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Great Leaders:Styles, Activities,and Skills

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Learning Objectives

Relate the style implications from the classic studies and modern theories of leadership.

Present the widely recognized classic styles of leadership, including those from the managerial grid and the life-cycle approach.

Discuss the findings on leadership roles and activities.

Examine the relationship that activities have with successful and effective leaders.

Identify the skills needed for effective leadership of today’s organizations.

Analyze the various approaches to leadership development.

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Starting withBest-Practice Leader’s Advice

Leadership Guru Warren Bennis on Great Leaders vs. the Situation Long and distinguished academic and professional career Changes in challenges to leaders over the last 25 years

Globalization and galloping technology Employee involvement, participation, and empowerment

Empowerment on a collision course Contrasting opinions on good leaders

Tolstoy: Men always the effect—rather than a cause—of events

Carlyle: “Length and breadth of one great man” Gretzky: “It’s not where the puck is; it’s where the

puck will be” Leader challenges aren’t just vision but development of trust

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Leadership in the New Environment

Leadership roles are changing in the new environment.

The values and beliefs of the young Generation Xer’s are much different than the baby boomers who are in leadership positions.

Organizational behavior theory building and research must adapt to the new types of leaders and organizations, which continue to experience these new patterns and trends in organizational life.

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Leadership Styles

Style Implications of the Classic Studies and the Modern Theories

Classic Styles

Leadership Styles in Perspective

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The Roles andActivities of Leadership

Leader/Manager Roles

Activities of Successful and Effective Leaders: The Real Managers Study

What Do Managers Do?

What Do Successful Managers Do?

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The Roles andActivities of Leadership

Activities of Successful and Effective Leaders: The Real Managers Study (continued)

What Do Effective Managers Do?

Implications across Cultures and for Entrepreneurs and Knowledge Managers

Implications of the Real Managers Study

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Leadership Skills

What Skills Do Leaders Need?

Leadership Skills and Career Development Programs

Other Indirect Techniques for Developing Leadership Effectiveness

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