Unit 1, Part 1 Welcome to the Management School. A ke; ceniral to all management thinking, is the of leadership. And today | want to star exploring this idea of what a leader is y issue, concept rt you off by Does anyone here betieve that leadership and management are the samme thing? tn afraid this isn't true: 2 manager is not always necessarily » leader ...'and being a good leader may not necessarily be part of a manager’ role. Another thing that is often discussed is the long. Funning debate over whether leaders are naturally charismatic people or whether people can be {rained to become good leaders. Unfortunately, there is no easy answer to this ‘nature versus nurture’ controversy, though it might be that both arguments are true. So what makes @ good leader? Good leaders are able to keep their eye on overall goals at all times. Rother than get caught up in the detail, they can See the bigger picture, They are also usually, ) experts in a field ond generally quite Knowledgeable. Look at Bill Gates, the-founder of Microsoft. fe began’ with incredible skills in ) software and computing. Gogd leaders can also, see change and-respond to it. They have natural creativity and a passion for ideas and solutions. y Leaders also have good self-image. Their confidence helps give them charisma, 50, before we look more deejily at leadership, 1 ) aim firstly going to outiine for you a range of qualities or characteristics that leaders commonly * have, and I shall talk for a while about leadership y styles. OK, let's begin. y Unit, yPart2 ) Many words have an intrinsic or basic meaning. ‘We use the words in different situations and they Yhave different surface meanings, but the basic yieaning remains the same. Let me give you an ‘examp'e. We use the ward goal in everyday VEnglish: is something a footballer scores when he kicks a ball into the back of a net. But we also se the ward goal in management. It is 2 noun to bmeen something we want to achieve. Is there any sCoReection between these two words? Yes, there 's. For a footballer, putting balls into the net is Wwuhat he wants to achieve. In management speak, Us something exact that we need to achieve, Somehow, when we are learning our first language, we get a feeling for the basic meaning of words, which helps us to understand the same word in a new context. When we are learning another language, itis very important to find + basic meaning of a word because the direct translation in one context may not be the correct, translation in another. For example, can you use the word in your language for hand in the context of a factory hand, meaning someone who works with his or her hands in a factory? Possibly not Unita, Parts So let me talk a little bit about leadership styles There are a number of well-knovin styles ‘The first is autocratic leadership. Have you ever come across a manager who sets his ... or her ‘own goals, tells people what to do to achieve them, and demands that people obey? tn this case, those he ... or she... leads may become either issatisfied or perhaps too dependent on him or her. n some eases, like the military, this kind of leadership is useful, but generally in business itis not. Similar to autocratic leadership is paternalistic Feadership. Patemalistic leaders sill make ali the decisions and expect workers to obey them. But while autocratic leaders don't care much about what their workers think and feel, paternalistic leaders are more interested iri their welfare. The third is demoiratic leadership, which can either be consultative ~ where, for example, a communications campaign leader may consult with her staff on, ways forward before making strategy decisions ~ or itumay be persuasive, where the leader decides first and then persuades her staff to follow the decision. While democratic leadership, Fequires communication skills and takes more time than autocratic leadership, most people think it i more effective. It lets more people participate, letting everyone feel they belong and can take owmership of what they do, thereby motivating them and making them more committed. Besides, when staff have high levels of education, itis 9 goed idea to respect people's ideas and deaw on their knowledge end experience. The fourth style of leadership is calied laissez: faire. Ws spelt La-iss-e-z and faire ... It’s French and it means, roughly, leave to do or happen Laissez-faire leaders let their employees work freely and without much control at all. Do you ‘think this is an effective style? | can see some ofyou think not. Weil, there are certain industries, like new media and other creative industries, which are quite informal and enjoy the freedom and relaxed atmosphere of this style. The danger is low productivity, but it can make for a very innovative workplace.