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LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE (WEEK 7) (Transformational leadership has five key…
LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE (WEEK 7)
Leadership trait theories
- there are set of traits associated with good leaders. Leadership is something within you and some traits you have
Distal traits
- traits you already have in you
personality
motives and values
cognitive abilities
Proximal attributes
- traits that are more easily changed, have more of a direct influence on leadership
social appraisal skills
problem solving skills
expertise/ tactic knowledge
Leader categorisation theory
- We categorize individuals with characteristics similar to the leader prototype as “leaders” and those with opposite characteristics as “non-leaders”
Set of behaviours we associate as being good leaders...
great influence over subordinates
wanting own way on issues
asking others to work harder
frequent talking to subordinates
Social identity theory of leadership
- group prototype= the impression of individuals most representative of group values and behaviours
Resembling group prototype benefits leader
Blake and Mouton's managerial grid
- an effective leader needs to balance two aspects of leadership (behaviours):
concern for relationship with your subordinates
concern for task
Hersey and Blanchard's situational theory of leadership
- A leader should use the appropriate approach based on a subordinate’s readiness (i.e., ability and willingness to accomplish a specific task)
Unable and unwilling
Unable and willing
Able and unwilling
Able and willing
Leader-member exchange
- leadership occurs when leaders and followers are able to develop effective relationship/partnerships with effective influence and resource benefits
Followers who experience high LMX tend to...
Transformational leadership
has five key dimensions:
Idealized influence attributes:
leader traits that show confidence, power, purpose, and ethics.
Idealized influence behaviours:
leader behaviors centered on values and a sense of mission
Inspirational motivation:
energizing followers with an optimistic future and an idealized vision
Intellectual stimulation:
appealing to follower’s sense of logic to solve difficult problems creatively
Individualized consideration:
supporting followers’ individual needs and allowing them to self-actualize
Servent leadership
- A leadership approach that focuses on making positive impacts in the followers’ growth and wellbeing
Main dimensions:
Altruism
Authenticity
Intimacy
Morality
Spirituality
Transformation
Ethical leadership
- focuses on the ethical dimension of the leading process (what is right and wrong)
moral person
moral manager
Destructive leadership
- The systematic and repeated leader behaviours that
violate interest of organisation
undermine organisation's goals, tasks and resources
sabotage subordinates
Consequences
:
Organisation related
Leader related
Follower related
Narcissistic leadership
- A leader whose actions are principally motivated by their own egomaniacal needs and beliefs, superseding the needs and interests of the constituents and institutions they lead.
Abusive supervision
- The extent to which supervisors engage in the sustained display of hostile verbal and nonverbal behaviours, excluding physical contact