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Executive Assessment and the Bottom LineExecutive Assessment and the Bottom LineThinking Clearly about Leadership Effectiveness
Robert B. Kaiser
2010 Conference2010 ConferenceFeb 18, Tampa, FLFeb 18, Tampa, FL
Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.
- Peter F. Drucker
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Your Definition
LeadershipLeadership
Your Definition
EffectivenessEffectivenessLeadershipLeadership
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EspousedTheory
Theory in Use
Argyris & Schön (1974) Theory in practice. San Francisco: Jossey Bass.
How do you assess…
Leadership Leadership EffectivenessEffectiveness
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LEADERSHIP AND THEFATE OF ORGANIZATIONSLEADERSHIP AND THEFATE OF ORGANIZATIONS
S. Bartholomew Craig American PsychologistVol. 63(2), 2008
Robert B. Kaiser
Robert Hogan
How we define effectiveness
How we measure effectiveness
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"Leadership effectiveness"
Define terms
Describe a taxonomy
Review literature viz. taxonomy
Make a case: we have put more focus on the fate of careers than the fate of organizations
Leadership
Defining terms
a solution to the problem of collective effort
collective goals require a team effort
influencing individuals to transcend short-term self-interest and contribute to long-term group performance
leadership is about building a team and guiding it to outperform the competition
Hogan, Curphy, & Hogan, 1994; Hogan & Kaiser, 2005; Van Vugt, Hogan & Kaiser, 2008 (see also Avolio et al., 2003; Bass, 1990; House & Aditya, 1997; Yukl, 1989)
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Leadership effectiveness is most properly concerned with group performance.
Toward a taxonomy
Leadership
perceptions
Leadership
effectiveness
Lord, Alliger, & DeVader (1986); Hogan, Curphy, & Hogan (1994)
leadership emergence
ratings of the leader
peer ratings of status
boss ratings of effectiveness
team morale/satisfaction
team performance
objective results
ratings of group effectiveness
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Individual
Leader
Team
or Group
Unit of Analysis
Individual
Leader
Team
or Group
Unit of Analysis
leadership emergence
ratings of the leader
peer ratings of status
boss ratings of effectiveness
team morale/satisfaction
performance of team
objective results
ratings of group effectiveness
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Individual Leaders Team or Group
Standing outemergence
Approvalratings of leader
Processhow we played
Outcomeswin/lose?
peer nominations
leader/non-leader
ratings of potential
promotion
overall effect. ratings
overall ratings of perf.
aggregate ratings
satisfaction w/leader
derailment
Individual employee
attitudes
behavior
Business unit results
productivity
financials
customers
human resources
Team
dynamics
climate/culture
Being selected for a leadership role
Others' evaluations of you in that role
Proximal effects of leader on people
Distal effects of leader on org.
Individual Leaders Team or Group
Standing outemergence
Approvalratings of leader
Processhow we played
Outcomeswin/lose?
peer nominations
leader/non-leader
ratings of potential
promotion
overall effect. ratings
overall ratings of perf.
aggregate ratings
satisfaction w/leader
derailment
Individual employee
attitudes
behavior
Business unit results
productivity
financials
customers
human resources
Team
dynamics
climate/culture
Being selected for a leadership role
Others' evaluations of you in that role
Proximal effects of leader on people
Distal effects of leader on org.
The fate of organizations
The fate of careers
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A meta-meta review
How often do we operationally define leadership as the fate of careers vs firms?
Count measures reported in meta-analyses
Meta-analyses in review
Team Performance2006Burke, Stagl, Klein, Goodwin, Salas, & Halpin
Emergence 1989Mullen, Salas, & Driskell
Gender & Emergence 1991Eagly & Karau
Gender & Effectiveness 1995Eagly, Karau, & Makhijani
Leader-Member Exchange 1997Gerstener & Day
Personality 2002Judge, Bono, Ilies, & Gerhardt
Trust 2002 Dirks & Ferrin
Consideration & Initiating Structure 2004 Judge, Piccolo, & Ilies
Intelligence 2004 Judge, Ilies, & Colbert
Transformational & Transactional 2004 Judge & Piccolo
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10 meta-analyses
~285,000 leaders
1,124 samples
1,695 statistical tests
How often was each type of effectiveness measure used to compute a validity coefficient?
Individual Leader TeamStanding out Approval Process Outcomes
1103Team Perform.2006Burke et al.
18%28%35%18%% of all
310476600309N
33Emergence1989Mullen, Salas, & Driskell
75Sex/Emergence1991Eagly & Karau
14776Sex/Effectiveness1995Eagly, Karau, & Makhijani
1514127LMX1997Gerstener & Day
95127Personality2002Judge, Bono, Ilies, & Gerhardt
7113Trust2002Dirks & Ferrin
54171185Ohio State factors2004Judge, Piccolo, & Ilies
403474Intelligence2004Judge, Ilies, & Colbert
7783170Transf./Trans.2004Judge & Piccolo
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Individual Leader Group
Standing out Approval Process Outcome
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
What is the right proportion?
The fate of careers
54%
The fate of organizations
46%
How do leaders build enduring social
institutions?
How do leaders get ahead in their
careers?
Depends on what you want to know…
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How do you assess…
Leadership Leadership EffectivenessEffectiveness
Individual Leaders Team or Group
Standing outemergence
Approvalratings of leader
Processhow we played
Outcomeswin/lose?
peer nominations
leader/non-leader
ratings of potential
promotion
overall effect. ratings
overall ratings of perf.
aggregate ratings
satisfaction w/leader
derailment
Individual employee
attitudes
behavior
Business unit results
productivity
financials
customers
human resources
Team
dynamics
climate/culture
Being selected for a leadership
role
Others' evaluations of you
in that role
Proximal effects of leader on
people
Distal effects of leader on organization
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How do leaders affect organizational performance?
Leadership Value Chain
LeaderCharacteristics
Leadership Style
UnitResults
OrganizationalEffectiveness
UnitProcess
Leadership Value Chain
Context for Performance
LeaderCharacteristics
Leadership Style
UnitResults
OrganizationalEffectiveness
UnitProcess
DecisionsStrategyStructureStaffing
BehaviorsInitiation
ConsiderationTransformational
ProductivityEfficiencyInnovation
HREngagementTalent level
FinancialMarket-based
Accounting-based
CustomersMarket Share
Growth
PurposeMissionCulture
Social contributions
Financial Revenues
Costs
ProductivityQuantityQuality
CustomerSatisfactionRetention
HRTurnover
Development
EmployeeAttitudesBehaviors
TeamDynamics
Climate/Culture
Org.Goals
SystemsResources
Human CapitalPersonality
Mental Ability
Social CapitalNetworks
Connections
Intellectual CapitalJob Knowledge
Skills
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Hogan Leadership Value Chain
Leadership Value Chain
Context for Performance
LeaderCharacteristics
Leadership Style
UnitResults
OrganizationalEffectiveness
UnitProcess
DecisionsStrategyStructureStaffing
BehaviorsInitiation
ConsiderationTransformational
ProductivityEfficiencyInnovation
HREngagementTalent level
FinancialMarket-based
Accounting-based
CustomersMarket Share
Growth
PurposeMissionCulture
Social contributions
Financial Revenues
Costs
ProductivityQuantityQuality
CustomerSatisfactionRetention
HRTurnover
Development
EmployeeAttitudesBehaviors
TeamDynamics
Climate/Culture
Org.Goals
SystemsResources
Human CapitalPersonality
Mental Ability
Social CapitalNetworks
Connections
Intellectual CapitalJob Knowledge
Skills
Targeted T&D
Selection & Staffing
Business Results
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What’s a management psychologist to do?
Context for PerformanceContext for
Performance
LeaderCharacteristics
Leadership Style
UnitResults
OrganizationalEffectiveness
UnitProcess
DecisionsStrategyStructureStaffing
BehaviorsInitiation
ConsiderationTransformational
DecisionsStrategyStructureStaffing
BehaviorsInitiation
ConsiderationTransformational
ProductivityEfficiencyInnovation
HREngagementTalent level
FinancialMarket-based
Accounting-based
CustomersMarket Share
Growth
PurposeMissionCulture
Social contributions
ProductivityEfficiencyInnovation
HREngagementTalent level
FinancialMarket-based
Accounting-based
CustomersMarket Share
Growth
PurposeMissionCulture
Social contributions
Financial Revenues
Costs
ProductivityQuantityQuality
CustomerSatisfactionRetention
HRTurnover
Development
Financial Revenues
Costs
ProductivityQuantityQuality
CustomerSatisfactionRetention
HRTurnover
Development
EmployeeAttitudesBehaviors
TeamDynamics
Climate/Culture
Org.Goals
SystemsResources
EmployeeAttitudesBehaviors
TeamDynamics
Climate/Culture
Org.Goals
SystemsResources
Human CapitalPersonality
Mental Ability
Social CapitalNetworks
Connections
Intellectual CapitalJob Knowledge
Skills
Human CapitalPersonality
Mental Ability
Social CapitalNetworks
Connections
Intellectual CapitalJob Knowledge
Skills
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Improving our practice
Start with the business challenge
Make unit performance a focal point
Expand your assessment battery
Tie behavior to results
Start with the business challenge
In contracting With sponsor/boss With client/manager
Ask for PMP or Perf Appraisals Balanced scorecards for unit Current unit performance goals/expectations
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Expand your assessment battery
Interview questions about business unit performance and contribution
Existing rating scales focused on unit processes
Be creative about assessing unit results
Tie behavior to results
Clarify the link in feedback
Reinforce the link in coaching
Assess both in follow-up
About a 3 month lag on process
6- to 12 month lag on KPIs
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What will you do differentlyin your practice?
Executive Assessment and the Bottom LineExecutive Assessment and the Bottom LineThinking Clearly about Leadership Effectiveness
Robert B. Kaiser
2010 Conference2010 ConferenceFeb 18, Tampa, FLFeb 18, Tampa, FL