Chapter 7:

Leadership
Nature of Leadership
Nature of Leadership
Leadership Traits
Nature of Leadership
 Fair-minded - Show fair treatment to all people.
Prejudice is the enemy of justice. Display empathy by
being sensitive to the feelings, values, interests, and
well-being of others.
 Competent - Base your actions or reason and moral
principles.
 Forward-looking - Set goals and have a vision of the
future. The vision must be owned throughout the
organization.
Inspiring -Display confidence in all what you do.
Intelligent – Read, study and seek challenging
assignments.
Broad-minded – Seek out diversity.
Courageous – Have a perseverance to accomplish a
goal, regardless of the seemingly insurmountable
obstacles.
 Straightforward - Use sound judgement to make
a good decision at the right time.
 Imaginative – Make timely and appropriate
changes in your thinking, plans, and methods.
Show creativity by thinking of new and better
goals, ideas and solutions to problems.
Leadership Behavior
 Technical skill – refers to a person’s knowledge
of and ability in any type of process or
technique.
 Human Skill – is the ability to work effectively
with people and to build teamwork.
 Conceptual skill – is the ability to think in
termsof models, frameworks, and broad
relationships, such as long-range plans.
Followership Behaviors
 Not competing with the leader to be in the limelight
 Being loyal and supportive, a team player
 Not being a “yes person” who automatically agrees
 Acting as a devil’s advocate by raising penetrating
questions
 Constructively confronting the leader’s ideas, values,
and actions
 Anticipating potential problems and preventing
them
Situational Flexibility
Successful Leadership- Requires behavior that
unites and stimulates followers toward defined
objectives in specific situation.
Leader, Follower and Situation- All three
elements. Are variables that affect one another in
determining appropriate leadership.
Behavioral Approaches to
Leadership Style
Leadership Style – The total pattern of explicit and implicit leaders’
actions as seen by employees.
Positive Approach – Leaders use rewards, such as education,
independence, etc. to motivate employees.
Negative Approach – If emphasis is placed on threats, fear, harshness
and penalties.
Autocratic Leaders - Centralize power and decision making in
themselves.
Consultative Leaders - Approach one or more employees and ask them
for inputs prior to making a decision.
Participative Leaders - Clearly decentralize authority.
Leader Use of Consideration and
Structure
 Considerate Leaders- Are concerned about
the human needs of their employees.
 Structured, Tasks-oriented Leaders- Believe
that they get results by keeping people
constantly busy, ignoring personal issues
and emotions, and urging them to produce.
Blake and Mouton’s Managerial Grid
 A tool for identifying a manager’s own style
“True leadership stems from individuality that is
honest and sometimes imperfectly expressed…
Leaders should strive for authenticity over
perfection.”
-Sheryl Sandberg-
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