Chapter 8

Organizational
Leadership

By: Ma. Kissiah L. Bialen

Learning outcomes:
• explain what organizational leadership is;
• distinguish between leadership and
management;
• describe different organizational leadership
styles;
• explain what situational leadership, servant
leadership are; and
• discuss how to sustain change in an
organization.
Organizational
Leadership
In organizational
leadership leaders help
set strategic goals for the
organization
In the school setting,
the leader helps set the
goals/targets for the
school and motivates
teachers, parents,
learners, non-teaching
personnel and other
members of the
community to do their
Organizational leadership works towards what is best for individual
members and what is best for the organization as a group at the same
time.
Organizational leadership does not sacrifice the individual members for
the sake of the people nor sacrifice the welfare of the group for the
sake of individual members. Both individual and group are necessary.
Organizational leadership is also
an attitude and a work ethic that
empowers an individual in any role
to lead from the top, middle, or
bottom of an organization.
Leadership Vs. Management
Are leadership and
management manager
synonymous? Is a leader a
manager or is a manager a
leader. If am a good leader,
does it follow that I am also a
good manager? Or if I am a
good manager, am I at the
same time a good leader?  

 
 School Head Must be Both a Leader and a
A school head mustManager
be both a leader and a manager.

A school head leads the school and community to formulate the vision, mission,
goals, and school improvement plan. This is a leadership function. S/he sees to it
that this plan gets well implemented on time and so ensures that the resources
needed are there, the persons to do the job are qualified and available. This is a
management function.
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 MANAGERS VS. LEADERS
Managers
Administer
Their process is transactional: meet
objectives and delegate tasks
Work Focused
The goal is to get things done. They
are skilled at allocating
Have Subordinates
They create circles of power and lead
by authority
Do Things Right
Managers enact the existing culture
and maintain status quo
Leaders
Innovative
Their process is transformational: develop a
vision and find way forward
People Focused
The goals include both people and results. They
care about you and want you to succeed.
Have Followers
They create circles of influence and lead by
inspiring
Do the Right Thing
Leaders shape the culture and drive integrity.
 Types of Skills Demanded of Leaders
Leaders use 3 broad types of skills: 1) technical, 2)
human 3) conceptual.
• Technical skills’ refers to any type of process or
technique like sending e-mail, preparing a power
point presentation.

• Human skill is the ability to work effectively with

people and to build teamwork. This is also
referred to as people skills or soft skills.

• Concept skill is the ability to think in terms of

models frameworks at d broad relationships such
as long range plans. In concept al skills deal with
ideas while human skill concerns relationship
with and technical skills involves psychomotor
skills and things. The deal school leader
L e a de r s h i p S t y l e

o Autocratic
o Consultative
o Democratic
o Laissez faire
 Autocratic leaders do decision making by
themselves.

• Consultative leaders allow participation of

the members of the organization by
consulting them but make the decision
themselves. This is what happens in
consultation meetings called by schools
when they increase tuition fees:
Sometimes education stakeholders get
disappointed that their suggestions are
not carried after school leaders have
consulted them. They do not understand
that consultation does not necessarily
mean approval of stakeholders
suggestions.
 Democratic leaders allow the members of
the organization to fully participate in
decision making, Decisions are arrived at
by way of consensus. His is genuine
participation of the members of the
organization which is in keeping with
school empowerment.

 In laissez faire or free-rein leadership

style, leaders avoid responsibility and
leave the members of the organization to
establish their own work. This leadership
style leads to the kanya-kanya mentality,
one weaknesses of the Filipino character.
 
 Which leadership styles are
participative?  

The consultative and democratic

leadership style are the only ones
that allow for participation of the
members of the organization.
Between the consultative and
democratic styles of leadership, the
democratic style is genuinely
participative because it abides by the
rule of the majority.
Thank you !