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Leadership: A Senior Employee Who Sponsors and Supports A Less-Experienced Employee
Leadership: A Senior Employee Who Sponsors and Supports A Less-Experienced Employee
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Front-line Information
Theories that consider personal qualities
and characteristics that differentiate
Leaders who know who they are, know leaders from non leaders
what they believe in and value, and act on
these values and beliefs openly and
candidly. (ethical people) Trait Theories: Are Leaders Different from
Authentic Leadership Others?
Moral Leadership Contemporary Issues in Leadership The Ohio State Studies Initiating Structure
Cornerstones to a "Moral Foundation of The extent to which a leader is likely to
Truth Telling
Leadership" have job relationships characterized by
Consideration
Promise Keeping Leadership as Supervision mutual trust, respect for employees' ideas
and regard for their feelings
Fairness
Gender: Do Men and Women Lead Theories which propose that particular
Respect for the individual Differently? behaviours make for better leaders
Women
Behavioural Theories: Do Leaders Behave
Enhance follower's self-worth in Particular Ways?
Democratic Leadership Men
Lead through inclusion
A leader who emphasizes interpersonal
Employee-oriented leaders
Share leadership and encourage relations
participation Directive Command-and-Control Style
The Michigan Studies
Rely on charisma, expertise, contact, and A leader who emphasizes the technical or
interpersonal skills to influence Production-oriented leaders
Leaders who inspire followers to task aspect of the job
Leadership that critically examines the
transcend their self-interests for the good
status quo with the view to developing and
of the organization
articulating future strategic goals or vision
for the organization The degree of confidence, trust, and
Be more self-confident respect members have for their leaders