PPD Leadership Week1
LEADERSHIP
Definition of key Terms
Management: Primarily concerned with logic, structure and control. Produces predictable results.
Leadership: Essentially people-centred activities, with effects potentially beyond the scope of controlled performance.
A leader’s special function therefore is:
Create a vision of something different to the current status quo
Communicate the vision
Energise, inspire and motivate others to translate the vision into achievement
Create the culture that will support the achievement, through shared language, rituals, myths, beliefs and so on
Influence: The process by which an individual or group exercises power to determine or modify the behaviour of others
Followership: ‘The essence of leadership is followership. In other words, it is the willingness of people to follow that makes a person a leaders’
"Leadership is a function of knowing yourself, having a vision that is well communicated, building trust among colleagues, and taking effective action to realize your own leadership potential."
Prof. Warren Bennis
Leadership Traits and Skills
Traits
Adaptable to situations
Alert to social environment
Ambitious and achievement orientated
Assertive
Cooperative
Decisive
Dependable
Dominant (desire to influence others)
Energetic (high activity level)
Persistent
Self-confident
Tolerant of stress
Willing to assume responsibility Skills
Clever (intelligent)
Conceptually skilled
Creative
Diplomatic and tactful
Fluent in speaking
Knowledgeable about group task
Organised (administrative ability)
Persuasive
Socially skilled Stogdill, 1974
Leaders will also use:
Integrity, Honesty, Compassion, Humility
What are the foundations of effective leadership?
Leadership – the process of inspiring others to work hard to accomplish important tasks
Leadership is one of the four functions of management
Leaders use position power to achieve influence
Power – ability to let someone else do something you want done
Reward
Definition of key Terms
Management: Primarily concerned with logic, structure and control. Produces predictable results.
Leadership: Essentially people-centred activities, with effects potentially beyond the scope of controlled performance.
A leader’s special function therefore is:
Create a vision of something different to the current status quo
Communicate the vision
Energise, inspire and motivate others to translate the vision into achievement
Create the culture that will support the achievement, through shared language, rituals, myths, beliefs and so on
Influence: The process by which an individual or group exercises power to determine or modify the behaviour of others
Followership: ‘The essence of leadership is followership. In other words, it is the willingness of people to follow that makes a person a leaders’
"Leadership is a function of knowing yourself, having a vision that is well communicated, building trust among colleagues, and taking effective action to realize your own leadership potential."
Prof. Warren Bennis
Leadership Traits and Skills
Traits
Adaptable to situations
Alert to social environment
Ambitious and achievement orientated
Assertive
Cooperative
Decisive
Dependable
Dominant (desire to influence others)
Energetic (high activity level)
Persistent
Self-confident
Tolerant of stress
Willing to assume responsibility Skills
Clever (intelligent)
Conceptually skilled
Creative
Diplomatic and tactful
Fluent in speaking
Knowledgeable about group task
Organised (administrative ability)
Persuasive
Socially skilled Stogdill, 1974
Leaders will also use:
Integrity, Honesty, Compassion, Humility
What are the foundations of effective leadership?
Leadership – the process of inspiring others to work hard to accomplish important tasks
Leadership is one of the four functions of management
Leaders use position power to achieve influence
Power – ability to let someone else do something you want done
Reward