MGT380: Leadership for Organizations

Week 2

MGT380: LEADERSHIP FOR ORGANIZATIONS

MGT380: Leadership for Organizations

Week 2

WEEK TWO OVERVIEW

Week 2 of the course examines leadership traits and

ethical leadership. Obviously both of these concepts are

important to leadership and although we won’t cover

everything, we will cover the basics.

MGT380: Leadership for Organizations

Week 2

WEEK TWO LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Compare and contrast the concepts of transformational and transactional leadership.

• Evaluate the characteristics and importance of ethical leadership.

• Identify important characteristics of well-known world leaders.

MGT380: Leadership for Organizations

Week 2

READINGS, REQUIRED ARTICLE, AND WEBSITEReadingsRead the following chapter in An Introduction to Leadership:

1. Chapter 2: Ethical Leadership2. Chapter 5: Transactional and Transformational Leadership3. Chapter 6: Charismatic Leadership

Required MultimediaForbes. (2011, October 5). What you can learn from Steve Jobs [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtT9N9L_4-w

MGT380: Leadership for Organizations

Week 2

LEADERSHIP TRAITS

THREE TYPES OF LEADERSHIP THEORIES

• We will examine three types of leadership theories this week:

• Charismatic• Transactional• Transformational

CHARISMATIC LEADERSHIP

Charismatic leaders are the type of leaders that employees are typically drawn to due to their energy and their focus. Charismatic leaders communicate clearly and usually gain quick acceptance from their employees.

Other traits of charismatic leaders include:

• Goal oriented• Persistent• Results oriented• Take ownership and responsibility

EXAMPLES OF CHARISMATIC LEADERS

• Winston Churchill, • Martin Luther King Jr., • Mahatma Gandhi, • Mother Teresa,• Margaret Thatcher

TRANSACTIONAL LEADERSHIP

Transactional leaders like to maintain the status quo. The are also action oriented but it is focused much more on keeping the system moving as opposed to newly developed goals. Employees who enjoy order and hierarchy might enjoy these type of leaders.

Other traits of transactional leaders include:

• Values employee reward system• Reactionary• Focuses on the good of the group• Discourages individual thinking

EXAMPLES OF TRANSACTIONAL LEADERS

• Dwight Eisenhower• George W. Bush• Norman Schwarzkopf

Source:http://www.adviseamerica.com/famous-transactional-leaders/

TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP

Transformational leaders value innovation and tend to motivate employees by focusing on their application of skills based on the organization’s goals. Transformational leaders are flexible and are willing to adapt to emergent situations. They seek to inspire and love new ideas.

Other traits of transformational leaders include:

• Lead based on their vision• Proactive• Constantly in tune with the organization’s principles • Discourages individual thinking

EXAMPLES OF TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERS

• Warren Buffet• Nelson Mandela

Source:http://www.inc.com/paul-schoemaker/what-made-mandela-a-transformational-leader.html/

FOUR ESSENTIAL TRAITS OF LEADERSHIP

Forbes. (2015, May 04). How To Be A Leader. Retrieved December 22, 2016, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rbz0BWeIEyU

ETHICAL LEADERSHIP

•Chapter 2: Ethical Leadership

•Chapter 5: Transactional and Transformational Leadership

•Chapter 6: Charismatic Leadership

PERSONAL AND BUSINESS ETHICS

A major aspect of Corporate Social Responsibility is Corporate Ethics, however, two factors impact this area, Personal Ethics and Business Ethics.

PERSONAL ETHICSPersonal ethics are rooted in our ability to determine what’s right and what’s wrong. This context (right vs. wrong) determines our moral compass (morals).

There is no way that an individual can separate their morals and personal ethics from their work. In your readings this week, you’ll hear about two things, a moral problem and a moral dilemma.

Both of these concepts cause potential issues in the workplace. In the workplace we are often asked to do things that we don’t exactly agree with and that can cause a moral dilemma or a moral problem.

BUSINESS ETHICS

Business ethics are influenced by the environment, opportunities and goals of the business.

Personal ethics must fit into the business, but the business’ ethics do not have to reflect the ethics of the individuals that function within the business environment.

BUSINESS ETHICS (CONTINUED)Unlike personal ethics, business ethics often leaves out the aspect of people out of it unless the decision is related to cost.

Typically businesses will take a utilitarian perspective when it comes to the people. In other words, the goal is not to make a large number of people angry enough that they disrupt the system.

Businesses will make ethical decisions typically based on two models. The leaders will either use the classical model or the behavioral model to decide when it comes to ethical problems or ethical dilemmas. The classical model is used when the leaders have enough information to make a sound decision. The behavioral model accounts for the unknown as the leader must use self-confidence to guide the process, model behavior and gather enough information and make an informed decision.

MODELS: CLASSIC VS. BEHAVIORAL

• The classical model can help businesses predict what the reaction (or behavior) of the people will be once the decision is implemented. There is more organizational control with the classical model so the leaders can craft a decision and identify more control points along the way.

• The behavioral model on the other hand provides limited insight and forces the organizational leaders to address the potential issues as they come up.

CHOOSING THE RIGHT MODELThe unfortunate thing about businesses and these models is that sometimes leaders use the classical model when they should be using the behavioral model. Inexperienced leaders and leadership teams sometimes make a decision thinking they have sufficient information to implement a new process and ultimately the attempt to do so causes more ethical issues than before the process or change is even implemented.

WEEK 2 QUIZ

• Ensure that you complete your Week 2 you Quiz by Day 7.

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