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Leadership Basic Theory
John Sweeney
Today’s Lecture
1. John Adair 2. Leadership3. Teambuilding
To follow:4. Motivation and People Management5. Decision Making6. Communication
John Adair • Leading authority on leadership
& leadership development
• Successful Military Career
• World’s first Professor of Leadership Studies (Surrey University)
• Pioneering work at ICI (Leadership Development Strategy)
• Since 2006, he has been Honorary Professor of Leadership at the China Executive Leadership Academy in Pudong
Adair asked successful Chief Executives:
What are the attributes most valuable at the top levels of management ?
Exercise 1
Take some paper and make a list of the five or sixqualities expected in those working in your field.Check it out with your neighbour
Notice that words may vary – ‘hard-working’ and ‘industrious’, for example – but the concepts of the traits, qualities or abilities remain the same.
What do we think? 1. 6. 11. 16. 21.
2. 7. 12. 17. 22.
3. 8. 13. 18. 23.
4. 9. 14. 19. 24.
5. 10. 15. 20. 25.
What do we think? 1. Ability to take decisions
6. Willingness to work hard
11. Ability to adapt to quickly to change
16. Ability to administer efficiently
21. Single-mindedness
2. Leadership 7. Analytical ability
12. Willingness to take risks
17. Open-mindedness
22. Capacity for lucid-writing
3. Integrity 8. UnderstandingOf others
13. Enterprise 18. Ability to ‘stick to it’
23. Curiosity
4. Enthusiasm 9. Ability to spot opportunities
14. Capacity to speak lucidly
19. Willingness to work long-hours
24. Skill with numbers
5. Imagination 10. Ability to meet unpleasant situations
15. Astuteness 20. Ambition 25. Capacity for abstract thought
Leadership v Management
Management Leadership
Leadership – 5 distinctive nuances
1. Give Direction2. Provide inspiration3. Build Teams4. Set an example5. Be accepted
The Seven Qualities of Leadership
Enthusiasm Integrity Toughness
Fairness Warmth Humility
Confidence
Functions of Leadership
The Leader
•Qualities•Personal Character
The Situation
•Partly Constant •Partly varying
The Group
•The followers•Their needs and values
Leadership at Work
Task Needs Team Needs
Individual Needs
Levels of Leadership
• Team Leadership– Teams of 5-20 people
• Operational Leadership– A numbers of teams whose leaders report to you
• Strategic Leadership– Overall responsibility for a whole business
What do leaders do?
What do leaders do?Adair’s 8 functions of Leadership
Leaderships skills are required to handle the functions effectively
What do leaders do?Adair’s 8 functions of Leadership
Defining the task
Planning the task
Briefing Controlling
Evaluating Motivating
Leaderships skills are required to handle the functions effectively
1. Group Influence2. Command3. Coolness4. Judgment5. Application/responsibility
Leadership Qualities/Attributes to exercise the functions?
Team-building
Adair’s Theory of Team-building
Team-building is part of the leadership ‘holy’ trinity of Task, Team and Individual
1. Task
Purpose Objectives Resources
Responsibilities
Programme Target
Authority Training Priorities
Progress Supervision Example
2. Building & Maintaining Team
Standards Objectives Team Members
Team Spirit
Size of Team Discipline
Grievances
Consultation Priorities
Briefing Represent Support
3. The Individual Targets Induction Achievem
ent Responsib
ilities
Authority Training Recognition Growth
Performance Reward The task The
person
Time/attention
Grievances Security Appraisal
Bibliography
• Adair John, 2007, Leadership skills 2007, London, IPD• Adair John, 2003, Adair on Leadership, London, Thorogood
Publishing
What do we think? Ability to take decisions
Willingness to work hard
Ability to adapt to quickly to change
Ability to administer efficiently
Single-mindedness
Leadership Analytical ability Willingness to take risks
Open-mindedness
Capacity for lucid-writing
Integrity UnderstandingOf others
Enterprise Ability to ‘stick to it’
Curiosity
Enthusiasm Ability to spot opportunities
Capacity to speak lucidly
Willingness to work long-hours
Skill with numbers
Imagination Ability to meet unpleasant situations
Astuteness Ambition Capacity for abstract thought