“Most observed, but least

understood phenomena on

earth.”

Introduction to the Study of Leadership

Why Study Leadership?

Learning Stages to becoming a

Leader

Unconscious Incompete

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Unconscious

CompetenceConscious

Competence

Conscious Incompete

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Dictionary DefinitionsLead:

“To guide, steer, pilot, point, or show the way”“To cause someone to do something”

Leader:“One who leads”“Person in control”

Leadership:“The quality notable in leaders”“Set of characteristics that make a good leader”

Navy Definition (1944)“Art of inspiring, guiding, and directing [people] so that they ardently desire to do what the leader wants.”

Thoughts???Thoughts???

Your Turn

Book DefinitionAn influence relationship

among leaders and followers who intend

real changes that reflect their shared purposes

Interactive/SituationalProcess in which leaders and followers interact dynamically in a particular situation or environment

“Effective” leadership behavior depends upon the complexities of this interaction

Not one “best behavior” for a given situation

“It Depends”

Industrial AgeStabilityControlCompetitionThingsUniformity

Information AgeChangeEmpowermentCollaborationPeople/RelationshipsDiversity

Transformation TalkFROM TO

Randomness and Change

SEMPER GUMBY

Leadership is not Automatic!

Leadership must be earned; How?

Leadership is an everyday way of acting and thinking that has little to do with a title or formal position in an organization

TrustConfidenceCompetenceConsistencyIntegrityVision

Insensitive, abrasive, bullying styleCold, aloof, arrogantBetrayal of personal trustOverly ambitiousSpecific performance problemsMicro-managing—does not build a teamUnable to select good subordinates

Why Leaders Fail

Myths that HinderLeadership Development

Leadership is all Common SenseLeaders Are Born, Not MadeThe Only School that teaches leadership Is the School of Hard Knocks

Leader

FollowersSituation

Interactional Leadership Framework

- Personality- Position- Expertise

- Values- Norms- Cohesiveness

- Task- Stress- Environment

- Perception- Personalities- Reflection

Questions?

For next Time…For next Time…

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