Part 2

Organizational Components
Organizational Role of Leadership in an Organization
Systems Importance of Organizational Policies in Running an
Organization
10.25.2021
“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain
conceit. Rather, in humility value others
above yourselves, not looking to your own
interests but each of you to the interests of
the others.”
Philippians 2:3,4
 Clear purpose or mission
Unifies employees
Common Purpose Understand organization’s
direction

Working together to maximize

resources Organizational
Coordinated Effort It motivates and distributes
Components
human resources to capture
value. (“Components
of an
Work specification for greater
organization,”
Division of Labor efficiency n.d.)
Delegating parts to people

Chain of command
Knowing who will make decisions
Enables organization to be agile
Hierarchy of
Enables organization to set direction and
Authority select strategies which can in turn enable
common purpose.
Corporate
Culture
Roles of a Leader
 Leader
Interpersonal Figurehead
Liaison

Roles of a Monitor
Disseminator
Leader
Informational

Spokesperson
(Lussier, et. al., 2016)

Entrepreneur
Disturbance-handler
Decisional
Resource-allocator
Negotiator
Roles of a Leader • Interpersonal Roles
• Leader Role – perform management
functions to accomplish organizational
objectives
• Figurehead Role – represent the
organization or department
• Liaison Role – interact with people
outside their organizational unit
• Informational Roles
• Monitor Role – gather information
• Disseminator Role – send information to others
Roles of a
within the organizational unit
Leader
• Spokesperson Role – send information to
people outside the organizational unit
 Decision Roles Roles

Entrepreneur Role –
Disturbance-Handler
innovate products,
Role – handling crisis
initiate improvements

Resource-Allocator Role
Negotiator Role –
– schedule, request
represent organization
authorization, budgeting
during transactions
activities
Management
vs.
Leadership
Let’s watch!

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 Management promotes
strategy, order, and problem
solving within the existing
structure and systems
Management
vs Leadership
Leadership promotes vision,
creativity, and change.
 Qualities of Manager vs a Leader
Manager

Leader
• Focus on the organization: • Focus on people
• Rational • Visionary
• Maintains stability • Promotes change
• Assign tasks • Defines purpose
• Organizes • Nurtures
• Position power • Innovates
• Personal Power
Management vs
Leadership
Leadership must not replace
management; it should be
an addition to
management. – Daft, 2006
“A manager takes care of where you are; a leader takes
you to a new place.”
 Instituting Strategy-Supportive
Policies and Procedures
• Policies and procedures help enforce needed
consistency in how particular strategy critical
activities are performed.
• Policies and procedures support change programs by
providing top-down guidance regarding how certain
things now need to be done.
• Well-conceived policies and procedures promote a
work climate that facilitates good strategy execution.
 References

• Components of an organization. (n.d.).

https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-business/chapter/components-of-an-organi
zation/
• Juneja, P. (n.d.). Role of a leader.
https://www.managementstudyguide.com/role_of_a_leader.htm
• Daft, R. L. (2006). The New Era of Management: International Edition, Thomson: South-
Western
• Daft, R. L., & Marcic, D. (2017). Understanding Management. Boston: Cengage Learning.
• Lussier, R. N., & Achua, C. F. (2016). Leadership. Boston: Cengage Learning.