Leadership

Leadership Motives

The power motive

Effective leaders have strong need to control resources. Leaders with high power motives. Act with vigour & determination to exert power Spend time, thinking of ways to alter behaviour and thinking of others. Care about personal standing with those around them. The power motive is important Means leader wants to influence others

Drive & Achievement Motive

Leaders are known for investing strong efforts in achieving goals Importance of strong motivation for leadership is well accepted People with strong Ach Mot have consistent desire to Achieve through one s own efforts & take responsibility for success or failure Take moderate risks that can be handled through one s own efforts

Strong Work Ethics

Effective leaders have strong work ethics Have firm belief in the dignity of work Value hard work They believe that group task is worthwhile

Tenacity: (persistence ,determination)

Tenacious leaders are better at overcoming obstacles Such leaders have a sense of purpose and a wilful determination to achieve what they want Do or Die attitude

Cognitive Factors and Leadership

something immaterial (as a circumstance or influence) that contributes to producing a result.

Cognitive Skills
Processing Speed: This is the speed at which your brain processes information. Faster processing speed means more efficient thinking and learning. Auditory Processing: This is the ability analyze, blend and segment sounds. Surprisingly, auditory processing is crucial not just for speaking, but also for reading and spelling. This is because when you read, you need to be able to identify the individual and blended sounds that make each word unique and recognizable.

 Short-Term Memory: Also called working memory, this skill handles the dynamic job of keeping at the forefront of your mind the information you need to complete immediate and short-term tasks. Logic and Reasoning: This is the ability to reason, form concepts, and solve problems using unfamiliar information or new procedures. It enables you to create correlations, solve problems, plan ahead and draw conclusions. Attention Skills: There are three types of attention skills. Sustained Attention is the ability to stay focused and on-task for a period of time. Selective Attention is the ability to quickly sort through incoming information and stay focused on one thing in spite of distractions. Divided Attention is the ability to multi-task.

 Visual Processing:
This is the ability to perceive, analyze and think in visual images. Visual process is imperative for reading, remembering, walking, driving, playing sports and literally thousands of other tasks you do every day.

Long-Term Memory: This is the "library" of facts and knowledge you have accumulated in the past.

Cognitive Resource Theory

1. A leader's cognitive ability contributes to the performance of the team only when the leader's approach is directive. 2. Stress affects the relationship between intelligence and decision quality. 3. Experience is positively related to decision quality under high stress. 4. For simple tasks, leader intelligence and experience is irrelevant.

Influence of heredity on leadership

Are Leaders Born or Made? Frequent question long history Galton (1869) found that individuals who had attained eminence in their field was rare, but was more prevalent among family Members.

Problem: Families share common Environment and genes People have well developed opinions on this issue

Five-Factor Personality Model and Leadership

Neuroticism the tendency to be depressed, anxious, insecure, vulnerable, and hostile Extraversion the tendency to be sociable and assertive and to have positive energy Openness the tendency to be informed, creative, insightful, and curious Agreeableness the tendency to be accepting, conforming, trusting and nurturing Conscientiousness the tendency to be thorough, organized, controlled, dependable, and decisive

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