Chapter 12

Contemporary
Issues in
Leadership

ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
S T E P H E N P. R O B B I N S
E L E V E N T H E D I T I O N
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 Trust:
Trust: The
The Foundation
Foundation of
of Leadership
Leadership

Trust
A positive expectation that another will not—through
words, actions, or decisions—act opportunistically.
Trust is a history-dependent process (familiarity)
based on relevant but limited samples of experience
(risk).

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 Dimensions
Dimensions of
of Trust
Trust
 Integrity  Loyalty
– honesty and truthfulness. – the willingness to protect
and save face for another
 Competence
person.
– an individual’s technical
 Openness
and interpersonal
knowledge and skills. – reliance on the person to
give you the full truth.
 Consistency
– an individual’s reliability,
predictability, and good
judgment in handling
situations.

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 Trust
Trust and
and Leadership
Leadership

Leadership
Leadership

TRUST
TRUST
and
and
INTEGRITY
INTEGRITY

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 Three
Three Types
Types of
of Trust
Trust
Deterrence-based Trust
Trust based on fear of reprisal if the trust is violated.

Knowledge-based Trust
Trust based on behavioral
predictability that comes
from a history of interaction.

Identification-based Trust
Trust based on a mutual understanding of each
other’s intentions and appreciation of the other’s
wants and desires.
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 Basic
Basic Principles
Principles of
of Trust
Trust
 Mistrust drives out trust.
 Trust begets trust.
 Growth often masks mistrust.
 Decline or downsizing tests the highest levels of
trust.
 Trust increases cohesion.
 Mistrusting groups self-destruct.
 Mistrust generally reduces productivity.

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 Framing:
Framing: Using
Using Words
Words to
to Shape
Shape Meaning
Meaning and
and
Inspire
Inspire Others
Others

Framing
A way to use language to
manage meaning.

Leaders
Leadersuse
useframing
framing(selectively
(selectivelyincluding
includingor
or
excluding
excludingfacts)
facts)to
toinfluence
influencehow
howothers
otherssee
see
and
andinterpret
interpretreality.
reality.

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 Inspirational
Inspirational Approaches
Approaches to
to Leadership
Leadership

Charismatic Leadership Theory

Followers make attributions of heroic or
extraordinary leadership abilities when they observe
certain behaviors.

Charismatics
CharismaticsInfluence
InfluenceFollowers
FollowersBy:
By:
1.1. Articulating
Articulatingthe
thevision
vision
2.2. Setting
Settinghigh
highperformance
performanceexpectations
expectations
3.3. Conveying
Conveyingaanew
newset
setof
ofvalues
values
4.4. Making
Makingpersonal
personalsacrifices
sacrifices
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 Beyond
Beyond Charismatic
Charismatic Leadership
Leadership
 Level 5 Leaders
– Possess a fifth dimension—a paradoxical blend of
personal humility and professional will—in addition to
the four basic leadership qualities of individual
capability, team skills, managerial competence, and the
ability to stimulate others to high performance.
– Channel their ego needs away from themselves and
into the goal of building a great company.

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 Transactional
Transactional and
and Transformational
Transformational Leadership
Leadership
Transactional Leaders
• Contingent Reward
Leaders who guide or • Management by
motivate their followers in Exception (active)
the direction of established • Management by
goals by clarifying role and Exception (passive)

task requirements. • Laissez-Faire

Transformational Leaders • Charisma

Leaders who provide • Inspiration

individualized consideration • Intellectual Stimulation
and intellectual stimulation, • Individual Consideration
and who possess charisma.
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 Emotional
Emotional Intelligence
Intelligence and
and Leadership
Leadership
Effectiveness
Effectiveness

Elements
Elementsof ofEmotional
Emotional
Intelligence
Intelligence: :
••Self-awareness
Self-awareness
••Self-management
Self-management
••Self-motivation
Self-motivation
••Empathy
Empathy
••Social
Socialskills
skills

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 Contemporary
Contemporary Leadership
Leadership Roles:
Roles: Providing
Providing
Team
Team Leadership
Leadership

Team
TeamLeadership
LeadershipRoles
Roles: :
•• Act
Actas
asliaisons
liaisonswith
with
external
externalconstituencies.
constituencies.
•• Serve
Serveas
astroubleshooters.
troubleshooters.
•• Managing
Managingconflict.
conflict.
•• Coaching
Coachingto
toimprove
improveteam
team
member
memberperformance
performance

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 Contemporary
Contemporary Leadership
Leadership Roles:
Roles: Mentoring
Mentoring

Mentor
Mentoring
MentoringActivities
Activities: :
A senior employee who
sponsors and supports a •• Present
Presentideas
ideasclearly
clearly
less-experienced •• Listen
Listenwell
well
employee (a protégé).
•• Empathize
Empathize
•• Share
Shareexperiences
experiences
•• Act
Actas
asrole
rolemodel
model
•• Share
Sharecontacts
contacts
•• Provide
Providepolitical
political
guidance
guidance
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 Contemporary
Contemporary Leadership
Leadership Roles:
Roles:
Self-Leadership
Self-Leadership

Self-Leadership
Creating
Creatingself
selfleaders
leaders: :
A set of processes
• • Model
Modelself-leadership.
self-leadership.
through which
• • Encourage
Encourageemployees
employeesto
individuals control create self-set goals.
to
create self-set goals.
their own behavior.
• • Encourage
Encouragethetheuse
useof ofself-
self-
rewards.
rewards.
• • Create
Createpositive
positivethought
thought
patterns.
patterns.
• • Create
Createaaclimate
climateofofself-
self-
leadership.
leadership.
• • Encourage
Encourageself-criticism.
self-criticism.

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 Ethical
Ethical Leadership
Leadership

Actions
Actions::
•• Work
Workto
topositively
positivelychange
changethe
theattitudes
attitudesand
and
behaviors
behaviorsof
ofemployees.
employees.
•• Engage
Engagein
insocially
sociallyconstructive
constructivebehaviors.
behaviors.
•• Do
Donot
notabuse
abusepower
poweror
oruse
useimproper
impropermeans
meansto
to
attain
attaingoals.
goals.

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 Online
Online Leadership
Leadership
 Leadership at a Distance: Building Trust
– The lack of face-to-face contact in electronic
communications removes the nonverbal cues that
support verbal interactions.
– There is no supporting context to assist the receiver
with interpretation of an electronic communication.
– The structure and tone of electronic messages can
strongly affect the response of receivers.
– An individual’s verbal and written communications may
not follow the same style.
– Writing skills will likely become an extension of
interpersonal skills

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 Challenges
Challenges to
to the
the Leadership
Leadership Construct
Construct

Attribution Theory of Leadership

The idea that leadership is merely an attribution that
people make about other individuals.

Qualities
Qualitiesattributed
attributedto
toleaders
leaders: :
• • Leaders
Leadersareareintelligent,
intelligent,outgoing,
outgoing,have
havestrong
strongverbal
verbal
skills, are aggressive, understanding, and industrious.
skills, are aggressive, understanding, and industrious.
• • Effective
Effectiveleaders
leadersare
areperceived
perceivedas
asconsistent
consistentand
and
unwavering in their decisions.
unwavering in their decisions.
• • Effective
Effectiveleaders
leadersproject
projectthe
theappearance
appearanceofofbeing
beingaa
leader.
leader.

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 Finding
Finding and
and Creating
Creating Effective
Effective Leaders
Leaders
 Selection
– Review specific requirements for the job.
– Use tests that identify personal traits associated with
leadership, measure self-monitoring, and assess
emotional intelligence.
– Conduct personal interviews to determine candidate’s fit
with the job.
 Training
– Recognize the all people are not equally trainable.
– Teach skills that are necessary for employees to
become effective leaders.
– Provide behavioral training to increase the development
potential of nascent charismatic employees.

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