Nurs6053 Week 8 Research Paper

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NURS6053, N-20
Week Eight Managers and leaders are essential in creating a work environment that is collaborative and productive. Although both managers and leaders can have similar traits, there are usually differences between the two. The purpose of this discussion is to examine the differences of manager and leader behaviors. Managers have a multitude of formal responsibilities and are accountable for the actions of their employees. Managers must lead and direct an organization through manipulation and deployment of an organization?s resources. People in a management position are expected to carry out specific functions, jobs, and responsibilities; they must influence people, manipulate the environment, money, and time to achieve …show more content…

They can persuade employees to follow them, many times due to a dynamic personality. The goals of a leader may not directly coincide with the organization, and they tend to have more diverse roles than managers. Great leaders develop styles around their personality and usually act in a way that promotes what they truly believe (Marker, 2010). Leaders focus on empowering people, the group process, information gathering, and feedback. Leaders have knowledge, can build teams, and help the team achieve goals (Marquis & Huston, 2015). An example of a good leader that lacks management behaviors is the current assistant nurse manager (ASM) in the unit where I am currently employed. The ASM is can motivate the nurses because he is a ?hands on? leader, meaning that he is the first to help with patients on the floor; however, this takes away from other duties that he must accomplish. The ASM lacks the managerial behavior of delegating work to his subordinates. However, he is excellent at gathering information, empowering the employees, and giving positive feedback, although he is unable to manage conflict when it

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