Documenti di Didattica
Documenti di Professioni
Documenti di Cultura
5. Networking
What’s Leadership ?
According To Peter Drucker:
“The only definition of a leader is someone who has followers.”
Bill Gates:
“As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower
others.”
Definition:
“Leadership is a process of social influence, which maximizes the efforts of
others, towards the achievement of a goal.”
TRAIT THEORY OF LEADERSHIP
• Successor of “Great Man” Theory of Leadership
• Big Assumption:
“ Leaders such as Abraham Lincoln or Mark Zuckerberg were born
with inborn ability to lead.”
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• Emotional
• Adaptable to • Adaptive Capacity
• Self-confident
Indra Nooyi – CEO PepsiCo.
• Traits that make her a Great Leader:
• Sociable
• Agreeable
• Emotionally Stable
• Open to Experiences
• Conscientious
• Results of Such Personality Traits:
• Excellence in Job Performance
• Successful Career
• One of the most Powerful Women in Business
Behavioral Theories
• Does not specify why a manger falls into one part or another grid
Kurt Lewin’s Three Dimensional Theory
& Other Leadership Styles
1. Autocratic Leadership
• Classical Leadership Style
• Managers retains as much power and
decision making authority as possible
• No involvement of Staff
2. Democratic Leadership
• Also known as Participative style
• Sharing of Decision-making abilities and Ideas
• Encourages staff to be a part of the decision making
Eg:- Carlos Ghosn- Currently the Chairman and CEO of Paris-based Renault, Chairman and CEO of
Japan-based Nissan, and Chairman of Russian automobile manufacturerAvtoVAZ
3. Supportive Leadership
• Path-goal theory
4. Achievement Leadership
• A management strategy that puts high goals and training to get the needed improvementin
performance levels.
• Highly experienced and trained employees requiring little supervision fall under the laissez-faire
leadership style.
Values Networking
1. Value orientation 1. Networking Competence
2. Ethics 2. Communication
3. People first 3. Synergy building
4. Social concern 4. Customer orientation
Finding & Creating Effective Leaders
• Selection Process
-Extraversion, conscientiousness and openness to experience
• Training
- Developing situational-analysis
- Executive Leadership programs
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