LEADERSHIP ROLESAPAMSA Leadership Development Module

Leadership Development

Leadership Roles

Review the following roles that leaders are often expected to hold

Identify and briefly describe the type of leadership roles that you are (or hope to be) responsible for

Leadership Challenge (3)

Leadership Development

Mintzberg’s Managerial Roles

Source: G. Yukl, Leadership In Organizations (New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006, p. 29-32)

Leadership Roles

Leader Role

Provides guidance, builds motivation, creates favorable conditions for coordinated efforts

Recruits, trains, directs, praises, criticizes, promotes, and dismisses

Interpersonal Roles

Source: G. Yukl, Leadership In Organizations (New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006, p. 29-32)

Leadership Roles

Liaison Role

Establishes and maintains web of relationships with outside persons and groups

Makes new contacts, keeps in touch, does favors, asks favors in return

Interpersonal Roles

Source: G. Yukl, Leadership In Organizations (New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006, p. 29-32)

Leadership Roles

Figurehead Role

Performs symbolic duties of a legal and social nature

Signs documents, presides at special events, receives official visitors

Interpersonal Roles

Source: G. Yukl, Leadership In Organizations (New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006, p. 29-32)

Leadership Roles

Monitor Role

Monitors internal and external forces for problems and opportunities within and outside the organization

Reviews reports & memos, attends meetings & briefings, conducts observational review

Information Processing Roles

Source: G. Yukl, Leadership In Organizations (New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006, p. 29-32)

Leadership Roles

Disseminator Role

Informed about special information exclusive to higher level officers

Interprets and edits information content, disseminates information to others

Information Processing Roles

Source: G. Yukl, Leadership In Organizations (New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006, p. 29-32)

Leadership Roles

Spokesperson Role

Transmits up-to-the-minute information to superiors and outside persons or groups,

Promotes and lobbies on behalf of the organization, public relations representative

Information Processing Roles

Source: G. Yukl, Leadership In Organizations (New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006, p. 29-32)

Leadership Roles

Entrepreneur Role

Initiates and designs change to develop new projects, obtain new methods, or reorganize structural format

Opportunistic, juggles multiple tasks intermittently with periodic bursts of energy

Decision-Making Roles

Source: G. Yukl, Leadership In Organizations (New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006, p. 29-32)

Leadership Roles

Disturbance Handler Role

Deals with sudden crises like interpersonal conflicts, accidents, loss of support, etc.

Mediates disagreements, problem solving takes priority over all other leadership tasks

Decision-Making Roles

Source: G. Yukl, Leadership In Organizations (New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006, p. 29-32)

Leadership Roles

Resource Allocator Role

Allocates money, personnel, material, equipment, facilities, and services

Critical for task management, budget preparation, scheduling, event planning, group coordination

Decision-Making Roles

Source: G. Yukl, Leadership In Organizations (New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006, p. 29-32)

Leadership Roles

Negotiator Role

Negotiates contracts or agreements with important partners, suppliers, or consultants

Addresses grievances and issues involving a major commitment of resources

Decision-Making Roles

Source: G. Yukl, Leadership In Organizations (New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006, p. 29-32)

Leadership Development

Leadership Roles

Officer activities are determined by leadership roles and responsibilities

The officer position may also predetermine the type of leadership role required

Practice effective leadership behavior relevant to the leadership role(s) you expect to hold

Summary

Leadership Application

Leaders

Our next module discusses effective leadership behaviors to enhance team performance

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Leadership Development

G. Yukl, Leadership In Organizations, New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006, p. 29-32

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