MGT380: Leadership for Organizations

Week 5

MGT380: LEADERSHIP FOR ORGANIZATIONS

MGT380: Leadership for Organizations

Week 5

WEEK FIVE OVERVIEW

The final week of the course examines the concepts of change

management and team leadership. As you transition out of this course,

it is a good time to reflect upon everything that we’ve examined during

the past five weeks and how you can use all of the course concepts in

your everyday lives.

MGT380: Leadership for Organizations

Week 5

WEEK FIVE LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Identify effective team leadership concepts and traits.

• Apply Kotter’s model of organizational change to various leadership situations.

• Evaluate an organization’s application of key leadership concepts learned throughout this course.

MGT380: Leadership for Organizations

Week 5

READINGS, REQUIRED ARTICLE, AND WEBSITEReadings

Read the following chapter in An Introduction to Leadership:

1. Chapter 8: Leading Teams2. Chapter 12: Leading Change

Required Multimedia:

Sivers, D. (Writer and producer). (2010). The first follower: Leadership lessons from a dancing guy [Video]. Retrieved from http://sivers.org/ff

MGT380: Leadership for Organizations

Week 5

TEAM LEADERSHIP

DEFINING TEAM LEADERSHIP

Team leadership is similar to the term leadership but is more limited and focused in scope. It is important to remember that when we talk about team leadership we are usually referring to a work team of an organization and the team leader is an appointee either because of their title or because they have been assigned and the team members usually work for other managers. Therefore a team leader may or may not have natural leadership characteristics which they exhibit outside of the team setting. Regardless the person carrying the title of team lead or team leader is in the leadership position and must respond. 

DEFINING TEAM LEADERSHIP (CON’T)Another slight but important difference is that usually the team’s goal and mission is defined and measurable. Unlike leaders who lead for “social change” or “more freedom of speech” or other more philosophical causes, a team leader’s results can be monitored and measured and in actuality to be successful must be monitored and measured. The ability to monitor and measure results against a planned scheme makes team leadership notably easier and less complicated leadership in general.

TEAM LEADER QUALITIESIn order to be an effective and efficient team leader there are some behaviors that must be followed which may or may not come naturally to the person. Here are some key phrases to help remember the essential behaviors of great team leaders.

• Honesty • Delegate• Communication• Confidence• Commitment • Positive Attitude• Creativity• Intuition• Inspire• Approach (Prive, 2012)

For more details on each of these areas click here

Prive, T. (2012, December 19). Top 10 qualities that make A great leader. Forbes. Retrieved December 29, 2016 from http://www.forbes.com/sites/tanyaprive/2012/12/19/top-10-qualities-that-make-a-great-leader/#2170ee763564

TEAM GOALSBeing a team leader is somewhat quantifiable and achievable through personal effort. Specific things to remember:

• The leader must clearly understand the requirements of the project.

• The leader must communicate those requirements to team members and their supervisors.

• Once the requirements are agreed upon and understood the team leader must not allow them to change.

• The team leader must provide for the team’s needs

• The team members’ needs, and hold all parties accountable to agreed upon timelines and deliverables.

CHANGE THEORY

KOTTER’S 8 STEP CHANGE MODEL

Mindtools Editorial Team. (2016). Kotter’s 8-Step change model: Implementing change powerfully and successfully. Retrieved December 31, 2016, from Mind Tools, https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newPPM_82.htm

COMBINING VISION AND MISSION TO CREATE A STRATEGY

Below are Kotter’s 8 Step Change Model:

Step 1: Create UrgencyStep 2: Form a Powerful CoalitionStep 3: Create a Vision for ChangeStep 4: Communicate the VisionStep 5: Remove ObstaclesStep 6: Create Short-Term WinsStep 7: Build on the ChangeStep 8: Anchor the Changes in Corporate Culture (Mindtools, 2016)

The importance of this model is that it is a tool that can guide inexperienced leaders through the change process effectively. Kotter’s 8 steps when paired with metrics can help drive a change management initiative while keeping the people motivated. The development of short-term wins is essential to the change process because it allows the project leader to assess the plan and change where needed. Short term wins additionally creates discussion points with team members and is an opportunity to reinforce the vision of the change.

Mindtools Editorial Team. (2016). Kotter’s 8-Step change model: Implementing change powerfully and successfully. Retrieved December 31, 2016, from Mind Tools, https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newPPM_82.htm

PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER

Change is not a process that is going to happen overnight but there must be someone that is driving the process who is responsible for creating the urgency, putting the team together, creating the vision and communicating that vision. The team is equally important as they are responsible for helping remove the obstacles helping develop and achieving the short-term goals and implementing change.

Webster (2012) outlines the areas that should accompany Kotter’s eight steps to introduce sustainable change.

• Creating a climate for change• Engaging and enabling the whole organization• Implementing and sustaining change

The graphic on the next slide illustrates this combination.

Webster, M. (2012, October 15). Successful Change Management — Kotter’s 8-Step Change Model. Retrieved December 30, 2016, from Leadership Thoughts, http://www.leadershipthoughts.com/kotters-8-step-change-model/

CLIMATE AND URGENCY

Webster, M. (2012, October 15). Successful Change Management — Kotter’s 8-Step Change Model. Retrieved December 30, 2016, from Leadership Thoughts, http://www.leadershipthoughts.com/kotters-8-step-change-model/

FINAL ASSIGNMENT

FINAL ASSIGNMENT DIRECTIONS

For the final paper, you will examine key concepts of leadership in your place of work, or in a social organization to which you may belong that has leadership concepts (Rotary club, athletic team, scout leader, etc.). Include the following in your paper:

1. Apply one of the leadership theories from the course text to the organization. Explain how the theory works and include an example.

2. Explain the effect of power and influence that leaders have on followers in the organization. Are the followers receptive? Would you recommend another strategy? Explain your reasoning. If not, why not?

3. Evaluate the role and effectiveness of transformational and transactional leadership in the organization. Support your (claims, points?) with examples (from?).

4. Assess the traits and characteristics of an effective team leader within the organization. 5. Explain how the leadership supports vision, mission, and strategy in the organization. 6. If you were the leader in the organization, what would you change and why?

THE FINAL PAPER• Must be eight to ten double-spaced pages in length (excluding the title and reference pages), and formatted

according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. • Must include a title page with the following:

Title of paper Student’s name Course name and number Instructor’s name Date submitted

• Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement. • Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought. • Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis. • Must use at least three scholarly sources (other than the text), including a minimum of one from the Ashford Online

Library. • Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. • Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

WEEK 5 QUIZ

• Ensure that you complete your Week 5 you Quiz by Day 7.

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