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LeadershipLeadership
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A Leadership Story:
A group of workersand their leadersareset a taskof clearing aroad throughadense jungle onaremoteislandto get to the coast whereanestuaryprovidesaperfect site foraport.
The leaders organise the labourinto efficient unitsandmonitor thedistributionand use of capital assets progressisexcellent. The leaders continue to monitorandevaluateprogress,making adjustmentsalong the way to ensure theprogressismaintainedandefficiencyincreased whereverpossible.
Then, onedayamidst all thehustleandbustleandactivity,
oneperson climbs upanearby tree. Thepersonsurveys thescene from the top of the tree.
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Leadership
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Types of Leadership Style
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Types of Leadership
Style Autocratic:
Leadermakesdecisions without reference to
anyoneelse Highdegree of dependency on the leader
Can createde-motivationandalienationof staff
Maybe valuableinsome types of businesswheredecisionsneed to bemade quicklyanddecisively
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Types of Leadership
Style Democratic: Encouragesdecisionmaking
fromdifferent perspectives leadershipmaybeemphasised throughoutthe organisation Consultative: process of consultationbefore
decisionsare taken
Persuasive: Leader takesdecisionandseeks topersuade others that thedecisionis correct
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Types of Leadership
Style Democratic:
Mayhelpmotivationandinvolvement
Workers feel ownership of the firmanditsideas
Improves thesharing of ideasandexperiences within thebusiness
Candelaydecisionmaking
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ChangeLeadership
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ChangeLeadership
Themost challenging aspect of businessisleading andmanaging change
Thebusinessenvironment issubject tofast-pacedeconomic andsocial change
Modernbusinessmust adaptandbe flexible to survive
Problemsin leading changestemmainlyfromhumanresourcemanagement
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ChangeLeadershipSelf-esteem
Time
1. Immobilisation as rumours of thechange circulate, theindividual feels somesense of shock andpossible disbeliefso much so that theydeem it worthy of
doingnothing.
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2. Minimisation: As thechange becomes clearer,people try to fit in thechange with their ownpersonal positionand maytry to believe that it will
not affect them.
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3. Depression: as realitybegins to dawn staff mayfeel alienatedandangry,feelings ofa lack of controlof events overtake peopleand they feel depressedas
they try to reconcile whatis happening with their own
personal situation.
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4. Acceptance/letting go:The lowest point in self-esteem finally sees peoplestarting to accept theinevitable. Fear of thefuture is a feature of this
stage.
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5. Testing out:Individuals begin tointeract with the change,they start to ask questionsto see how they mightwork with the change.
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6. Search for meaning:Individuals begin to workwith the change and seehow they might be able tomake the change work forthem self esteem begins
to rise.
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7. Internalisation:the change isunderstoodandadopted within theindividuals ownunderstanding they
now know how towork with it and feel arenewed sense ofconfidence and selfesteem.
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Theories of Leadership
Behavioural:
Imply that leaders canbe trained focus
on the way of doing things Structurebasedbehavioural theories focus
on the leaderinstituting structures taskorientated
Relationshipbasedbehavioural theories focuson thedevelopment andmaintenance ofrelationships process orientated
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Theories of Leadership
ContingencyTheories:
Leadershipasbeing more flexible
different leadershipstyles usedatdifferent timesdepending on thecircumstance.
Suggests leadershipisnot a fixedseries
of characteristics that canbe transposedinto different contexts
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Theories of Leadership
Maydepend on: Type of staff
History of thebusiness Culture of thebusiness
Quality of therelationships
Nature of the changesneeded Acceptednorms within theinstitution
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Theories of Leadership
Transformational: Widespread changes
to abusiness or organisation Requires: Long termstrategic planning
Clear objectives
Clear vision Leading byexample walk the walk
Efficiency of systemsandprocesses
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Theories of Leadership
Transactional Theories: Focus on themanagement
of the organisation Focus onproceduresandefficiency
Focus on working to rulesand contracts
Managing current issuesandproblems
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