WOP Lecture 12 Leadership Flashcards
leader follower relationships development?
naturally, evolutionary
leaders benefits
group cohesion
managing conflict
coordinating group actions against threats
leadership =
the ability to influence, motivate and enable others to contribute toward the effectiveness of the organizations of which they are member
shared leadership
leadership is broadly distributed across team members rather than assigned to one person. it supplements formal leadership
leadership is a…
role, not position!!!! can change
shared leadership works well when…
- formal leaders are willing to delegate power
- collaborative (not competitve) culture
- employees develop effective influence skills
4 perspectives on leadership
- personal attributes
- managerial
- transformational
- implicit
which personal characteristics lead to superior performance in leadership
geen evidence voor
eight leadership attributes
personality
self-concept
drive
integrity
leadership motivation
knowledge of the business
cognitive/practical intelligence
emotional intelligence
emerging view
several attributes now identified as key influences on leadership potential and of effective leaders
personality
- extraversion
- conscientiousness
self-concept
- positive self-evaluationi
- high self-esteem
- high self-efficacy
- complex
- internally consistent self-concept
- internal locus of control
drive
- inner motivation to persue goals
- inquisitiveness/nieuwschierig
- action oriented
- bold
integrity
- truthfulness
- strong moral principles
- consistency in words and action
leadership motivation
high need for socialized power to achieve org. goals
knowledge of the business
understands external environment
aids intuitive decision making
cognitive or practical intelligence
- above average cognitive ability
- able to solve real world problems
emotional intelligence
recognizing and regulating emotions in self and others
authentic leadership
- know yourself
- be yourself
know yourself
- engage in self-reflection
- feedback from trusted sources
- know your life story
be yourself
- develop your own style
- apply your values
- maintain a positive core self evaluation
personal attributes perspective limitations
- assumes all effective leaders have the same personality (want complex en kan combi zijn van vanalles)
- assumes leadership is within the person
- attributes refer to leadership potential not necessarily performance
some personal characteristics may only affect our perception of a leader..
not whether they are actually effective
managerial leadership
daily activities that support the performance and wellbeing of employees and the work unit to support current objectives and practices
difference transformational and managerial leadership
managerial -> stable environment, no need for change. ook microfocused (ipv macrofocused) -> specific individuals or units
people oriented behaviour that is effective
- concern for employees
- pleasant workplace maker
- recognize their contributions
- listen
task oriented behaviours that are effective
- assign specific tasks
- clarify duties
- set goals and deadlines
- establish work procedures
which one is better: task or people oriented
both are important! usually very high or low levels is where differences are seen
high person oriented leader =
less:
absenteeism
turnover
job dissatisfaction
less stress
high task oriented leader =
job performance omhoog
students like:
task oriented teachers
problem with managerial leadership model
it depends on the situation whether you want high task and high people or not
contingency theories
relationship between situation and leader, depends on what the situation is