Leadership

In this bite sized video• Introduction•Management and Leadership

•Leadership Focus Areas•Adam’s Equity Theory•Management Vs Leadership WAGmob on Leadership

Introduction

• Leadership is the ability of an individual to motivate a group of people towards a common goal.

• To influence, motivate, and enable others to contribute to the success of the organization

• Good Communicator• Respectful and Trustworthy• Responsive• Delegator & Motivator• Open to change• Rewarding• Empathy

Characteristics of

Leadership

Management• Managers have subordinates. Leaders have followers.

• Management is about processes, the focus is on planning, communication & control.

• Leadership is about behavior, the focus is about building trust and inspiring people.

Leadership Focus Areas• Focus on the right people.

• Focus on the right culture.

• Focus on building trust, confidence and a rhythm of execution.

Focus OnRight People

• Get the right people in the right jobs.

• Understand where real value is added.

Focus on Right Culture• Listen, learn and respond. Set a tone of communication and collaboration.

• An informal atmosphere can be a competitive advantage.

• Have fun!

Empathy

• The mere fact that someone cares is more often than not rewarded with loyalty.

Adam’s Equity Theory

• This theory attempts to explain relational satisfaction in terms of perceptions of fair/unfair distributions of resources within interpersonal relationships. 

• Each participant’s contribution to the relational exchange, viewed as entitling him/her to rewards

or costs.

Inputs

• The positive and negative consequences that an individual perceives a participant have incurred as a consequence of his/her relationship with another.

Outcomes

Business Application

•Employees determine what their equitable

return should be after comparing their inputs

and outcomes with those of their coworkers.

Leadership Styles• Delegating

• Low relationship/ low task

• Responsibility• Willing employees

• Participating• High relationship/ low task

• Facilitate decisions• Able but unwilling

• Selling • High task/high relationship• Explain decisions• Willing but unable

• Telling• High Task/Low relationship• Provide instruction• Closely supervise

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Which one is better?• There is no one best style of leadership

• Effective leaders possess and use more than one style of leadership.

• Effective leaders alter their task and relationship orientation to fit the situation.

Approaches to Leadership• Laissez-Faire Leadership• Authoritarian Leadership• Democratic Leadership• Pragmatic Leadership• Action Centered Leadership• Coaching

• Leaders are hands-off and allow group of members to make the decisions.

Laissez-Faire Leadership

• Leader has full control of the team leaving low autonomy within the group.

• Changes require a new vision; Clear direction is needed

Authoritarian Leadership

• Leader leaves room for equality of all group members.

• Each person’s ideas are valued and considered.

Democratic Leadership

• Mixture of democratic and authoritarian leadership approaches.

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Pragmatic Leadership

• Focuses on effective management:• Planning• Controlling• Supporting• Informing• Evaluating

Action Centered Leadership

• Seeking information, defining tasks, setting aims, allocating tasks, and setting standards.

Planning

• Maintaining standards, ensuring progress, ongoing decision making.

Controlling

• Encouraging team spirit, reconciling, increasing morale.

Supporting

Informing

• Clarifying tasks and plans, updating, receiving feedback and interpreting.

Evaluating

• Considering the feasibility of ideas, performance and enabling self-assessment.

Coaching

• Observing and giving feedback.

• Lead by examples

MANAGEMENT VS. LEADERSHIP

• Practices/Behaviors• Commitment• Do the right thing• Change• Long-term• Ends• Architects• Inspiring/motivating

• Position• Compliance• Do things right• Status quo• Short-term• Means• Builders• Problem solving

WAGmob on Leadership• “Leadership is about focus. There are a thousand directions and a million things you can do, but choosing the right one at the right time and giving it all your attention is the way to succeed.”

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