Operations and Operation Management Essay

Operations and Operation Management Essay

Read the article “What great managers do” and answer the following questions:

  • Consider the metaphor used in the article differentiating managerial and leadership roles (average managers play checkers, great managers play chess and great leaders rally people toward a better future). Does it adequately describe and differentiate these roles? Why or why not?
  • Do you think that the same set of qualities required for a manager are also needed for project managers? Why or why not?
  • In the discussion forum, you are expected to participate often and engage in deep levels of discourse. Please post your initial response as early as possible and continue to participate throughout the unit. You are required to post an initial response to the question/issue presented in the Forum and then respond to at least 3 of your classmates’ initial posts. You should also respond to anyone who has responded to you.

Link to article:

Buckingham, M. (2005) What great managers do. Harvard Business Review. Link: https://hbr.org/2005/03/what-great-managers-do

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