Chapter 7 Leadership

Chapter 7LeadershipReporter: Batacan, Joan Kristine R.

OutlineThe Nature of LeadershipBehavioral Approaches to Leadership StyleContingency Approaches to Leadership StyleEmerging Approaches to Leadership

The Nature of LeadershipLeadershipis the process of influencing and supporting others to work enthusiastically toward achieving objectives.is the critical factor that helps an individual or a group identify its goals and then motivates and assists in achieving the stated goals.

Three Important Elements of LeadershipInfluence/supportVoluntary effortGoal achievement

The Nature of LeadershipBehaviorsRolesSkills

The Nature of LeadershipBehavioral Approaches are descriptive, offering a variety of ways in actions of leaders often differ. Leaders can be:Positive or NegativeAutocratic or ParticipativeEmployee-oriented or Task-orientedContingency Approaches are more analytical, encouraging managers to examine their situation and select a style that best fits it.

The Nature of Leadership:Management and LeadershipThe primary role of a leader is to influence others to voluntarily seek defined objectives with enthusiasm.

The Nature of Leadership:Management and LeadershipManagersLeadersPlan activities, organize appropriate structures and control resourcesInfluence others to voluntarily seek defined objectives.Hold formal positionsCan use his or her informal influenceAchieve result by directing the activities of othersCreate a vision and inspire others to achieve this vision and to stretch themselves beyond their normal capabilities

The Nature of Leadership:Traits of Effective LeadersMyers-Briggs Type Indicatorapsychometricquestionnaire designed to measurepsychologicalpreferences in how people perceive the world and make decisions. This is based on the work of psychologist Carl Jung, to label managers in four dimensions:introverts or extrovertsthinkers or feelerssensors or intuitors, andjudges or perceivers

Personal DriveHonesty and IntegrityCognitive abilityCharismaFlexibility andAdaptivenessPositive AffectivityCreativity andOriginalityKnowledgeof BusinessSelf-confidenceDesire to LeadLeadership Traits

The Nature of Leadership:Leadership BehaviorMuch research has focused on identifying leadership behaviors

In this view, successful leadership depends on more appropriate behavior, skills, and actions and less personal traits.

Personal TraitsBehavior, Skills, ActionProvides potentialSuccessful release and expression of traitsMany traits are relatively fixed in short termCan be learned and changed

The Nature of Leadership:Leadership BehaviorLeaders use three broad type of skillsTechnicalHumanConceptual

The Nature of Leadership:Leadership BehaviorTechnical Skillrefers to a persons knowledge of and ability in any type of process or technique.Distinguishing feature of job performance at the operating and professional level

Human SkillThe ability to work effectively with people and to build teamwork.

The Nature of Leadership:Leadership BehaviorConceptual SkillThe ability to think in terms of models, frameworks, and broad relationships, such as long-range plans.

Technical skills : ThingsHuman skills : PeopleConceptual skills : Idea

The Nature of Leadership:Situational AspectsSuccessful leadership requires behavior that unites and stimulates followers toward defined objectives in specific situation.

Three elements affecting one another in determining appropriate leadership behaviorLeaderFollowerSituation

The Nature of Leadership:Situational AspectsFollowershipLeaders are also followers.

Ability to follow (dynamic subordinancy) is one of the first requirements for good leadership.

The Nature of Leadership:Situational AspectsFollowership behaviors includeNot competing with the leader to be in the limelightBeing loyal and supportive, a team playerNot being a yes person who automatically agreesActing as devils advocate by raising penetrating questionsConstructively confronting the leaders ideas, values, and actionsAnticipating potential problems and preventing them

Good leaders aregood followers.