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LeadershipLeadership

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A Leadership Story:

A group of workersand their leadersareset a taskof clearing aroad throughadense jungle onaremoteislandto get to the coast whereanestuaryprovidesaperfect site foraport.

The leaders organise the labourinto efficient unitsandmonitor thedistributionand use of capital assets progressisexcellent. The leaders continue to monitorandevaluateprogress,making adjustmentsalong the way to ensure theprogressismaintainedandefficiencyincreased whereverpossible.

Then, onedayamidst all thehustleandbustleandactivity,

oneperson climbs upanearby tree. Thepersonsurveys thescene from the top of the tree.

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Leadership

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Types of Leadership Style

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Types of Leadership

Style Autocratic:

Leadermakesdecisions without reference to

anyoneelse Highdegree of dependency on the leader

Can createde-motivationandalienationof staff

Maybe valuableinsome types of businesswheredecisionsneed to bemade quicklyanddecisively

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Types of Leadership

Style Democratic: Encouragesdecisionmaking

fromdifferent perspectives leadershipmaybeemphasised throughoutthe organisation Consultative: process of consultationbefore

decisionsare taken

Persuasive: Leader takesdecisionandseeks topersuade others that thedecisionis correct

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Types of Leadership

Style Democratic:

Mayhelpmotivationandinvolvement

Workers feel ownership of the firmanditsideas

Improves thesharing of ideasandexperiences within thebusiness

Candelaydecisionmaking

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ChangeLeadership

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ChangeLeadership

Themost challenging aspect of businessisleading andmanaging change

Thebusinessenvironment issubject tofast-pacedeconomic andsocial change

Modernbusinessmust adaptandbe flexible to survive

Problemsin leading changestemmainlyfromhumanresourcemanagement

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ChangeLeadershipSelf-esteem

Time

1. Immobilisation as rumours of thechange circulate, theindividual feels somesense of shock andpossible disbeliefso much so that theydeem it worthy of

doingnothing.

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2. Minimisation: As thechange becomes clearer,people try to fit in thechange with their ownpersonal positionand maytry to believe that it will

not affect them.

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3. Depression: as realitybegins to dawn staff mayfeel alienatedandangry,feelings ofa lack of controlof events overtake peopleand they feel depressedas

they try to reconcile whatis happening with their own

personal situation.

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4. Acceptance/letting go:The lowest point in self-esteem finally sees peoplestarting to accept theinevitable. Fear of thefuture is a feature of this

stage.

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5. Testing out:Individuals begin tointeract with the change,they start to ask questionsto see how they mightwork with the change.

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6. Search for meaning:Individuals begin to workwith the change and seehow they might be able tomake the change work forthem self esteem begins

to rise.

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7. Internalisation:the change isunderstoodandadopted within theindividuals ownunderstanding they

now know how towork with it and feel arenewed sense ofconfidence and selfesteem.

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Theories of Leadership

Behavioural:

Imply that leaders canbe trained focus

on the way of doing things Structurebasedbehavioural theories focus

on the leaderinstituting structures taskorientated

Relationshipbasedbehavioural theories focuson thedevelopment andmaintenance ofrelationships process orientated

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Theories of Leadership

ContingencyTheories:

Leadershipasbeing more flexible

different leadershipstyles usedatdifferent timesdepending on thecircumstance.

Suggests leadershipisnot a fixedseries

of characteristics that canbe transposedinto different contexts

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Theories of Leadership

Maydepend on: Type of staff

History of thebusiness Culture of thebusiness

Quality of therelationships

Nature of the changesneeded Acceptednorms within theinstitution

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Theories of Leadership

Transformational: Widespread changes

to abusiness or organisation Requires: Long termstrategic planning

Clear objectives

Clear vision Leading byexample walk the walk

Efficiency of systemsandprocesses

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Theories of Leadership

Transactional Theories: Focus on themanagement

of the organisation Focus onproceduresandefficiency

Focus on working to rulesand contracts

Managing current issuesandproblems

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Thank you for being

with me throught mypresentation