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Managers Are People Who Do Things Right. Leaders Are People Who Do The Right Things
Managers Are People Who Do Things Right. Leaders Are People Who Do The Right Things
Managers Are People Who Do Things Right. Leaders Are People Who Do The Right Things
thingsright.Leadersarepeople
whodotherightthings
LEAD
LISTENING
ENTHUSIASME
ARGUMENTING
DIRECTING
Whydoweneedleaders?
Incompleteorganisational
structure
Externalchange
Internalchange
Motivate,inspireandinfluence
Leadershiproles
Policyissues,strategicdecisionmaking&
structuralchange[Origination=topmanagers
onsystemlevel]
Interpretstrategicdecisionsanddesign
methodofimplementation[Interpolation=
intermediatelevelmanagersonsubsystem
level]
Implementpoliciesandproceduresefficiently
[Administration=lowerlevelmanagerswith
knowhow]
Approachestoleadership[100years]
traitsapproach
Behaviouralapproach
Situationalapproach
Earlytheoriesofleadership:
TraitstheoriesorGreatMan
theories
Traittheoriesareabout"Whoisaleader?The
theoriesidentifycertainpersonalitytypesand
concernwellknownpersonalitieswhopossess
distinguishedinnatecharacteristic,orjustwere
attherightplaceattherighttime.Examples:
Ghandi,Churchilletc.
TheGreatManTheory
Traits:Physicaltraits,
intelligence,personality
traits
Stogdill(1948):revised
124studiesofleadership&
foundonly3attributesfor
mostleaders:
Height
Intelligence
Initiative
Whoisyourleader?
Lordetal(1984)
foundthatgroup
ascribedtoleaders3
attributes:
Intelligence
Dominance
Masculinity
Changesbetween1948and1984
McCare,RobertR.
(2000):Trait
Pychologyandthe
RevivalofPersonality
andCultureStudies
Whatarethese
changesbasedon?
PEAK
Leadersbehaviours
Stogdill&Coons(1957)
identified9dimensionsof
behaviour:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Initiation
Membership
Representation
Integration
Organization
Domination
Communication
Recognition
Production
P
K
E
A
Factoranalysisofthe9
dimensionsgave2largefactors
Consideration
Helpingsubordinates
Doingfavours
Explaining
InitiatingStructure
Gettingsubordinatesto
followrules
Settingperformance
standards
Makingrolesexplicit
P
K
E
A
Behaviouraltheories[styles]:
Whattheleaderdoes
ratherthanwhotheleaderis
Thewaysomeoneperformsthetask:
CharismaticTheory
Authoritarian
Democratic
LaissezFaire
TaskvsRelationship(Blake&Mouton)
Autoritarianstyles
Strongcontrol
Dominance
Orderstobefollowed
Directionsarecommands
Criticismiscommon
Democraticstyle
Participativeandlesscontrolling
Controlissharedbythegroup
Stimulationandquidanceinsteadofcommands
Groupresponsiblityfortheoutcomesisbasedon:
Activeparticipation
Responsibilityforoneselfandforthewelfareofthegroup
Concernandconsiderationforeachgroupmember
LaissezFaire
inactive,passive,nondirectional
Lackoflimits
Controlislefttothegroup
Independentnoncoordinatedactivities
Highlyselfdirected,motivatedandselv
organisedgroupscouldherebecomehighly
creativeandproductive
Taskvs.relationship
[Blake&Mouton]
Taskorientedleader:
Gettheworkdoneandencouragegroupproductivity.
RelationshiporientedLeader
Secureinterpersonalrelationshipsthroughactivitiesthat
meettheneedsofgroupmembers
Thetaskandrelationshiporientationsarebipolar.
Theleadercanbehighinonescaleandlowon
another.Itisalsopossibletobalancebetweentask
andrelation.
Tannenbaum&Schmidt