Working In Groups

Seventh edition

Chapter 5
Group Leadership

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 Objectives
1: List the characteristics of effective leadership
2: Contrast the strategies for becoming a leader and being a leade
r
3: Describe the strengths and weaknesses of the different types of
leadership power
4: Compare the relative merits of the trait, styles, and situational le
adership theories
5: Review the importance of each of the functions of the 5M Model
of Leadership Effectiveness
6: Identify strategies for overcoming barriers to female leadership

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 1: What Is Leadership?

– Who is your role model leader among

world leaders?
– Who is your personal role model as a
leader?
– What happens if there is no leader?

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 Leadership

• ability to make strategic decisions

• use communication to mobilize group members for a common
goal

Leadership competency - Mobilize

• motivating
• guiding
• supporting
• focusing the attitudes and behaviors of group members

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 Is there a difference between
‘leader’ and ‘leadership’?

• Leader is a title
• Leadership is a quality to mobilize member for
achieving a group’s goal

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 • Is there a difference between ‘a leader’ and
‘a manager’?

Leaders focus on the group’s goal and direction.

Managers concentrate on getting the assigned job
done.

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 Figure 5.1: Balancing Leadership Tensions

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 Figure 5.2: Balancing Leadership and Followership

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 2: Becoming a Leader (1 of 2)

How does one become a leader?

• Designated Leaders
– Selection
– Challenges faced
– Suggestions for success
• Emergent Leaders
– Examples
– What do emergent leaders possess

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 2: Becoming a Leader (2 of 2)

• Strategies for Becoming a Leader

– Talk early and often
– Know more than others
– Express your opinion

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 Figure 5.3: Strategies for Becoming a Leader

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 3: Leadership and Power (1 of 2)
Types of Power
– John French and Bertram Raven’s classification
• Reward power
• Coercive power
• Legitimate power
• Expert power
• Referent power

– Gary Yukl and Fable’s classification

• Informational power
• Persuasive power
• Charisma
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 Figure 5.4: Types of Power

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 Table 5.1: Types of Power in Groups
Position Power: Comes with the Position
Type
<KT>Legitimate Power</KT>
<KT>Reward Power</KT>
<KT>Coercive Power</KT>
<KT>Informational
Power</KT>
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Description
Relies on the authority of a job
title or duty
Relies on the ability to give out
resources valued by members
Relies on the ability to deal out
sanctions and punishments
Relies on the control and
transmission of needed
information
Example
“I have the authority to lead.”
“I can reward you.”
“I can punish you.”
“I have the information you
need.”
 Table 5.2: Personal Power: Comes from
Personal Characteristics
Type
<KT>Expert Power</KT>
<KT>Referent Power</KT>
<KT>Persuasive Power</KT>
<KT>Charismatic Power</KT>
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Description
Relies on expertise and
credentials
Relies on members’ respect for
and experience with the leader
Relies on effective and strategic
communication skills
Relies on a leader’s character,
competence, and vitality
Example
“I have the knowledge and skills
we need.”
“I’ve earned your respect and
trust.”
“I know how to persuade and
encourage others.”
“I have the energy, will, and
passion to make things
happen.”
 3: Leadership and Power (2 of 2)

The Power of Power

– Factors influencing the effectiveness of power
– Research findings
– Leaders use several types of power
– Leadership integrity
– Questions used to assess leadership integrity

The more power a leader has, the more carefully its

use should be balanced with the needs of the
group.

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 4: Leadership Theories (1 of 3)

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Overview
• Importance of leadership (1)
• Leadership defined (1)
• The Evolution of leadership
definition (1)
• Theories explaining
leadership:
1. Trait approach (2)
2. Behavioral approach (3)
3. Situational approach (4)
4. Path-goal theory (5)
5. Leader-member exchange
theory (6)
6. Transformational
leadership and theory of
charismatic leadership (7)
7. Authentic leadership (8)
8. Servant leadership (9)
9. Adaptive leadership (10)
10. Dimensions of leadership
communication (11)
The 5M Model of Leadership
Effectiveness
 Diversity and Leadership (1 of 2)
Objective: Identify strategies for overcoming barriers to female and minority leadership

• Gender and Leadership

– Research
– Popular women leaders
– Effective leaders
– Concepts

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 Summary: Group Leadership
• Leadership is ability to make decisions
• Designated leaders elected by members
• Power is ability of leader to influence members
• Trait leadership theory and styles leadership theory
• 5M Model identifies five leadership functions

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