Overall, is your current role more of a leadership or a management role?

BackgroundA good place to start is this introductory video on the distinction between leadership and management:Kelly, Tom. ( © 2007). Leadership characteristics. [Video File]. [Books24x7 version]Now delve deeper into the main topics of this module by reading the following book chapter. Pay special attention to the discussion of the distinction between a manager and a leader, leadership styles (e.g., autocratic, participative, free-rein), and trait theory.Hiriyappa, B. (2009). Chapter 10: Dynamics of managerial leadership. In Organizational behavior. New Delhi: New Age International. [EBSCO eBook Collection]Now take a look at the following book sections to gain more insights into leadership traits and leadership behaviors:Bauer, T., & Erdogan, B. (2012). Chapter 12.2: Who is a leader? Trait approaches to leadership. In Organizational behavior. Saylor Academy.Bauer, T., & Erdogan, B. (2012). Chapter 12.3: What do leaders do? Behavioral approaches to leadership. In Organizational behavior. Saylor Academy.Under “Optional Reading” there are some links to some other tutorials and short readings that may also help you with the concepts of this module. The two videos from Dr. Hartzell and the Avery book are highly recommended but not required.Optional ReadingAvery, G. (2004). Chapter 4: Micro-level leadership theories. In Understanding leadership: Paradigms and cases. London: SAGE Publications Ltd. [EBSCO eBook Collection]Landsberg, M. (2011). Chapter 17: Leading or managing? In The tools of leadership: Vision, inspiration, momentum. London: Profile Books Ltd. [EBSCO eBook Collection]Springer, M. (2013). Chapter 19: Managers, leaders, and entrepreneurs. In Project and project management: A competency-based approach. West Lafayette: Purdue University Press. [EBSCO eBook Collection]Leadership Traits, Behaviors, and StylesFor the Session Long Project you will be applying the concepts in the background materials to your own personal experiences in the workplace. For this first SLP assignment you will choose a supervisor that you personally worked for and got to know well, and compare and contrast this supervisor’s leadership characteristics with your own personal leadership characteristics using the concepts from the required background materials. Carefully reflect on your supervisor’s traits, behaviors, and leadership styles. Then write a 2- to 3-page paper addressing the following issues:Overall, is your current role more of a leadership or a management role? How about your supervisor? Are they a manager or leader? Refer to the section on “Differences between Leadership and Management” in Chapter 10 of Hiriyappa (2010).What key differences in leadership traits do you see between yourself and your supervisor? Refer to specific leadership traits discussed in the required textbook chapters.What key differences in leadership behaviors do you see between yourself and your supervisor? Refer to the concepts of being task-oriented, or people-centered/relationship-oriented that are discussed in the required background materials.How would you compare your own leadership style with that of your supervisor? Consider leadership styles discussed in the background text materials such as autocratic style, participative/democratic style, and laissez-faire/free-rein style.SLP Assignment ExpectationsFollow the assignment instructions closely and follow all steps listed in the instructions.Stay focused on the precise assignment questions; don’t go off on tangents or devote a lot of space to summarizing general background materials.