because people think since they are above in rank at work they can do what they want, this is not true. I like how he said it takes a lot of time to find the quality, time and money to do things in business good leaders know what path to bring their employees to success.
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