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Flexing Your
Leadership Style
Welcome from Mary
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What do we mean by leadership?
Some definitions: Choose one or more of the definitions
on the cards which resonate with you.
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A manager
“One who operates on physical resources, capital,
human skills, raw materials, and technology.”
“Produces effective systems by which the
workforce can earn a living.”
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A leader
“One who focuses on vision and operates on the
emotional and spiritual resources of the
organisation, its values, commitment and
aspirations.” (Bennis and Nanus)
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• No special genius
• Good listener
• Gain ideas informally as well as formally
• Interacts with other leaders, scholars, planners
outside the organisation
• Is an 'asker'.
A leader
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Leadership v Management
Leadership works through people and culture
Management works through hierarchy and systems
Questions:To what extent do you lead/manage in your current role?
Where are you leading them to?
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Six leadership styles:
1. Commanding
2. Democratic
3. Pacesetting
4. Visionary
5. Coaching
6. Affiliative
There is no one best style!
Effective leadership is using the appropriate styles to deal
with specific people in specific situations
(Goleman et al)
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1. Commanding
• The leader demands compliance - ‘Do what I tell you’
• When would this be an effective style to employ?
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2. Democratic
• A leader forges consensus through participation -
‘What do you think?’
• When would this be an effective style to employ?
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3. Pacesetting
• A leader sets high standards for performance -
‘Do as I do, now’
• When would this be an effective style to employ?
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4. Visionary
• A leader mobilises people towards a vision -
‘Come with me’
• When would this be an effective style to employ?
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5. Coaching
• A leader develops people for the future -
‘ What would you do?’
• When would this be an effective style to employ?
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6. Affiliative
• A leader creates harmony & builds emotional bonds -
‘People come first’
• When would this be an effective style to employ?
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Leadership styles impact on staff performance by
creating the environment in which staff work, which in turn
influences their discretionary effort:
Leadership
Styles
The Context for
School Improvement
Discretionary Effort
The Importance of Leadership Styles:
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Interactions you’ve had…
Work with a partner:
• What do you think is/are your “default” leadership style/s?
• Describe a situation, positive or negative, where you could identify a leadership style you used and the impact it had on the situation.
• Did it achieve the desired outcome?
• Can you imagine a different outcome if you had used a different style?
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Leadership Style
and Climate Flexibility Responsibility Standards Rewards Clarity Team
Commitment
Commanding
Visionary S
Affiliative
Democratic
Pacesetting
Coaching
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Short
Term
Long
Term
good
team
Weak
team
Short
Term
Long
Term
Short
Term
Rewards not
always tied
to
performance
Tasks Big Picture
Leadership style has a
positive impact
Leadership
Style has a
negative
impact
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Any questions?
London Centre for LeadershipIn LearningInstitute of EducationUniversity of London20 Bedford WayLondon WC1H 0AL
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