Leadership : Meaning and Definition
Theword‘leader’stemsfromtheroot
ledenmeaning‘totravel’or‘showthe
way’.
Ithasbeenderivedfromtheverb“to
lead.”Thisalsoimplies“toadvance,”“to
expel,”“tostandout,”toguideandgovern
theactionsofothers.Aleaderisaperson
wholeadsagroupoffollowers.
Thete are wide number of defintion of the
word leadership. This employees that
Leadershipistheartandtheabilityto
persuadeandmotivatetochivedefined
objectivesenthusiasticallybyexert
interpersonalinfluencebymeansof
communicationtowardstheachievementofa
goal.”
1.2. Leadership v.s. management
Leadership is a managerial task;
Management is leadership applied to business
situations;
an effective manager should possess leadership
skills, and an effective leader should
demonstrate management skills.
Major Distinction between Managers
and Leaders
Thefollowingdistinctionsbetweenmanagementand
leadership:
•Managementismoreformalandscientificthan
leadership.Itreliesonuniversalskillssuchasplanning,
budgeting,andcontrolling.
•Managementisanexplicitsetoftoolsandtechniques,
basedonreasoningandtestingthatcanbeusedina
varietyofsituations.
•Leadership,incontrasttomanagement,involves
hayingavisionofwhattheorganizationcanbecome.
Managers Versus Leaders
Managers
Managers have
subordinates
use position of
authority
Work focus
Focus control
Avert Risk
Provide Resource
Leaders
Leaders have
followers People
focus
Use power
People focus
Use force/Motivate
Risk Seeking
Provide Vision
Leadership is the process of influencing a
group toward the achievement of goals.
1.3. Forces of Leadership
Three forces
Followers
Interaction and exchange between;
Situation
leader
1.4. Leadership style
The way in which a leader uses
power to lead others determines
his or her leadership style.
Types of Leadership Style
Autocratic:
Make decisions on their own without consulting employees.
They reach decisions, communicate them to subordinates, and
Expect prompt implementation of instructions.
Make decision by their own
High degree of dependency on the leader
Can create de-motivation and alienation
of staff
May be valuable in some types of business where
decisions need to be made quickly and decisively
Types of Leadership Style
Democratic:
Delegate assignments,
Aask employees for suggestions, and
Encourage participation.
May help motivation and involvement
Workers feel ownership of the firm and its ideas
Improves the sharing of ideas
and experiences within the business
Can delay decision making
Types of Leadership Style
Laissez-Faire (free rein):
The leadership responsibilities
are shared by all
Can be very useful in businesses
where creative ideas are important
Can be highly motivational,
as people have control over their working life
Can make coordination and decision making
time-consuming and lacking in overall direction
Relies on good team work
Relies on good interpersonal relations
Four factors affect leadership style
people
the job
management support
personal characteristics
People
Employees with low
expectations
Work-centered;
Autocratic
Close
supervision
Employees with high
expectations
People-centered
Democratic
To work on their
own
The performance levels & expectations
people
How to motivate people?
Satisfy the need of people with
different kinds of leadership
style
First Hierarchy of
need
--Abraham maslow
self-actualization
Self-esteem
belonging-love
safety
physiological
Food water shelter
warmth
Security stability
freedom from fear
Friends family
spouse lover
Achievement
mastery
recognition
respect
Pursue inner talent
people
Different kind of motivation
Question
But how about when your
employees have various
needs?
The job
Compare: which leadership style is
more efficient, democratic or
autocratic?
Urgent or not
Analysis or coordination;
Uncertainty or certainty
Management Support
The reward system
The approval and support of
higher management
The Reward System
Short-run reward system –authoritarian
leadership
Long-run reward system—more
democratic leadership
Examples :
Koppers corporation’s incentive program
base on a three-year period performance.
Phillips Petroleum’s two separate incentive
program.
The approval and support
of higher management
People-oriented leader
Autocratic leader
Personal characteristics
Question
What characteristics should a leader has?
Suggest you are a nonmanagerial
employee what kind of character of the
leader do you like most?
Some important
characteristics
Sincerity/honesty
Knowledge
Need to be accepted
Would you like an insincerity person
to be your leader?
A silent tongue and true heart are the
most admirable things on earth.
-----proverb
Insincerity is a stumbling block of the
management. An insincerity leader can’t
make the job go smoothly.
But sincerity is opposite.
Is a knowledgeable leader
useful?
If a leader lack of knowledge, is he
competent?
Should a leader is more knowledgeable
than his employees?
Should the leader be lonely?
Many managers complain about the
loneliness of the leadership.
Summarization
It’s,ofcourse,vitaltorecognizethatno
leadershipstyleiscorrect,andthatstyle is
alwaysdependentupontheparticular
situation,andthenatureandcultureof
theorganization
Question
Which leadership style is the best one?
When facing extremely easy and extremely
difficult situation, which leadership style is
suitable?
When facing moderately difficult situations?
The History of Leadership
Thought
Ten streams of leadership thought
Personality Era
Influence Era
Behavior Era
Situation Era
Contingency Era
Ten streams of leadership thought
Transactional Era
Anti-Leadership Era
Culture Era
Transformational Era
Integrative Era
Personality
Leaders are born, not made.
The qualities essential for leadership could not
be taught.
Research focused on identifying personal
characteristics that differentiated leaders from
nonleaders was unsuccessful.
Influence Era
Leadership was considered as influence over
others, through power and persuasion.
Behavior Era
Leader’s actions and rewarding of followers
was important
Situation Era
Social status and group, environmental, and
sociotechnical influences on the leader are
brought into the analysis of leader
effectiveness.
Contingency Era
The most appropriate leader behavior was
contingent on the situation.
Transactional Era
The exchange relationship between leader and
members, that is, their agreed-upon roles, rewards,
and interaction, was more fully developed in this era.
Leaders who guide or motivate their followers in the
direction of established goals by clarifying role and
task requirements.
Anti-Leadership Era
Authors questioned whether leaders made a
difference to the performance of organization.
Leaders may be only symbols of organization.
Elements of the leadership could substitute for active
leadership.
Neutralizers and supplements
Culture Era
Leaders were seen as the creators and
maintainers of an organization’s culture.
Transformational Era
The focus was on how the organizational member
was transformed or changed by the leader.
Leaders who inspire followers to transcend
their own self-interests for the good of the
organization by clarifying role and task
requirements.
Leaders who also are capable of having a
profound and extraordinary effect on their
followers.
Integrative Era
The streams of leadership thought are coming
together and each major stream will have an
influence on the understanding on leadership
organizations.