NOTES TOPIC 1

Leadership

 is the influencing process of

 leaders and their followers
 aim to achieve organizational objectives
 through change

Influencing

 is the process of a leader communicating ideas, gaining acceptance and motivating

followers to support and implement the ideas through change
 is the most important element in leadership

Why Leadership is Important?

 For crisis situations

 For organizational performance
 For employee job satisfaction
 For successful management

Effective Leaders

 Share leadership responsibilities through co-leadership

 Teach leadership skills to subordinates
 Influence followers to support organizational interests

Key Elements of Leadership

 People
 Change
 Organizational Objectives
 Influence
 Leader-Followers

Managerial Roles:

 Interpersonal
 Informational
 Decisional

3 Levels of Leadership Analysis

 Group
 Individual
 Organizational
4 Leadership Theory Classification:

 Trait 
 Behavioural
 Contingency
 Integrative