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LEADERSHIP
"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."
Prof. Warren Bennis
Leadership Theory
Early Theories:
Trait Theories
Great Man Theories Research on traits or
Leaders are qualities associated
exceptional people, with leadership are
born with innate numerous
qualities, destined to Traits are hard to
lead measure. For
Term 'man' was example, how do we
intentional - concept measure honesty or
was primarily male, integrity?
military and Western
Leadership Traits
Group Exercise:
Choose leaders YOU
admire
What personality traits
and skills do they have?
Leadership Styles
Autocratic (Authoritarian)
Bureaucratic
Democratic
Coercive
Transactional
Transformational
Laissez-Faire 1-7
8.Autocratic (Authoritarian)
Manager retains power (classical
approach)
You’re Fired!
Transactional
Motivate followers by appealing to their
own self-interest
Staff/
Followers
Alan Chapmen
Staff/
Followers
Lots of freedom,
creativity & responsibility
Management/
Leader Alan Chapmen
Other Referenced Theories
Hersey-Blanchard
Situational Leadership
Based on the amount of direction
(task-behavior) and amount of socio-
emotional support (relationship-
behavior) a leader must provide given
the situation and the "level of
maturity" of the followers.
Selecting a Style
Some people are motivated by
reward
Some people are motivated by
punishment
Social systems work best with a
chain of command
When people have agreed to do a
job, a part of the deal is that they
cede authority to their leader