UNDERSTANDING LEADERSHIP

LEADERSHIP DEFINITION

Ralph Stogdill (1950) defines leadership as an influencing process aimed at goal achievement. Three concepts:
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Leadership as an interpersonal process. One individual seeks to shape and direct the behavior of other. Social context. Other member of the group to be influenced and are subordinates or followers Goal achievement. One directs the group towards achieving a particular goal or objective.

LEADERSHIP VS MANAGEMENT

1. Word Manager comes from latin manu agere to lead by the hand. It mean ring in the circus outside the big top where horses are trained to do trick. 2. Leader Greek word meaning Journey. Taking people on a journey - change 3. Leaders have followers and Managers have subordinates 4. Leaders develop vision and drives new initiatives. Managers achieve stability 5. Warren Bennis and Burt Nanus (1985) Leaders: Proohet catalyst, mover-shaker and strategist. Managers: technician and problem-solver, worried about here-and-now of achieving goal.

LEADERS VS MANAGER

6. John Kotters (1990) leaders influence others to sign up to their vision, inspire them to overcome obstacles and generate positive change. Managers establish plans and budgets, design and staff the organization structure, monitors and controls performance and deliver order and predictability. 7. Leader concerned with CHANGE. Manager concerned with CONTROLE

3 THEORIES OF LEADERSHIP

TRAIT THEORY: Leaders are born and not made. What they have from
birth counts, their traits. STYLE OR BEHAVIOURAL THEORY: The behaviour of a person that makes him a leader. Which makes him/her distinct from others. The behavior marks a difference between a good leader and bad leader. CONTIGENCY THEORY: This theory states that the correct style of leadership depends upon the situation that leader finds themselves in. Contegency means "depends upon.

SYMPTOMS OF A POOR LEADER

DO THEY CHECK LIST??

Make sure his/her subbordinates understand the groups aims and how they work it out in the current situation. Look for continued feedback from outside and how well the group is doing> Look at various poissible ways to achieve the group goal Defend the group from outside attack Develop a sign of comradship, worthwhileness, esprit de corps, pride and satisfaction in doing the work?

FUNCTIONS OF LEADERS

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Task Related or problem solving

The manager closely supervises employees to be sure the task is performed satisfactorily. Getting the job dine is given more emphasis than employees growth or personal satisfaction

2. Group Maintenance or social functions

The managers are employee-oriented, they put more emphasis on motivating rather than controlling subordinates. They seek friendly, trusting and respectful relationship with employees. Allowedd to participate in decsion-making. Most managers use at least little bit of each style but put more emphasis on Task or employees.