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“Management
is doing things right;
leadership
is doing the right thing.”
Peter Drucker
I
believe management and leadership are a continuum. I practice both every
day. Managers change circumstances. The right tool, the critical piece
of equipment, any resource needed to do the job is made available when
needed. The manager makes it possible to carry on and do whatever it is
we do. Leaders make it possible for us to see beyond what we are doing,
to see what we could be doing, what really needs to be done. Where
managers get the job done, leaders redefine the job. Managers set the
pace and maintain momentum. Leaders chart the course and change direction
by changing minds and hearts.
A manager is a team builder with responsibilities to
the team and to the greater organization. Responsibilities to the
organization include honesty, loyalty, and being knowledgeable of the organization’s
goals, expectations, and rules. As a manager, I strive
to communicate those goals, expectations and rules to contributing members
of teams I supervise in ways that engender cooperative behaviors. Philosophically,
I favor a management style that is transparent, participative, and cooperative. |
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My responsibilites as the
Polaris database manager include overseeing patron notification
processing, writing ad hoc reports as requested by other managers,
statistical data analysis, learning and disseminating information about
upgrades and new procedures, and conducting research to support administrative
goals. |