Chapter 1: The Importance of Leadership

Because learning changes everything. ® Chapter 1 The Importance of Leadership: Setting the Stage © 2020 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. Authorized only for instructor use in the classroom. No reproduction or further distribution permitted without the p...

Because learning changes everything. ® Chapter 1 The Importance of Leadership: Setting the Stage © 2020 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. Authorized only for instructor use in the classroom. No reproduction or further distribution permitted without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.  Learning Objectives Define leadership and discuss its importance Know where leaders learn to lead and what people want in a leader Identify the satisfactions and frustrations of leadership Describe the elements of caring leadership Understand the difference between leadership and management © McGraw-Hill Education 2  Setting the Stage Consider the following questions: What is the difference between an effective leader and an ineffective leader? Are good or bad leaders more common? Why? © McGraw-Hill Education 3  Setting the Stage, 2 Have you had an experience with a poor leader? © McGraw-Hill Education 4  Setting the Stage, 3 Excellence in leadership requires the ability to: Attract capable people Motivate people to put forth their best efforts Solve problems that arise Leadership is timeless © McGraw-Hill Education 5  What is Leadership? Social influence Initiating and guiding, bringing about change Produces a new direction that would otherwise not exist Influences the behavior of others through ideas and deeds © McGraw-Hill Education 6  Why is Leadership Important? Leadership can… Bring unity Influence social conscience and conduct Shape the fate of entire nations © McGraw-Hill Education 7  The Three Types of Leaders Teachers: Rule breakers and value creators Examples include Aristotle, Marx, Buddha, and Gandhi Heroes: Responsible for great causes and noble works Examples include Galileo, Shakespeare, Einstein, and Newton Rulers: Dominate over others and exercise power Examples include Elizabeth the First, Julius Caesar, Washington, and Akbar © McGraw-Hill Education 8  The Evolution of Leadership Leadership is… Moving away from autocratic, hierarchical models Moving toward a participatory model that empowers individuals “Everyone has a leader inside.” – Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor © McGraw-Hill Education 9  Qualities of the Individual What qualities do you believe make a good leader? © McGraw-Hill Education 10  Qualities of the Individual, 2 Traits found to correlate positively with leadership: Strong drive for responsibility and task completion Initiative in social situations Self-confidence and sense of personal identity Willingness to accept consequences of decisions and actions Ability to influence other persons’ behavior © McGraw-Hill Education 11  Qualities of the Individual, 3 Individually, leadership traits hold little predictive significance When a person exhibits multiple leadership traits, they interact to generate personality dynamics advantageous to those seeking responsibilities of leadership © McGraw-Hill Education 12  Environmental Factors Leadership can be… Forged through many forces, such as environment and circumstance Viewed as a social phenomenon as opposed to an individual trait Defined differently by different cultures and time periods © McGraw-Hill Education 13  Environmental Factors, 2 Throughout history, male leaders have outnumbered female leaders. This fact supports the theory that leadership is a social phenomenon Edith Wilson governed the United States while her husband was incapacitated, but history credits President Woodrow Wilson as leader during that time Public recognition of Mrs. Wilson’s influence would not have been in line with the norms of the times © McGraw-Hill Education 14  Interaction between the Individual and Environment Evidence shows that both qualities of the individual and environmental factors are important elements of leadership Leaders may emerge spontaneously in social crises External circumstances and internal qualities interact to allow would-be leaders to express their innate abilities © McGraw-Hill Education 15  Study On Leadership The United States Chamber of Commerce sought to answer the following questions: Where do leaders learn to lead? What do people want in a leader? © McGraw-Hill Education 16  Where Do Leaders Learn to Lead? Experience Examples of Leadership Formal Education and Books © McGraw-Hill Education 17  What Do People Want in a Leader? Integrity Leader with integrity tells the truth as he or she believes it to be Job knowledge Knowing what direction to take and how to solve problems People-building skills Ability to assemble and develop a winning team Skills such as performance planning, performance coaching, correcting poor performance, effective delegation, effective discipline, and the ability to motivate © McGraw-Hill Education 18  Andrew DuBrin’s Seven Satisfactions of Leaders Feeling of power and prestige Chance to help others High income Respect and status Opportunities for advancement Feeling of being in a position of knowledge Opportunity to control money and other resources © McGraw-Hill Education 19  Andrew DuBrin’s Seven Frustrations of Leaders Too much uncompensated work time Too many problems Not enough authority to carry out responsibility Loneliness Too many problems involving people Organizational politics Pursuit of conflicting goals © McGraw-Hill Education 20  Satisfactions and Frustrations of Leadership Do the satisfactions outweigh the frustrations of leadership? © McGraw-Hill Education 21  Caring Leadership Caring is an essential ingredient for successful leadership. When a leader cares: Others care Others become focused and energized Others find direction and develop momentum When a leader cares, great achievements are made © McGraw-Hill Education 22  Caring Leadership, 2 Caring Leadership means: Personal commitment to accomplish a goal Concern for others Being unselfish Service to others Without commitment there is no passion Without concern there is no loyalty © McGraw-Hill Education 23  Leadership in the Work Setting “Too many organizations are overmanaged and underled” - John Kotter Too much emphasis on control, and not enough on motivation and creativity, can reduce vitality and lead to failure Leaders need to be developed at all levels of responsibility Although they involve different functions, the terms management and leadership are often used interchangeably © McGraw-Hill Education 24  Management vs. Leadership Management Leadership Planning Establishing a direction Organizing Aligning People and Resources Directing Energizing People to Controlling accomplish results Management indicates formal Leadership is the ability to authority and delegated influence the activity or behavior accountability of people © McGraw-Hill Education 25  Management vs. Leadership, 2 If an organization has strong management without leadership, the result can be reliable accomplishment of the wrong things “Managers are people who do things right and leaders are people who do the right things.” – Warren Bennis © McGraw-Hill Education 26  Qualities of Successful Leadership Insight Decisiveness Courage Strength Resolve Diplomacy © McGraw-Hill Education 27  Key Areas of Leadership Leadership equation Power of vision Importance of ethics Empowerment of people Leadership principles Understanding people Multiplying effectiveness Developing others Performance management © McGraw-Hill Education 28  End of Main Content Because learning changes everything. ® www.mheducation.com © 2020 McGraw-Hill Education. 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