Leadership
Process by which an individual influences other to accomplish an objective and directs the organization in cohesive/ coherent manner
Leadership (Northouse)
Process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal
Leadership (Army)
A process by which a soldier influences others to accomplish a mission
Leadership (Steve Zeitchik)
Inspiring others to pursue your vision within the parameters you set to the extent that it becomes a shared effort, vision, and success
Common Leadership Themes
Influences others through social influence (not power) to accomplish something
requires others (who aren’t direct-reports) to get something accomplished
A need to accomplish something
Process Leadership
Lead thru Utilizing knowledge, skills, and abilities
Leaders are Made
Trait Leadership
Lead thru utilizing some trait
Leaders are Born
Leadership Theory
Leadership is learned but skills and knowledge processed by the leader can be influenced by traits
Knowledge and Skills
Contribute directly to process of leadership
Traits
Give leader certain characteristics that make them unique
Bass’s Theory (3)
Traits may lead people to a leadership role
Tall People
Rise to the occasion
Great Events Theory
Choose to be a leader
Learn Skills (most widely accepted
Factors of Leadership (4)
Leader
Follower
Communication
Situation
Leader must have an honest understanding of (3)
Who you are
What you know
What you can and cant do
Who determines if a leader is successful
followers
Leader affected poorly if have a
lack of trust or confidence
Who are leaders trying convince
Superiors or Followers
Factor of Leadership (Follower)
Different Strokes for different folks
-Leadership style matters
-Highly motivated follower vs not so highly motivated follower
Know their needs, motivation and emotions
-What drives them
-Do these drives change over time
Factor of Leadership (Communication)
Must be 2-way
What and how you communicate is important
- Builds or breaks down relationship
3 primary steps
Thought: Info exists in the mind of the sender
Encoding: Message is sent to receiver in words/symbols
Decoding: Receiver Translates
Barriers to Communication (8)
Culture, Background, existing bias
Noise
Us
Perception
Message
Environmental
Smothering
Stress
Factor of Leadership (Situation)
All situations are different
Standards vs No one size fits all
Consistent (process, not outcome)
Reaction Matters, effects outcome
too early/ too late
too harsh/ too weak
Judgement (situation)
Developed over time and experience
Learn from others, pay attention
Forces (4)
Relationship with Superior
Skill of the followers
Informal Leaders
Organization
Flat, Virtual, Hierarchical
Management
produce order/ consistency thru process
(Planning. budgeting, organizing, problem solving)
Manger Process (4)
Planning
Budgeting
Organizing
Problem Solving
Leadership (vs management)
Produce movement and constructive change thru process
Establish direction, visioning, aligning people, motivation, inspiration
Leader Process (5)
Direction
Visioning
Aligning People
Motivation
Inspiration
Power
Being the boss gives power
Power does not make you a leader
Leader wants followers to
achieve
2 Keys to leaders making followers want to achieve
Trust and confidence (in leader)
Effective Communication
Understand the mission
Understand the contribution
How are we doing
11 Principles of a leader
Know yourself and seek improvement
Be technically proficient
Seek responsibility and take responsibility for your actions
Make sound and timely decisions
Set the example
Know your people and look out for them
Keep your folks informed
Develop a sense of responsibility in your folks
Ensure tasks are understood, supervised, and accomplished safely
TRAIN as a team
Use the full capabilities of your organization
Strong Team Players
Backbone of any team
Resolve
Persistence
Get the job done
Change roles based on
Needs of the team
Time/ Situation
Growth of individual
5 +1 Qualities of a Strong Team player
Reliability
Communicate with confidence
Do more than asked
Adapt
Display genuine commitment
+1. Develop Positive Relationships
Reliability (5)
Day in/ day out
Teammates can always count on him to get the job done
Meet deadlines
Keep your word
Consistent, high-quality work
Communicate with Confidence (5)
Not enough to ‘just get it done’
must be able/willing to speak up/often
Honest and clear
Respect views and opinions (don’t have to always agree tho)
Constructive and respectful is key to being heard
Do more than you are asked (6)
doing your share is expected
Step outside comfort zone and grow
Come up with creative ideas
Do more when you can, so when you can’t
Life happens to everyone
Social Capital
Adapt (3)
Change is consistent
Don’t sit passively and see what happens (drive change)
Be part of change and be flexible
Not the same as going with the flow
Don’t change your values just because
Display Genuine Commitment (4)
Be happy with what you do
Working 9-5 is min standard
Have passion for what you do (show you care everyone is watching)
Expect others to do the same
Develop Positive Relationships with team members (3)
Keep them on track
Showing you care is good but don’t overdo it
Be active
Be more than your title
Put the team’s needs first, especially if you are in charge