Do you want to be a leader?

Why?

Why not?

Some quotes to consider…

"A good leader is not necessarily the most popular person in their business, but the best ones are

liked because they are respected for their clarity and vision"

 - Alan Sugar

"Good leadership is about the company's success, not your own"

 - Anne Mulcahy (CeO Xerox)

"Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality"

 - Warren BennisFounding Chairman of The Leadership Institute at the University of

Southern California.

Syllabus aims…

the meaning of leadership the range of leadership styles assessing internal and external

factors influencing leadership style the role of leadership in managing

change assessing the importance of

leadership.

The meaning of leadership

A relationship through which one person influences the

behaviour or actions of other people

Source: Mullins (The Nature of Leadership)

Can you name me some leaders? (They don’t have to be from the world of business!)

Genghis Khan

Confucius 

Edmund Hillaryfirst to summit Mount Everest during the 1953 British expedition

Lenin Kofi Annan Head of UN 1997 - 2007

What about business leaders?

Current Business leaders

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What about these?

Inspire peopleBuild relationships

Take risksHave followers

Leaders

Enact the planUse their authority

Manage risksHave subordinates

Managers

In reality, both are closely linked

You will need to go back to these links later for your task!

Leadership types…

Authoritarian Paternalistic

Democratic Laissez-faire

Authoritarian

Authoritarian leaders provide clear expectations for what needs to be done, when it should be done, and how it should be done.

There is also a clear division between the leader and the followers.

Authoritarian leaders make decisions independently with little or no input from the rest of the group. 

Used in the armed forces!

Anna WintourEditor of Vogue

Paternalistic

Leader decides what is best for employees

Links with Mayo – addressing employee needs

Akin to a parent/child relationship

Still little delegation A softer form of authoritarian

leadership John Cadbury

Democratic

Democratic leaders offer guidance to group members, but they also participate in the group and allow input from other group members.

Employees have greater involvement in decision-making

Emphasis on delegation and consultation

President John F. Kennedy – more charismatic than democratic?

President Dwight D. Eisenhower

One of the best examples of a democratic leader is also a political figure - Dwight D. Eisenhower

As a military leader Eisenhower was faced with the difficult task of getting the Alliance forces to agree on a common strategy.  Eisenhower

worked hard to make sure everyone worked together to come to a common understanding.  This was one of his greatest achievements.  It was here that the democratic leadership style and collaborative efforts of

Eisenhower shone through and with a victory of the Alliance forces to help back up the correctness of the approach.

Democratic

Democratic leaders offer guidance to group members, but they also participate in the group and allow input from other group members.

Employees have greater involvement in decision-making

Emphasis on delegation and consultation

Laissez-faire

Is a leader who leaves the details to experts and doesn't interfere with subordinates.

Leader has little input into day-to-day decision-making

Conscious decision to delegate power Managers / employees have freedom

to do what they think is best Effective when staff are ready and

willing to take on responsibility

Not the same as abdication

Another theory on leadership styles

Tannenbaum and Schmidt

Four Main Styles of Leadership

Tells Manager identifies problems, makes decision and announces to subordinates; expects implementation

Sells Manager still makes decision, but attempts to overcome resistance through discussion & persuasion

Consults Manager identifies problem and presents it to the group. Listens to advice and suggestions before making a decision

Joins Manager defines the problem and passes on the solving & decision-making to the group (which manager is part of)

What factors would influence the leadership style????

Choose one of these leaders and list all the factors that would influence their leadership style

Francisco D'Souza Youngest CeO at 37http://people.forbes.com/profile/francisco-d-souza/20957

Andrea JungCeO of Avon

Larry Page and Sergey BrinCo-Founders, Google

Irene RosenfeldCeO of Kraft

Personal value systems

Manager’s experience Confidence in

subordinates Feelings of security Nature of the

business problems

Type of organisation (size, structure)

Effectiveness of teams and groups

Skills and experience of subordinates

Pressure (time, costs)

Internal Factors affecting leadership style

External Factors affecting leadership styleo The political and legal environment

o The economic environment

o The social environment

o The technological environment

o Changing nature of the industry

Your task

Use the internet to research the benefits and limitations of each type of leadership style…

Make your own ‘revision notes’ to use…

See last slide for links to useful resources.

Group Mind Maps…

How can a good leader help a business be successful?

How can a bad leader cause a business to be less competitive?

What other factors, other than leadership, help a business be successful? Consider at least 2 internal & 2 external factors.

Use three

pieces of A3

paper….

Share your

ideas on these areas

Extension task….Use the internet to research more of the work of up to two leadership theorists covered in this unit, which could include:

Kurt Lewin

Blake and Mouton’s Country Club Management (1964)

Tannenbaum and Schmidt’s Continuum Theory (1973)

Douglas McGregor – Theory X and Theory Y Managers

Fred Fiedler – Contingency Model

John Adair – Action Centred Leadership

Your HWK task…. Your task is to research a current chief executive

of any business.

This could be of one of the UK’s FTSE 100 firms.

Write a short report (at least 500 words) giving examples of leadership style and justifying your findings. Include an image of the CeO

How do these leadership theories apply to your chosen leader?

Include your word count at the end of your work!

Most innovative businesses in 2009.

Further reading

http://www.leader-values.com/

http://www.leadership-expert.co.uk/leadership-styles/

http://psychology.about.com/od/leadership/a/leadstyles.htm

http://www.slideshare.net/chintu83/leadership-styles-with-examples

http://images.businessweek.com/ss/09/10/1001_worlds_best_companies_2009/index.htm

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_16/b4127046252968.htm?chan=magazine+channel_in%3A+inside+innovation

http://www.businessweek.com/managing/content/sep2009/ca20090918_716655.htm