CHAPTER 13: LEADING

Chapter 13 Study Questions

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What is the nature of leadership?

What are the important leadership traits and behaviors?

What are current issues in leadership development?

http://www.ted.com/talks/derek_sivers_how_to_start_a_movement.html

What is the nature of leadership?

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Leadership. The process of inspiring others to work hard to accomplish important

tasks. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-KyQ90XByY https://www.ted.com/talks/roselinde_torres_what_it_takes_to_be_a_great_l

eader

IDENTIFY A LEADER FROM EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: business, military, politics, religion, sports, and

education make a list of descriptive traits. http://youtu.be/iZG9NXmuCaE

Study Question 1: What is the nature of leadership?

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Visionary leadership. Vision

A future that one hopes to create or achieve in order to improve upon the present state of affairs.

Visionary leadership A leader who brings to the situation a clear and compelling sense of the

future as well as an understanding of the actions needed to get there successfully.

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Meeting the challenges of visionary leadership: Challenge the process. Show enthusiasm. Help others to act. Set the example. Celebrate achievements. ( I love Rewards)

Figure 13.1 Leading viewed in relationship to the other management functions.

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Study Question 1: What is the nature of leadership?

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Power. Ability to get someone else to do something you want done or

make things happen the way you want. Power should be used to influence and control others

for the common good rather seeking to exercise control for personal satisfaction.

Two sources of managerial power: Position power. Personal power.

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Position power. Based on a manager’s official status in the organization’s

hierarchy of authority.Sources of position power:

Reward power. Capability to offer something of value.

Coercive power. Capability to punish or withhold positive outcomes.

Legitimate power. Organizational position or status confers the right to control those in

subordinate positions.

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Personal power. Based on the unique personal qualities that a person brings to

the leadership situation.Sources of personal power:

Expert power. Capacity to influence others because of one’s knowledge and skills.

Referent power. Capacity to influence others because they admire you and want to

identify positively with you.

Figure 13.2 Sources of position power and personal power used by managers.

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Study Question 1: What is the nature of leadership?

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Leadership and empowerment. Empowerment.

The process through which managers enable and help others to gain power and achieve influence.

Effective leaders empower others by providing them with: Information. Responsibility. Authority. Trust.

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How leaders can empower others: Involve others is selecting their work assignments and task methods. Create an environment of cooperation, information sharing, discussion, and

shared ownership of goals. Encourage others to take initiative, make decisions, and use their

knowledge. Find out what others think and let them help design solutions. Give others the freedom to put their ideas and solutions into practice. Recognize successes and encourage high performance.

Study Question 2: What are the important leadership traits and behaviors?

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Traits that are important for leadership success: Drive Self-confidence Creativity Cognitive ability Business knowledge Motivation Flexibility Honesty and integrity

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Classic leadership styles: Autocratic style.

Emphasizes task over people, keeps authority and information within the leader’s tight control, and acts in a unilateral command-and-control fashion.

Laissez-faire style. Shows little concern for task, lets the group make decisions, and

acts with a “do the best you can and don’t bother me” attitude. Democratic style.

Committed to task and people, getting things done while sharing information, encouraging participation in decision making, and helping people develop skills and competencies.

WHO IS THE BOSS???

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You have just been appointed the “person in charge”

Working in pairs, identify the type of leadership style that would work best in each situation, and briefly outline what they would do while using that style of leadership.

Study Question 4: What is transformational leadership?

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Benefits of participative decision methods: Help improve decision quality. Help improve decision acceptance. Helps develop leadership potential.

Potential disadvantages of participative decision methods: Lost efficiency. Not particularly useful when problems must be solved

immediately.

Study Question 4: What is transformational leadership?

Superleaders. Persons whose vision and strength of personality have an

extraordinary impact on others.

Charismatic leaders. Develop special leader-follower relationships and inspire

others in extraordinary ways.

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Study Question 5: What are current issues in leadership development?

Gender and leadership. Both women and men can be effective leaders. Women tend to use interactive leadership. Interactive leadership provides a good fit with the demands of

a diverse workforce and the new workplace.

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Study Question 5: What are current issues in leadership development?

Gender and leadership (cont.). Future leadership success will depend on a person’s capacity

to lead through : Openness. Positive relationships. Support. Empowerment.

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