LEADERSHIP THEORY AND PRACTICE EIGHTH EDITION

Introduction

Chapter 1
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Leadership Defined

Leadership
is a process whereby an individual
influences a group of individuals
to achieve a common goal.

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Trait vs. Process Leadership

 Certain individuals
have special innate
characteristics or
qualities that
differentiate them
from non-leaders.
 Leadership resides
in select people
 Restricted to those
with inborn talent

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Trait vs. Process Leadership

 Leadership is a
phenomena that
occurs in interactions
between leaders and
followers.
 Observed in
leadership behaviors
 Can be learned

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Assigned vs. Emergent Leadership

Assigned Emergent
 Leadership based Leadership perceived by others
on a position regardless of the individual’s title
within an  Emerges over time through interactions
with others
organization
• Verbal engagement
 Team leaders • Gathering and providing information
 Plant managers • Seeking others’ opinions
 Department • Being firm but not rigid
heads • Professional competence
 Directors • Interpersonal warmth
 Affected by personality and gender

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Leadership & Power

Bases of Social Power
Power
French & Raven (1959)
 The capacity to
 Referent
influence.
 The ability to change  Expert
others’ beliefs,
attitudes, & actions  Legitimate
 Reward
 Coercive

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Leadership & Power

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Leadership & Power

 Personal Power
 Position Power (emergent) is influence
(assigned): derived derived from being seen
from rank in an as likable & competent.
organization

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Reflection
 “My bothers and sisters, not many of you
should become leaders (teachers), because
you know that we will be judged more
strictly.”
 James 3:1