Educational Leadership & Management

What is the importance of clear and focused mission in an effective school? Write down your answer in five points.
Importance of Focused Mission in an Effective School:
1. Instructional Leadership
2. Clear and focused mission
3. Safe and orderly environment
4. Climate of high expectations
5. Frequent monitoring of student progress

A Manager says “GO” and a Leader says “LET’s GO”. State any five differences between a leader and a manager?
Leader Manager
1. Coaches others Drives other
2. inspires enthusiasm Inspires fear
3. Shows how its done Knows how its done
4. Develops people Uses people
5. Gives credit Takes credit

A leader listen to the employees personal problems and tries to create a positive work environment by being agreeable, eager to help, comforting and uncontroversial. The leader always makes decisions with the consultation of his employees.
Democratic or participative Leadership
1. Encourages decision making from different perspectives.
2. Consultative persuasive.
3. Style is used when there is enough time.
4. Can delay decision making.
What is an autocratic leadership style? Explain this leadership style with an example?
Autocratic/ Authoritarian leadership
The leader tells his or her employees what he wants done and how to it is to be accomplished; the leader does not take their advice in the matter.
1. A leader who uses fear and threats to get the jobs done – bossy.
2. High degree od dependency on the leader because he makes all the decisions without referring anyone else.
3. Does not trust anybody.
4. Can create demotivation and alienation of staff.

Example of Autocratic/ Authoritarian leadership is : Hitler