Leadership

Tough Leader
• Baldoni (2008) three traits of a tough leader:

 They defuse tension

 They get up off the floor

 They let off some steam

Leadership & Intelligence
• Refers to brainpower of a person, aptitude,
cleverness, acumen.

• Sternberg’s ‘Triarchic Theory of Intelligence’:

 Analytic Intelligence

 Practical Intelligence

 Creative Intelligence
 Influencing Tactics
• Commitment

• Compliance

• Resistance
 Commitment
• An employee identifies with particular
organization, its mission, policies and
objectives.
• Commitment:
 Affective Commitment
 Continuance Commitment
 Normative Commitment
 Compliance
• Follow recommendations made by your
team/leader.

• Compliance with policies, instructions,

procedures, norms.

• Dependent on the job at hand.

 Resistance
• May be incorporating a new system or policy.

• Explain the benefits of change

• Approach the higher authority