MGMT105 3 17 Unit 3 FIRST LECTURE SINCE SPRING BREAK LAST LECTURE WAS ON 3 7 Dr Jen Williams What is leadership o Everyone at one point in time will be a leader in their life o Bernard Bass says leadership is one of the worlds oldest preoccupations o VIDEO FROM THE OFFICE ON LEADERSHIP SEES DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS SALES MANAGEMENT ETC AS DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE HYPOTHETICAL SHIP o Leadership is Motivating Influenced Compromising Guidance Growth To Dr Jen Williams Leadership is like Beauty We have different tastes when it comes to beauty Also is like the word peace LEADERSHIP DEFINED A PROCESS WHEREBY AN INDIVIDUAL INFLUENCES A GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS TO ACHIEVE A COMMON GOAL THE NEW REALITY FOR TODAYS ORGANIZATION o From stability to change and crisis management The butterfly effect The Malaysian flight that went missing had a trap door on the bottom of the plane now its most likely that that trap door will be removed from every plane so the same thing wont happen again We get information instantly o From control to empowerment The Dilbert Effect o From Competition to Collaboration Why must there always be a winner o From Uniformity to Diversity The perils of group think o From Self Centered to Higher Ethical Purpose The Enron Effect o From Hero to Humble Clark Kent had it right Are leaders born or made o It s a combination of traits you re born with that lead you to be a more successful leader but you can t teach charisma Is there a difference between leaders and managers o Yes o Management the attainment of organizational goals in an effective and efficient manner through planning organizing staffing directing and controlling organizational recourses o Leadership concerned with communicating the vision and developing a shared culture and set of core values that can lead to the desired future state Scholars say o Managers create a culture of efficiency a manager administers other peoples ideas they are efficient managers have there eyes on the bottom line are good at imitating what they learn create boundaries they like to make sure that there are rules Do things right they know the rules they understand the policy o Leaders create a culture of integrity leaders innovate they look for the next best thing leaders have their eyes on the horizon a leader originates and have that creative boost reduce boundaries Does the right thing ORGANIZATIONS NEED BOTH MANAGERS AND LEADERS TO SURVIVE 03 17 2014 03 17 2014
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