Leadership

Leadership

Unit 2: leadership, motivation & management styles

Leadership

• Definition

• Attributes

• Vs. Management

• Theories

• Styles

What is leadership?

• The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes - Tony Blair

• A sense of humour is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done - Dwight D Eisenhower

• We need not just a new generation of leadership but a new gender of leadership – Bill Clinton

• To lead people, walk beside them— Lao-tsu

More quotes:

• One measure of leadership is the calibre of people who choose to follow you - Dennis Peer

• Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things – Peter F Drucker

• A leader leads by example, whether he intends to or not - Unknown

• Remember the difference between a boss and a leader. A boss says, Go! A leader says, Let's go! - E.M. Kelly

Drucker:

• Leadership is not magnetic personality — that can just as well be a glib tongue. It is not ‘making friends and influencing people’ — that is flattery. Leadership is lifting a person’s vision to high sights, the raising of a person’s performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations.

Leadership attributes (CIPD, 2009)

• General intelligence• Technical or professional

knowledge

• Personality• The ability to inspire• Listening• Self-knowledge

Other attributes

• Lead by example• Humility• Clear vision• Appreciation• Listener• Positive atmosphere• Not to be too serious

Leadership attributes (G Roworth, 2005)

• A leader must have vision, • Must be an entrepreneur, • Must inspire others, • Must set standards, • Must orchestrate methods, • Must understand people • And must measure results

Leadership vs. Management

• What is the difference?– Doing things right

and doing the right things

– Stability vs. innovation

– Instruction vs. agreement

– Short vs. long term view

– Implementer vs. shaper

– Control vs. trust– Maintenance vs.

development

We know leadership is part of management functionIf this function is not performed what happens?

Are all managers leaders? Vice versa?

Learning leadership

• What issues exist?– Born leader– Charisma – Famous CEO’s & Political figures– Subtle day-to-day interventions– Reward for management processes

Theories of Leadership

1. Trait2. Behavioural3. Contingency4. Charismatic

1. Transactional2. Transformational

5. Situational6. Participative

• Explain theory

• Characteristics

• Diagram

• Results & situation

• Criticisms

Leadership styles

Lewin’s Original 3• Autocratic• Democratic• Laissez-faire

There is nothing so practical as a good theory

Leadership styles

Likert • Exploitive authoritative • Benevolent authoritative • Consultative • Participative

Leadership styles - Goleman

• Coercive – do what I tell you• Authoritative – come with me• Affiliative – people come first• Democratic – what do you think?• Pacesetting – do as I do, now• Coaching – try this

Blake – Mouton Managerial Grid

John Adair Action Centred Leadership Model

Task Task

Team Team Individual Individual

Concern Concern

Inspiration Inspiration

Intelligence Intelligence

Charisma Charisma

Transformational Transformational leadershipleadership

Week 5 - Project

• Motivation– Creativity of Ideas, conceptual– Content driven– Evidence driven

• Groups & leaders on Monday

Groups

Adam O Agnes Lynn Valerie

Leo Keith B Keith R Brian

Briege Gavin Mark Liam

Philip Ange Erika Emma

Simba Cormac Natasha Adam M