Leadership Concepts and Skills

Leadership

• Learning without thinking is a loss, thinking without learning is dangerous.
• Persuasion is achieved through pathos, logos, and ethos.
• Learning is a journey, not a destination.
• Kant: Discipline makes the unsociable sociable.

Leader/Manager Differences

• Managers increase numbers (quantifiable results).
• Leaders inspire people (qualitative growth).
• A leader guides a group towards a shared goal.
• Leaders combine a clear vision with a strong purpose.
• Good leaders motivate teams, outlining their purpose.
• Soft skills are important: communication, teamwork, creativity, social skills, time management, resilience, and emotional intelligence.
• Communication is a dynamic process of encoding and decoding verbal and non-verbal messages.

Resilience

• Resilience is adapting to change rather than intelligent or strength.

Emotional Intelligence

• Self-awareness: knowing your limits.
• Self-control: controlling emotions.
• Self-motivation: intrinsic and extrinsic motivation.
• Empathy: understanding others' perspectives.

Leadership Styles

• Formal leadership: official position with authority.
• Informal leadership: unofficial influence from others.
• Authoritarian: controlling and strong.
• Laissez-faire: hands-off, followers make own decisions.
• Democratic: collaborative, involving followers.

Styles of Leadership Based on Generations

• Veterans: value trust and experience.
• Baby Boomers: appreciate appreciation and mentorship.
• Gen X: value balance and truthfulness.
• Gen Nexters: structure, clearer goals and leadership.

Task vs Interpersonal Orientation

• Task-oriented: focus on productivity, ignoring feelings.
• Interpersonal-oriented: focus on relationships, recognizing feelings.

Leadership Theories

• Michigan Leadership: Focused on employee orientation and leadership orientation.
• Ohio State Leadership: focused on consideration and initiating structure.
• McGregor's Theory X and Y: Theory X managers believe people dislike work, while Theory Y managers think work is a source of satisfaction.
• Black and Macanese's Leadership Grid charts leadership based on concern for people and concern for production.

Followership

• Passive followers: low critical thinking and participation.
• Conformists: high participation, low critical thinking.
• Alienated followers: passive but individualistic critical thinkers.
• Pragmatists: balance; resilient in difficult situations.
• Exemplary followers: high critical thinking and participation.

Leadership and Management

• Leadership: setting direction, aligning with it, inspiring actions, growing potential.
• Management: planning, organizing, controlling, problem-solving, seeking stability.
• Leadership creates change while management seeks order.