10 - Role of gov prof in influencing the board

Question 1

ICSA 2014 study - three cosec role requirements

Answer 1

1. technical
2. commercial
3. social

Question 2

Mintzberg 10 managerial roles (3 themes)

Answer 2

CATEGORY 1: INFORMATIONAL
1. monitor
2. disseminate
3. spokesperson

CATEGORY 2: INTERPERSONAL
4. figurehead
5. leader
6. liaison

CATEGORY 3: DECISIONAL
7. entrepreneur
8. disturbance handler
9. resource allocator
10. negotiator

Question 3

Henley Business School “Tomorrow’s leadership”

Answer 3

We have moved from heroic leadership to collective and collaborative leadership

Question 4

Goleman leadership styles (6)

Answer 4

1. directive
2. visionary
3. affiliative
4. participative
5. pacesetting
6. coaching

Question 5

Luke (2005) Smart Power

Answer 5

1. “hard power” - directive, coercive, power over
2. “soft power” - convincing through appeal to what is right
3. “smart power” - most potent - “influence others to change their perception

Question 6

ICSA Competency Framework

Answer 6

CoSec “exerts subtle influence, often behind the scenes, drawing on accrued respect of peers to get issues addressed fully and fairly”

Question 7

Heath 2007 - how leaders can make ideas sticky

Answer 7

SUCCES - makes idea “sticky”
Simple
Unexpected (grab attention)
Concrete
Credible
Emotional
StoriesC

Question 8

Cohen and Bradford (2005) currencies of influence

Answer 8

1. inspiration-related
2. task-related
3. postiion-related
4. relationship-related
5. personal-related

Question 9

Leadership Communication Grid (Rodgers, 2007)

Answer 9

C1 - conventional forums and processes (structured and formal)

C2 - strucutred dialogue and participatory workshops (strucutred and informal)

C3 - everyday conversations and interactions (informal and unstructured)

C4 - role-modelling (unstructured and formal)

Question 10

Leadership influence tools

Answer 10

1. building relationships
2. networking
3. acting politically
4. storytelling
5. challenging

Question 11

Political skills model (Baddeley and James, 1987)

Answer 11

Clever (politically aware and playing psychological games)

Wise (politically aware and acting with integrity)

Inept (politically unaware and playing psychological games)

Innocent (politically unaware and acting with integrity)

Question 12

Six steps to apply storytelling in leadership influence

Answer 12

1. identify audience
2. determine one key message
3. think of a story that represents this
4. plan initial scene-setting, the rising action, the crisis and the resolution
5. plan how you will deliver the story
6. practise with feedback

Question 13

Thomas-Kilman methods of conflict handling (5)

Answer 13

1. avoiding
2. accommodating
3. compromising
4. competing
5. collaborating