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PERSPECTIVESCharismatic approaches to leadership. Charismatic leaders, by force of their

personal abilities, can have a profound andextraordinary effect on followers.

Characteristics of charismatic leadersinclude:

High need for power.

High feelings of self-efficacy.

Conviction in the moral rightness of their


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Conger and Kanungos three-stage charism

leadership model. Stage 1 : the leader critically evaluates the status

quo.

Stage 2 : the leader formulates and articulates

future goals and a idealized future vision.

Stage 3 : the leader shows how the goals and

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ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR: CHAPTER 11


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Transactional leadership. Involves leader-follower exchanges necessarfor achieving routine performance that isagreed upon by leaders and followers.

Leader-follower exchanges involve: Use of contingent rewards. Active management by exception. Passive management by exception. Abdicating responsibilities and avoiding

decisions.

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Transformational leadership. Leaders broaden and elevate followersinterests, generate awareness andacceptance of the groups mission, and stirfollowers to look beyond self-interests.

Dimensions of transformational leadership Charisma. Inspiration. Intellectual stimulation.

Individualized consideration.

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Leadership in self-managing work teams.

Conditions for creating and maintaining teamperformance. Efficient, goal-directed effort.

Adequate resources. Competent, motivated performance.

A productive, supportive climate.

Commitment to continuous improvement and

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Can people be trained in the new

leadership? People can be trained to adopt newleadership approaches.

Leaders can devise improvement programsto address their weaknesses and work withtrainers to develop their leadership skills.

Leaders can be trained in charismatic skills

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Leadership Skills for a RapidlyChanging World

Rapid technology advances and globalization are having adramatic impact on the ways that we work, and this impact waccelerate over the coming years.

More and more work is being done from home, both for costreduction reasons as well as to promote some semblance ofsanity between work and home life.


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Globalization and Leadership

Globalization may simply be defined athe free movement of:o Capital

o Labouro Goods and services across

various countries of the world


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1. Creating strategic vision

Leaders in the modern context need to have strategicvisions that fit with the global village theme. As

the world gets closer and closer, competition due toforeign firms is constantly on the rise. Therefore,in order to survive, the leader needs to develop a visionof global competitiveness and global expansion.

Globalizations Impact on Leadership:

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2. Global leadership and management can no more

be a one man show.

Globalization has made it imperative for leaders toempower employees to make decisions which are

needed immediately. It isimpossible to keep pace with time if such decisionsare left to the leader only.


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3. Acquiring and sharing knowledge

As the world moves towards a global village, knowledbecomes the most important and worthwhileasset of the companies. It has become imperative for th

leaders to develop means and processes toacquire and share knowledge from outside theorganization and within the organization, in order for torganization to survive.


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4. Integrating knowledge

Acquiring and sharing knowledge is the solution the global challenge. The acquired knowledgeneeds to be integrated into the business processes

and made full use of. Leaders have theresponsibility of doing so.


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5. Challenging status quo

Leaders are also expected to challenge the statusquo in face of globalization; organizations which

no adapt to the changing environment andmaintain the status quo are expected to be losersin the near future


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