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BMGT 364 Managing People and Organizations Fall 2012 Session 7 Leadership Part I J Gerald Suarez Department of Management Organization Agenda Defining Leadership Individual and team exercise Leadership vs Management Leadership Perspectives Trait vs behavioral approach to leadership Situational leadership Copyright 2010 Copyright 2010 What is leadership Who is your best and worst leader Make a list of characteristics of the best and the worst leader Write down your answers and be prepared to share with your team 5 minutes Copyright 2010 Copyright 2010 1 Leadership The process of influencing others to mobilize and facilitate individual and collective efforts towards the accomplishment of goals or objectives Yukl 2005 Other Definitions of Leadership the behavior of an individual directing activities of a group toward a shared goal Hemphill Coons 1957 exercised when persons mobilize institutional political psychological and other resources so as to arouse engage and satisfy the motives of followers the ability to step outside the culture to state evolutionary change process Burns 1978 that are more adaptive Schein 1992 about articulating visions embodying values and creating the environment within which things can be accomplished the ability of an individual to influence motivate and enable others to contribute toward the effectiveness and success of the organization Richards Engle 1986 House et al 1999 http www youtube com watch v N hZyjqE1I feature related Copyright 2010 Quick discussion What are the common themes Copyright 2010 Management The process of working with and through others to achieve organizational objectives Central to this process is the efficient and effective use of limited resources Kreitner 2006 Understanding Managers and Leaders Management Leadership Copes with complexity brings order and stability to unpredictable situations Anticipates and produces change enables adaptation to new circumstances Plans and budgets Sets direction and course Organizes and staffs sets up systems to ensure that plans are implemented precisely efficiently Aligns people with vision gets them to believe in an alternative future Exercises control and solves problems Motivates and inspires people Managers are essential to ensure efficient progress given a steady course Leaders are essential to envision and stimulate necessary changes longer term survival Copyright 2010 Source John P Kotter Dec 2001 What leaders really do Harvard Business Review Reprint R0111F Copyright 2010 2 Why is it important to understand the differences between leadership and management Are leaders born or made Small Group Discussion Copyright 2010 Copyright 2010 Leader Traits Leader Behavior Are Great Leaders Born that Way Leadership research pre 1950 s Finding distinctive and inherent characteristics of great leaders intelligence More recent research Finding characteristics that predict leader effectiveness High energy level and tolerance for stress Self confidence ambition and passion Strong internal locus of control physical appearance Personal integrity Emotional and social intelligence integrity desire to lead self confidence Ability to learn Dominance Self monitoring Most characteristics involve traits Copyright 2010 and skills Can Great Leaders be Trained Ohio State and Michigan studies 1950s 1960s Identified 2 key types of leader behavior 1 Consideration Relations oriented behavior Acts in friendly supportive manner shows concern for subordinates looks out for their welfare Shows trust and confidence acts considerately Treats subordinates in supportive way builds and maintains their sense of self worth 2 Initiating structure Task oriented behavior Defines and structures own goals and those of subordinates Coordinates activities and criticizes poor performance Conducts effective planning and scheduling Guides subordinates in setting high but realistic performance goals Copyright 2010 3 Team Discussion Can or should leaders be high in both task and relationship orientations Is this advantageous Explain Descriptive research from critical incidents and interviews strongly suggests that effective leaders guide and facilitate task objectives while at the same time building and maintaining cooperative relationships and teamwork Blake R R Mouton J S 1982 Management by grid principles or situationialism Which Group and organizational studies 7 207 210 Copyright 2010 Copyright 2010 Combining Types of Leader Behaviors Blake Mouton s Managerial Grid Initiating Structure Task Oriented Behavior Low High Low structure high consideration Country club style management High structure high consideration Team management Consideration Relations Oriented Behavior High Low Middle of the road management High structure low consideration Authority compliance management Sources R Likert New Patterns of Management New York McGraw Hill 1961 R R Blake J S Mouton 1982 Management by grid principles or situationialism Which Group and Organizational Studies 7 207 210 Low structure low consideration Impoverished management Copyright 2010 Summary Defining Leadership Individual and team exercise Leadership vs Management Leadership Perspectives Trait vs behavioral approach to leadership Situational leadership Copyright 2010 4 Next Class Review the syllabus Read Chapter 12 Purchase the Everest simulation Review the following definition of leadership http www youtube com watch v N hZyjqE1I feature related Continue working on the OB consulting project Copyright 2010 5


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