Last two journal entries!
Journal entry one
Topic- Manager vs Leader
Prompt
Reflect on your experience as a manager and a leader. With which are you more comfortable? What do you need to develop to be competent as a manager and leader in the Knowledge Age?
In my professional career, I been both a manager and a leader. I was more comfortable being a leader than a manager. This is because I had more skills that were beneficial to a leader rather than a manager. I exhibited I was good at leading when my department had to deal with a change. I got the employees involved excited about the change, and got them to be open to what it bring to them and the company. Effective leaders are able to motivate people, and get them to follow them. While when someone is a manager they have to deal more with complex issues, such as completing tasks, and solving problems. In my role as a manager it seemed all I did was finish paperwork, and fix problems. Mainly fix problems with my staff, which in a way reminded me of babysitting adults. While I was contributing to the company by getting the required paperwork done, and completing tasks, I wasn't excited about managing people, but I really enjoyed inspiring others to strive for more. In order to improve and get more comfortable with managing, it would be beneficial if I became more comfortable exercising authority over others, and delegating tasks to others. Understanding the benefit of working with diverse groups is also necessary in the knowledge age.
Journal entry 9
Topic – Moral Leadership
Prompt- Consider the Moral Leadership in Business article, pp. 14–17 in the PDF version. With complete candor, assess your commitment to moral leadership. It is easy to say that you would always make the moral choice. Is that truly the case? Under what conditions might you be, as the article described, the businessman in the plane who said that his job is “to be a liar”? Remember, only your instructor will see this post. It is for your personal learning.
I think it is extremely easy to say you wouln't ever be a leader that forgot their moral compass. Personally, as an individual that has a strong moral center, I can honestly say that I don't think I could ever be that person in a plane that would end up being a liar. A good leader is authentic, and always does whats in the greater good of the company they work for and the employees. This requires the leader to consider business aspects aside from the profits. Profits usually end up becoming the most important aspect to stakeholders, regardless of how it affects the employees. For myself, I can't think of one situation where I would feel comfortable lying to employees no matter what the reason. A leader must always tell the truth as its in the best interest of all the stakeholders in an organization