achieving through people

8/12/2019 Achieving Through People

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Original Title: Achieving Goals through People.

Rephrased Title: Achieving Goals WITH People.


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By the end of this session students should be

able to:

Identify what leadership is and what it means to be a

leader (especially in the context of the workplace)also; Recognise the skills and attributes of effective leaders;

Understand basic theories of Leadership

(Author details are available via Moodle)


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Many definitions of leadership exist:

There are almost as many different definitions ofleadership as there are persons who have attempted

to define the concept

Stodgill (1974)

35,000 definitions of leadership according to

Dubrin (2000).


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Good Leaders are made not born.

To inspire your people into higher

levels of teamwork, there are certainthings you must be, know, and do.

Leadership makes people want toachieve high goals and objectives,

(whereas, bosses tell people to

accomplish a task or objective).


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3 basic ways to explain how people becomeleaders:

Personality traits

Traits Theory

A crisis or

important event

Great Events

Theory

Choosing and

learning to

become leaders

Transformational

Leadership Theory


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Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the

science of management says is possible

(Colin Powell)

Most Leaders learn their skills, they are not

born with them and therefore people can

choose to become leaders.

Thus, people can learn leadership skills.


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the creation of a vision about a desired future state

which seeks to enmesh all members of an

organisation in its net

Bryman (1986)

Northouse (2004):

Leadership is a process

Leadership involves influence Leadership occurs in groups

Leadership involves goal-achievement


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As Northouse (2004) recognised in the four points justseen:

leaders are people whoexercise influence over others

However - the ability to influence also needs thepermission of those to be influenced - leaders needfollowers.


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The great man theory of history states that thefate of societies, and organisations, is in thehands of key, powerful, idiosyncratic

individuals, who by force of personality reachpositions of influence from which they candirect and dominate the lives of others.

THUS the title of leaders is given to those whoseem to be able to motivate us ordinary peopleto behave in extraordinary ways.


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A trait is a distinguishing quality or characteristic of aperson.

Although we said earlier a leader learns to be a leaderothers argue that some people hold innate qualitiesRowitz (2009)

There are hundreds of personality traits, thisdiscussion will focus on a few that are crucial for aleader.

The more of these displayed by a leader, the morepeople will believe and trust in that leader.


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Physical characteristics (height, appearance)

Personality Characteristics(extroversion)

Skills and Abilities(intelligence)

Social Factors(interpersonal skills)


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Take a look at the Character and Traits in

Leadership article on Moodle

Think in terms of any traits outlined in this article

that could apply to you.

Do you recognise these in yourself at all?


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Intuitively appealing

Century of research to

support it

Conceptual in nature Gives us ideas of what

we need to look for


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1. Does not tell us which are the

essential traits

2. Nor how much of a giventrait/characteristic is required

3. Fails to take the situation into

account

4. Can encourage an elitist

concept of Leadership


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2. Managerial/Leadership Grid developed by

Blake & Mouton.

-Two dimensions similar to Michigan/OhioState Studies.

-Concern for subordinatesand concern for

production/results.


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Fred E. Fiedler's contingency theory

postulates that there is no best way for

managers to lead. Situations will createdifferent leadership style requirements for a

manager. The solution to a managerial

situation is contingent on the factors that

impinge on the situation.


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Leader

TaskTeam


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Path to successrewards and goals

(House)

Power relations (Fiedler et alia) Direction vs Emotional support

(Hersey/Blanchard)


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Two emerging leadershipperspectives:

-Transactional which focuses onleader and followerrelationships.

-Transformational (also calledcharismatic) focuses oncreating vision, purpose, ormission.

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