OrgMan - Leadership

Leading

is both an ability and the process of influencing others to make them understand what needs to be done and to work at their best to accomplish the shared objectives

Forms of Leadership

• Formal Leadership

• Informal Leadership

Nature of directing

is the capability to direct other people’s actions and behavior toward a specific objective

Leader-Follower relationship

a leader has to continuously nurture a harmonious relationship

Influence of Persuasive Power

directing involves having a persuasive power to influence other people to act in a certain way

Power

is the ability to influence other people do something that you want them to do

Types of Persuasive power

• Expert power

• Referent power

• Coercive power

Expert power

based on the leader’s expertise

Referent power

persuade them because of good traits/good image

Coercive power

leader that is being followed because of position, threat

Two types of perspective in understanding a leader

• Trait perspective

• Behavioral perspective

Trait perspective

• Ambition

• Motivation

• Honesty

• Self-Confidence

• High need of achievement

Behavioral perspective

implies that leadership can be learned and be further developed in individuals

High performing leader

leader who is more productive

Low performing leader

leader who has a concrete output but does not maximize effort, lazy

Leadership Style

pertains to those recurring or relatively consistent patterns of behavior shown by leaders when they go about doing their work

Blake and Mouton’s Leadership Grid

is a graphic portrayal of a framework for classifying leadership styles

Two dimensions of framework

• Production concern

• People concern

Production concern

focuses on tasks, finishing work

People concern

focuses on the people, human relationship

Five leadership styles

1. Impoverished Management (Laissez-Faire style)

2. Task Management (Autocratic style)

3. Middle of the road

4. Country club or Human Relation

5. Team Management

Impoverished Management (Laissez-Faire style)

low on both dimensions and exercise minimum effort to get the work done from subordinates

Task Management (Autocratic style)

is called a dictatorial or perish style, Leaders are more concerned on production and less for people

Middle of the road

leaders tries to balance both the needs of the company as well as the people, Neither the employee nor production needs are fully met

Country club or Human Relation

high on people, low in task

where the leader gives thoughtful attention to the needs of the people

Team management

characterized by high in people and high in task based on McGregor’s Theory of Y

Additional types of leadership

• Charismatic Leadership

• Transactional Leadership

• Transformational Leadership

Charismatic Leadership

pertains to the leadership of those exceptional figures whose personal personal qualities and abilities make them capable of having a profound and extraordinary effect on their followers

Transactional Leadership

pertains to leader-follower relationship borne out of routine accomplishment of tasks and activities in the workplace

Transformational Leadership

pertains to leader-follower relationship that goes beyond routine accomplishment of tasks and activities but widens to a more meaningful relationship wherein the leader is able to successfully influence followers to go beyond their self interest for the good of other people