Effective Leadership

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EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP

Introduction

Leadership Styles

Tools for Leadership and Management

Four Quadrants of Effective Leadership

Secret Leadership for an effective Leader

References

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Agenda

Leadership is both the act of guiding and the process of showing the way to proceed toward a common goal (Northouse, 2010).

A leader takes risk, exhibits initiative, inspires and motivates others to follow and perform and activity.

Engineers can make good leaders because they are generally intelligent and have the ability to plan.

If the engineer possesses the additional ingredients of a dynamic personality and strong character, they can gain the respect of their followers.

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Introduction

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Some of the characteristics of effective leader engineers are the following:

A Good Leader: • Inspires • Motivates/Recognizes • Sets a Good Example

“Characteristics” of a Good Leader: • Trustworthy • Intelligent • Courageous



Introduction

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Leadership Styles Leadership style is the manner and approach of providing direction, implementing plan, and motivating people.

• Autocratic

• Democratic

• Delegative or Free Reign

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Leadership Styles Autocratic Leadership An autocratic leadership style is one where the leader tells the team member or followers what to do, how to do it, and when to do it, without any input from their followers.

Democratic Leadership A democratic leadership style occurs when the leader invites the team members or followers to provide input into the decision-making process respecting them and validating their input into the overall process.

Delegative Leadership A delegative leadership style is one where the leader provides broad guidance to the team members to decide what to do, how and when to do it, and where to do it.

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Tools for Leadership and Management Most engineering managers are leaders and they generally

have common tools in their tool boxes independent of whether they are involved in engineering consulting or public service.

A manger assumes responsibility for a business unit or an element of a government service like an engineering department or an organization.

In essence managers plan, organize, lead, and control (POLC) to accomplish the mission of the business unit.

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Tools for Leadership and Management Planning The Planning functions includes an analysis of where the business unit is going in the short-and-long term periods. Organizing Organizing activities are related to assessing the needs of the business unit with regard to personnel, equipment, services, and resources to operate the unit to accomplish the mission. Leading The effectiveness of the leadership function separates “managers” from “leaders.” A leader will lead the strategic planning function of the business unit the mission of the business unit in a way that matches the vision of the executive management team (DuBrin 2000) Controlling Controlling an engineering business unit is probably a lot like flying a light aircraft from a quite valley, over the mountain and through a storm.

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Four Quadrants of Effective Leadership Leaders often display strong character, strength, fortitude,

and courage to lead the way toward the vision in the strategic plan.

Effective leaders do not forget that they need to control the velocity and direction of the business unit.

Four quadrants of effective leadership

Business StrategyBusiness

Economics and Financing

Marketing Technology

Leadership


EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIPSecret Leadership for an effective Leader In an effort to describe a virtual effective leader a “perfect

recipe” has been device.• A liter of strong character• A liter of humility• Two liters of organization• A kilogram of intelligence• A pinch of empathy

• A liter of confidence • Preheated trust and ethics• A liter of reliability mixed

with follow-through• A genuine smile

Now mix the above ingredients together with demonstrated communication skills, add strong listening and sensitivity training.

Simmer over even-heated mentorship with years of experience

continued training, advanced technical/business degree, and dedication to common objectives. Serve warm to the public (or clients) after a brief

introduction in a pleasant environment.


EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIPReferences Organizational behavior/Afsaneh Nahavandi,

University of San Diego, Robert B. Denhardt, University of Southern California, Maria P. Aristigueta, University of Delaware.

The lead dog has the best view: leading your project team to success Anne Smith.

Power of motivation, How to Succeed in all circumstances by Michael Bolduc.

Leading from within, Building Organizational Leadership Capacity by David R. Kolzow, PhD

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Thank You!

Every great leader I have known has been a great teacher, able to give those around him a sense of perspective and to set the moral, social, and motivational climate among his followers.

Vice Admiral James Bond StockdaleThe Washington Quarterly,

“Educating Leaders,” 30 March 1983

Leadership is the art of influencing human behavior.

Department of the Army Pamphlet 22-1, LeadershipDecember 1948

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