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Leadership
Peter Drucker : The forward to the Drucker Foundation's "The Leader of the Future" sums up leadership :
Leader
"Leadership is a function of knowing yourself, having a vision that is well communicated, building trust among colleagues, and taking effective action to realize your own leadership potential."
"Nothing is more difficult and therefore more precious, than be able to decide"- Napoleon
Vision: What
Mission: What
Values:
Traits Theories of Leadership A leadership perspective that focuses on individual leaders and attempts to determine the personal characteristics that great leaders share
Leadership Traits:
Ambition and energy The desire to lead
High self-monitoring
Job-relevant knowledge
Limitations: No universal traits found that predict leadership in all situations. Traits predict behavior better in weak than strong situations. Unclear evidence of the cause and effect of relationship of leadership and traits. Better predictor of the appearance of leadership than distinguishing effective and ineffective leaders.
Theory X
Theory Y
management staff
Theory X - authoritarian, repressive style. Tight control, no development. Produces limited, depressed culture.
Theory Y - liberating and developmental. Control, achievement and continuous improvement achieved by enabling, empowering and giving responsibility.
staff management
Legitimate Power: The power a person receives as a result of his or her position in the formal hierarchy of an organization.
The Iowa Theory of Leadership The Ohio Leadership Studies The Michigan Leadership Studies The Leadership (Managerial Grid)
Democratic
Autocratic
Strong, Directive, Controlling actions High degree of dependency Creates de-motivation and alienation Encourages decision making Consultative Persuasive
Laissez-Faire
Let it be Useful where creative ideas are important Highly motivational Consumes time in Coordination and decision making Relies on good team work
Initiating structure
Plans ahead Takes decisions Assigns tasks Makes expectations clear Emphasizes deadlines and achievement
Consideration
Interested in and listens to subordinates
Allows participation in decision-making Helps and supports staff Behaviour indicates trust, respect, warmth, friendly and approachable
Job-Centered Leader Behaviour Attempts to build work group performance by paying attention to the efficient completion of the task. Primary emphasis is on the task. Employee Centered Leader Behaviour
Attempts to build work group performance by paying attention to human aspects of the group. Primary emphasis is on the person.
Impoverished style
These people operate under the assumption that as long as team members are happy and secure then they will work hard.
What tends to result is a work environment that is very relaxed and fun but where production suffers due to lack of direction and control.