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Analysis of the interviewees Responses
Learning to Lead Interview worksheet
My interviewee’s answers were well said. He understands the responsibilities of a leader. He
describes his style of leadership is one of leading by example and taking charge. He realizes that
for goals to be accomplished, they should be logical and realistic. His feedback indicates that he
makes sure that the vital task is concluded first and multi-tasking is essential to getting assigned
duties done promptly. He explains that if required, he is forced to push his employees around
accordingly to ensure that goals will be met in the future. He talks of giving employees extra
training if needed for better results. He says that a leader must be committed, honest and fair.
Lessons learnt from the Interview
I have learned a lot from my interview. For instance, a leader has many responsibilities. I learned
that as a leader it’s important to earn respect. In order for an accomplished leader to be able to
attain respect and influence other employees, a good leader is required to respect others first and
ensure that each and every subordinate within the organization is treated with equal respect. The
primary factor that some manager’s lack is the ability to lead effectively. Leadership is an
attribute that not all managers can obtain or acquire, easily or at all. My personal definition of
leadership is the ability to provide purpose, direction, and motivation. For me, a manager that has
the ability to accomplish all of that, that would make the perfect manager. By providing purpose,
an employee is not only willing to accomplish the task set forth by a manager, but is also happy
to come to work every day on time with a great attitude. Providing direction during a job or task
is not only being able to provide input on how to get the task or job accomplished, but to receive
input on what other personnel think should happen (Northouse, P. G. (2007).

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Motivation is what ties everything together. To give employees the motivation not only to
start a job, but to continue to do a job to completion and then come looking for more work to be
done for individual and organizational benefit. When a leader is able to successfully accomplish
these skills, it helps a great leader to create and maintain a healthy organizational culture.
Organizational culture is very important when it comes to the way it conducts its business, treats
it customers, and the surrounding community. Great organizational culture can happen when it
has an unlimited amount of team cohesion. Leadership can make this happen by having open and
clear communications (Northouse, P. G. (2007).
Being a leader takes dedication, unwavering fear and a test of patience. From my
Learning to Lead Interview, I was able to grasp a different approach to leadership and how it
may affect taking this role as a manager. Since conducting this interview, I was able to decipher
my own views and how they varied from my interviewee’s views of social leadership and
managing. For this analysis, I will reflect on what my interview and what I learned about
different leadership styles and approaches by analyzing my interviewee’s responses,
summarizing what I learned from the interview, explain how I would apply this to my own
leadership responsibilities and distinguish the differences between management and leadership
(Adair, J. (1988). .
Difference between Leadership and Management

Management and Leadership are often confused, but there are fundamental differences between
them. The main difference between them is that leaders have people who follow them, while
managers have people who work for them. Especially in small businesses, to be successful, small
business owners need to be strong leaders and managers so their teams can participate in

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implementing their vision of success. Leadership is about encouraging people to understand and
believe in the vision you set for the company and to work with you to achieve their goals, while
management is more interested in managing and ensuring that day-to-day activities are done the
way they should. Leadership and management must go hand in hand. They are not identical, but
they are necessarily interrelated. Any separation of two efforts in the organization can lead to
more problems than to solving the...