Episode 27: "How to Move From Just Managing to Leading"

<p>Co-Hosts Tywauna Wilson, Lona Small, and Stephanie Whitehead discuss various strategies for moving from just managing to leading. </p><p><strong>Key Takeaways from the show:</strong></p><p>Fundamental differences between managers and leaders</p><ul> <li>Leaders create a vision, managers create goals.</li> <li>Leaders are change agents, managers maintain the status quo</li> <li>Leaders are unique, managers copy</li> <li> <strong> </strong>Leaders take risks, managers control risk</li> </ul><p><br> <strong><em>The perils of confusing management and leadership</em></strong></p><ul> <li>Confusing job satisfaction and employee engagement</li> <li>Evaluate employee retention and absenteeism</li> <li>Micromanagement can arise</li> <li>Adhere to compliance can be affected</li> </ul><p><strong><em> Actionable Items</em></strong></p><ul> <li>Continue to grow your leader competencies (Growth happens daily, not in a day) </li> <li>Get to know your team so that you can drive on the motivators that they have</li> <li>Move from being transactional to being transformation</li> <li>Learn from your mistakes along the way</li> <li>Assess your current state by doing an assessment to know if you are operating more as a manager or leader</li> <li>Make a plan </li> <li>Choose a new competency in leadership and keep building on that</li> </ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Be a Supporter!</strong></p><p>Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast platform</p><p>Don’t forget to subscribe to the show on your phone, tablet or notebook so you never miss an episode!</p><p>Be sure to leave a comment, and share with a fellow medical laboratory professionals!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Be a Guest!</strong></p><p>If you have a leadership or laboratory message to share and would like to be a guest on the show, please reach out to us at elaboratetopics@directimpactbroadcasting.com or Direct Impact Broadcasting on Social Media.</p>