lecture two introduction to leadership
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Introduction to Leadership
Lecture Two Dr. Maha Dajani
Learning Objectives 1. Understand the different ways
leadership has been defined.
2. Understand the controversy about differences between leadership and management.
3. Understand the main roles of a leader.
4. Pinpoint the satisfactions and frustrations of Leaders.
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What is Leadership?
•The leader’s job is to create conditions for the team to be effective.
Why Leadership is Important ?
Why Leadership is Important ?
• For Crisis situations , to accomplish complex tasks.
• For organizational performance , to keep focus on group goals
• For employee job satisfaction
• For successful management
• For validation , to help make sense of the world by providing a romantic ideal.
Leadership vs. Management
Management is the attainment of
organizational goals in an effective
and efficient manner through
planning, organizing, staffing, directing,
and controlling organizational
resources.
Leadership = To have a
Vision or a picture of an
ambitious, desirable future
for the organization or
team
Are All Leaders Managers?
• Manager = formal title and authority
• Leader = person (manager or non manager) with influence
• Follower = person influenced by a leader
The overlap of leadership and management
Leadership and Management (Verbs)
• Leaders innovate
develop
inspire
have a long-term view.
ask what and why.
originate.
challenge the status quo
Managers administer
maintain
control
have short-term view
ask how and when
imitate
accept the status quo
Management and Leadership
Managers( hard skills)
• Focus on the present
• Maintain the status quo
• Implement policy
• Maintain existing culture and structure
• Remain aloof and objective
• Use position power
Leaders ( soft skills)
• Focus on the future
• Create change
• Initiate policy
• Create new culture and structure
• Establish emotional bonds with followers
• Use personal power
Leadership Is a Process, Not a Position
Leadership Followers
Leader
Situation
2/14/2015 Ch. 1 Leadership Dr. Maha Dajani 2014
Leadership is the result of complex interactions among the leader, the followers, and the situation
The Interactional Framework for Analyzing Leadership
2/14/2015 Ch. 1 Leadership Dr. Maha Dajani 2014
Who are the effective leaders?
Effective Leaders • Know when to lead, when
to follow.
• Influence followers to support organizational interests.
• Provide direction.
Effective Leaders (cont.)
• Set challenging objectives and lead the charge to achieve them
• Influence change for continual improvement
• Enjoy working with people
What are indicators of leadership effectiveness ?
–High group performance
–Follower satisfaction
–Improved group processes
–Career success of leader
Satisfactions of Leaders
• 1. A feeling of power and prestige.
• 2. A chance to help others grow and develop.
• 3. High income.
• 4. Respect and status.
• 5. Good opportunities for advancement.
• 6. A feeling of “being in on” things.
• 7. An opportunity to control money and other resources
Frustrations of Leaders • Despite the glory of being a leader, occupying
a leadership or management role has many built-in potential frustrations:
• 1. Too much uncompensated overtime.
• 2. Too many “headaches.”
• 3. Facing a perform-or-perish mentality.
• 4. Not enough authority to carry out responsibility.
• 5. Loneliness (being a leader limits the number of people one can confide in).