Leadership

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Process of influencing others, attempting to achieve shared goals and inspiring to action

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Leadership

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A dynamic, interactive process that involves three dimension

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Leader, follower, situation

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The one who leads, conduct or Guides the process.

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Leader

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To go with or ahead of so as to show the way; guide

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Lead

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2 types of leader

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Informal leader and formal or appointed

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-Does not have official sanction to direct activities of others; chosen by the group itself.
-Usually become leaders because of age, seniority, especial competencies, an inviting personality or ability to communicate with and counsel others

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Informal leader

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_chosen by administration and given official or legitimate authority to act.

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Formal or appointed

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Give 9 theorists of leadership

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Trait theory
Great-man theory
Contingency theory
Integrative leadership model
Transactional leadership
Transformational theory
Path-goal theory
Strategy theory
Charismatic theory

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-leaders have traits that must be enhance by experience
- envisioning goals, affirming values, serving as a symbol

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Trait theory

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What are the 3 qualities Traits of leader?

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Intelligence
Personality
Abilities

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-Judgement, knowledge and fluency of speech

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Intelligence

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Adaptability, alertness, creativity, cooperative mess, personal integrity, self confidence , emotional balance and control, independence.

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Personality

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Ability to enlist cooperation, popularity and prestige, sociability/interpersonal skills, social participation, tact and diplomacy.

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Abilities

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What are the 3 leader Traits?

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Task-oriented
Relationship-oriented
Participative leadership

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Behaviors include planning, scheduling and coordinating activities

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Task-oriented

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Includes being friendly & considerate, showing trust & confidence, expressing appreciation & providing recognition

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Relationship-oriented

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Enlist associates participation in making decisions.

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Participative leadership

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-Leaders are born and not made
-Great leaders Will arise when there is a great need

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Great-Man theory

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Argues that few people are born to be great leaders who are well rounded & simult instrumental & supportive

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Great-Man theory

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Leaders ability to lead is contingent upon the situation

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Contingency theory

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Leaders style will be effective and ineffective depending on the situation

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Contingency theory

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-Obviously there is no one best leadership style. Leaders are rarely totally people-oriented to task-oriented.
-One should be aware of his own behavior and learn to adapt.

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Integrative leadership model

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Successful leadership is based in definable, learnable behavior

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Behavioral theory

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People are more committed to actions

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Participative leadership

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-depends on the level of the maturity of individual - the best action of leader depends on range of situational factors.

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Situational theory

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-People are motivated by rewarding and punishment.

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Transactional leadership

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Empowerment is the key - People will follow a person who inspire them and who has vision and passion. - value-based leadership

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Transformational theory

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-leaders have certain objectives and initiate their followers to attain their own objectives.

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Path-Goal theory

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-Found out that charisma is more of an attributional phenomenon. “Charm is an inspirational quality’

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Jay Conger & Kanungo (1998)

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-Based on human handling skills of leaders

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Strategy theory

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-Attentionn thru vision

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Strategy 1

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-Meaning thru communication

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Strategy 2

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-Trust thru positioning

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Strategy 3

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-Deployment of self-thru positive self-regard

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Strategy 4

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-charm and grace are needed to create follower/ - Inspires others by obtaining emotional commitment from followers and arousing feelings oof loyalty & enthusiasm

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Charismatic theory

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-Found that these leaders have strong conviction & high self-confidence & followers has a similar belief with the charismatic leader thus showing signs of unquestioning acceptance & obedience.

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Robert House

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- It sometimes leads into blind obedience but transformational leaders use it to motivate members.

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Bernard Bass

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What are the 5 styles of leadership?

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Authoritarian/ autocratic Democratic/ participative Laissez- faire/ permissive Multicratic/ Situational Chatrismatic

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-Strong control over the group or directive approach -Concern with task accomplishments

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Authoritarian/ Autocrratic

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-Involves centralized decision making with the leader making the decision & using power to command & control others.

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Autocratic

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-Leaders focuses on involving subordinates in decision making -People oriented

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Democratic/ Participative

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-Paricipatory, with the authority delegated to others, influential by having close and personal relationship with the subordinates.

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Democratic

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-Delegating approach - Little or no direction is provided to subordinates - Suitable only if members are responsible and mature enough. The leader functions as monitor only.

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Laissez-Faire/Permissive

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-Is passive & permissive non-directive, inactive. Chaos is most likely to develop because members may work independently

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Laissez-Faire

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-The leaders identifies which style of leadership a particular situation requires.

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Multicratic/ Situational

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-Obtains emotional commitment from followers and by arousing feelings of loyalty & enthusiasm inspires others to follow.

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Charismatic

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-Legitimate power to direct others

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Authority

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- It is one’s capacity to influence others

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Power

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- Derived from the knowledge & skills one possess

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Expert Power

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- Derived from the position one holds in a group & indicates authority but not sufficient as one’s only source of power

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Legitimate power

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-Derived from respect & trust coming from any individual group or organization

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Referent power

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-Comes from the ability to recognize others for complying

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Reward power

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-Based on fear of punishment if one fails to conform

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Coercive power

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- Comes from coalition & interpersonal relationship

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Connection power

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-Derived from knowledge & access to information

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Informational power

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What are the 7 source of power?

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Expert power Legitimate power Referent power Reward power Coercive power Connection power Informational power