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Chp 19: Leadership

Chapter 19: Leadership

BOOK: pgs. 289-302

PDF: pgs. 299-312

What you need to Know

  • Define to lead (another way to explain is it’s the ability to influence). Was Hitler a good leader?
  • 3 common ways to ID a leader (elected, appointed, emergent)
  • Types of Leadership Power (reward, referent, coercive, legitimate, expert)
  • Leadership Responsibilities
  • Suggestions for effective leadership (page 300-301) and EQ
  • Nelson Mandela’s leadership style in Time article

Leadership

  • To lead - is the ability to influence a group of people
    • Ask yourself, was Hitler a good leader? Why or why not?
  • Leaders supply vision, support and inspiration
  • Leaders emerge in a variety of ways
  • All must effectively communicate to lead well

Leader Selection Process

  • Leaders aren’t born
  • They emerge in several ways
    • Elected - voted on through democratic process
    • Appointment - appointed by someone outside the group
    • Emergent - someone within the group may step forward when leadership is needed.

Types of Leadership Power

  • Reward power - ability to provide rewards
  • Referent power - derived from charisma, charm, being admired, looked up to
  • Coercive power - power by force, ability of taking something positive or introduce something negative
  • Legitimate power - power from a position someone holds
  • Expert power - power gained by expert knowledge of a topic or situation

Leadership Responsibilities

  • Remain well informed
  • Provide directions and structure
  • Be flexible to the demands of the situation
  • Manage complex situations
  • Recognize strengths and weaknesses of members
  • Promote group cohesion & communication
  • Manage conflict among group members
  • Consider multiple perspectives
  • Have a high EQ (emotional intelligence) - the capacity to be aware of, control, and express one’s emotions, and to handle interpersonal relationships judiciously and empathetically. Daniel Goldman on EQ:

Leadership and Dialogue

  • Openly talk through group processes
  • Encourage group members to provide alternatives, suggestions, and ask questions
  • Divide tasks into management units
  • Don’t let emotions get the better of you
  • Provide an agenda before group meetings in a timely fashion, have notes taken

Key Terms

  1. Coercive leadership style - a top-down approach to decision-making that stifles individual ingenuity and participation and neglects motivating the group
  2. Authoritative leadership style - comes from a place of confidence and empathy, not control and enforcement
  3. Affiliative leadership style - flexible and encouraging, allowing group members to take risks and work on their own to engender trust; a “people-person” leadership style
  4. Democratic leadership style - focused on building consensus and collaborating with his or her team or group members
  5. Pacesetting leadership style - focused on setting a high standard and modeling that standard for his or her team members
  6. Coaching leadership style - focused on helping individuals improve and grow through training and constant feedback