Assignment #6 -- Leadership V Management

Is a leader a manager and a manager a leader?

The art of leadership and the art of management are quite similar, but there is a line that divides the two. 

Leadership is a characteristic that can exist without holding a position over people, without delegating tasks, etc.  This trait is not always visible nor does it need to be.  A true leader always has teh capability to rise to ever occasion and whenever there is a lack of, but does not necessarly radiate power.  A leader is not always be in the position to manage others, however they have all the necessary requisites to handle the duties leadership entails with poise and prestige. 

A manager already holds the leadership position, regardless of business acumen and the development of their competencies, hopefully already fully developed.  Many managers face the tough realities that the position entails and succeed because  of teh fact that they are able to not only function but excel in their other roles.  There are some managers however, that cannot do this. 

In conclusion, I believe that a leader doesn't necessarily have to be a manager, but a manager should exhibit all the aspects of a leader.

Assignment #5 - (Discrimination in the Future Workplace)

When picturing the future workplace, one cannot help but to consider that it will be a location that is a direct result of the trends already sweeping through today's modern office.  

One trend that is already well established is people’s attitudes towards discrimination, which have evolved over time.  Upon analysis of the generations in America, one can easily see striking differences between their lifestyles, which has greatly influenced their attitudes towards discrimination.  Baby boomers, and the silent generation before them, had minimal access to hundreds of cultures known to the world.  This lack of knowledge is one of the biggest reasons why discrimination was more present in those generations.

This is in direct contrast to the Millennials, because we have technologic advances that make virtually the entire world’s population available at our fingertips.  This access will only grow over the next 20 years, and beyond, and because of that discrimination will continue to shrink because the population will become more and more aware of the various lifestyles and cultures.  This knowledge will spill directly over to the workplace, which will have much more diversity, another result of this.  Diversity will become a cornerstone in the foundation of the minimal discrimination that will happen in the workplace in 2033, 2053, 3000 and even further.