Principles of Leadership (1).pdf

Leadership is the process whereby a leader exerts influence over others and inspires,...

Leadership is the process whereby a leader exerts influence over others and inspires, motivates and directs their behaviour to achieve goals. Concept of leadership as a management To deal with change, leaders need to function provide a vision (direction), communicate and obtain support for the vision (aligning people), and motivate and inspire people to follow the vision. A manager is who they are because of a position, while a leader is who they are by virtue of influence. Leaders cope with change, while managers cope with complexity. Differentiating leadership and Theme 1: What is Leadership? management Key differences: setting a directive vs. planning and budgeting, aligning people vs. organizing and staffing, motivating and inspiring people vs. controlling and problem-solving. Sources of power: legitimate power, reward power, referent power, and expert power. Characteristics of leadership Other components of leadership: authority, responsibility, accountability, and delegation. Focuses on the identification and analysis of the traits of strong leaders, such as integrity, competence, consistency, loyalty, and openness. Trait theory Assumption that successful leaders behave differently from unsuccessful leaders. Includes approaches like the University of Iowa's autocratic vs. democratic styles, the Behavioural theories Ohio State University's initiating structure and consideration, and the University of Principles of Theme 2: Leadership Theories Michigan's job-centred vs. employee- centred leader behaviours. Leadership Acknowledge that predicting leadership success is more complex than just looking at traits and behaviours. Situational variables taken into account include the nature of work, the external environment, and the characteristics of followers. Contingency theories Theories include the Least Preferred Co- worker (LPC) theory, the Path-Goal theory, and the Situational Leadership theory. Leaders who possess a magnetic personality and charm that inspires and Charismatic leadership motivates followers. Leaders who focus on serving and empowering their followers, rather than Servant leadership seeking power or status for themselves. Transactional leadership involves an exchange of rewards for compliance, while transformational leadership raises both Theme 3: The Contemporary leaders and followers to higher levels of Transactional vs. Transformational Leader leadership morality and motivation. The ability to monitor one's own and others' feelings and emotions, and to use this information to guide one's thinking and actions. Emotional intelligence The process of enabling and encouraging employees to take initiative and make Empowerment decisions to achieve organizational goals.