CHAPTER 10:

LEADERSHIP
PRESENTED BY:

GALURA, MARIANE JOYCE L.

MADARANG, GROVER S.

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

A Good Leader
Inspires
Motivates/Recognizes
Sets a Good Example

Characteristic of a Good Leader

Trustworthy
Intelligent
Courageous
Leadership Styles
Leadership style is the manner and approach of
providing direction, implementing plans, and
motivating people. Kurt Lewin (1939) led a
group of researchers to identify different styles
of leadership.

Autocratic Democratic Delegative

Leadership Leadership Ledership

An autocratic leadership style is A democratic leadership style A delegative leadership style is

one where the leader tells the
team members or followers
what to do, how to do it, and
when to do it without any input
from their followers.
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.
one where the leader provides
broad guidance to the team
members and allows the team
members to decide what to do,
how and when to do it, and
where to do it.
Tools for
Leadership &
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

Planning
Organizing
Leading
Controlling
Four Quadrants of
Effective Leadership
These four quadrants represent essential
developmental skill areas in addition to the
other tools previously mentioned in the
manager’s tool box for the leader to practice
honing throughout their career (Altier 1999).
Four Quadrants of
Effective Leadership
Strategic Leadership
Strategy involves concentrated thought, planning,
direction, team organizational skills, and vision.

Financial Leadership
Financial leaders know and comprehend the value of
the services and products produced by the business
unit in relation to materials, overhead costs, direct
costs, and expenses.

Technical Leadership
Technical leaders display technical acumen, excellent
proficiency in engineering and ingenious application of
solutions to client problems.

Marketing Leadership
Marketing Leadership generally applies to consulting
engineers as business development activities.
Public Service Leadership
or Marketing Leadership
Public service and marketing leaders understand the
balance between the cost of presentation and outreach
and consistency with the vision in the strategic plan. If
we could stroll through the public service and
marketing leaders’ minds, we would observe the
thought patterns on:
 Marketing & Presenting the
Outreach Concept
1. Do the public service and marketing leaders make
1. For public service, do the leaders understand the
themselves available for outreach efforts and do they
costs associated with democratic participation, public
understand the criticality of this effort?
awareness of the business unit, and the subject of the
2. Can the leaders prepare and present effective
presentation?
presentations that communicate the message in a
2. For consulting engineers, do the leaders understand
concise and deliberate manner?
the costs associated with the costs of marketing,
3. Do the leaders display respectful and tactful
strategic positioning, sales presentations, proposal
responses to questions and comments from the clients
preparation, short-list interviews, getting the project,
or public?
and maintaining the client relationship?
4. Do the leaders participate in open forums, strategy
3. Can the leaders express the concepts well and
sessions, and workshops in a manner that exhibits
empathize with the impacted listeners’ concerns?
genuine concern for the stakeholders?
4. Do the leaders understand how to plan, prepare, and
5. Do these leaders relate well to people from all levels
execute the public presentations?
of society?
5. Do the leaders understand the value of customer
service?
Secret
Recipe for
an Effective
Leader Start with an energetic indivual with a thirst for learning.
NOW ADD THE FOLLOWING:
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A LITER OF STRONG CHARACTER

A LITER OF HUMILITY
TWO LITERS OF ORGANIZATION
A KILOGRAM OF INTELLIGENCE
A PINCH OF EMPATHY
A KILOGRAM OF COURAGE
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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 50
COMMUNICATION SKILLS, ADD STRONG
LISTENING ABILITIES, AND
SENSITIVITY TRAINING.
SIMMER OVER EVEN-HEATED
MENTORSHIP WITH YEARS OF
EXPERIENCE, CONTINUED TRAINING,
ADVANCED TECHNICAL/BUSINESS 25
DEGREE, AND DEDICATION TO COMMON
OBJECTIVES.
GARNISH WITH POLITENESS, BUSINESS
ATTIRE, AND A GENUINE SMILE (YES, A
FRESH ONE).
SERVE WARM TO THE PUBLIC (OR
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CLIENTS) AFTER A BRIEF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
INTRODUCTION IN A PLEASANT
ENVIRONMENT.
SUMMARY
INTRODUCTION
LEADERSHIP STYLES
TOOLS FOR LEADERSHIP
AND MANAGEMENT
FOUR QUADRANTS OF
EFFECTIVE LEADERSH IP
PUBLIC SERVICE
LEADERSHIP OR
MARKETING LEADERSHIP
SECRET RECIPE FOR AN
EFFECTIVE LEADER
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