LEADER OR MANAGER?
Building on the work of Kouzes and Posner reported in their book, "The Leadership Challenge" and the John Kotter's writings on the difference between leading and managing, SEQUUS developed a comprehensive and popular workshop that explores this fundamental concept.
MANAGERS...
PRESERVE THE EXISTING SYSTEM,
DEVELOP PLANS AND BUDGETS,
ORGANIZE TASKS AND ASSIGN WORK TO OTHERS,
DIRECT, CONTROL AND SOLVE PROBLEMS ,
EVALUATE OUTCOMES AGAINST PLAN, REWARD OR PUNISH...
the outcome is usually order, stability and predictability
LEADERS...
CHALLENGE THE EXISTING SYSTEM
INSPIRE A SHARED VISION
ENLIST THE SUPPORT OF OTHER STAKEHOLDERS
ENABLE STAFF WITH THE SKILLS & RESOURCES TO DO THEIR PART
CHEERLEAD, ENCOURAGE AND CELEBRATE PROGRESS
the outcome is usually change, risk and uncertainty.
We offer short half day introductory workshops, full day sessions that dig a little deeper and two or three day workshops that include many opportunities to practise the basic skills. Most workshops require that participants complete self-assessment questionnaires in advance. Often questionnaires completed by persons who have experienced you as a manager or leader are also required.
AM I A 'LEADER' OR A 'MANAGER'? TEST YOUR OWN PREFERENCES
Curious? It is possible to test your own preferences for 'leadership' or 'management' through the completion of a simple questionnaire. This questionnaire allows you to indicate the frequency with which you use specific behaviours, some associated with leading and others associated with managing. A simple scoring and interpretation guide allows you to score the results and develop plans to change your behaviour if you feel that your profile doesn't fit the demands of your job or mesh with your career aspirations.
GET FEEDBACK FROM OTHERS
To confirm (or challenge) your own perceptions, it is wise to get feedback from others who have experienced your leadership and management behaviours. A second questionnaire allows you to do this by circulating copies to at least three subordinates, team members, co-workers, committee colleagues, or anyone else with whom you have a working relationship.
TO ORDER: You can order a full package of Leader-Manager instruments on our shopping page or complete them OnLine and get a comprehensive feedback report.
A special note to TRAINERS & CONSULTANTS: If you wish to use these instruments to supplement classroom training or help diagnose organizational issues, please contact us for quantity discounts. We can also process the results for individuals and groups and send a full personal and group analysis to make your workshops or other interventions more grounded in hard data and more meaningful for clients and participants.
