High Performance Leadership
Content
Chapter 1 : Leadership
Chapter 2 : Leadership Theories and Styles
Chapter 3 : Leadership – Leadership Skills
Chapter 4 : Leadership Lessons through Literature
Chapter 5 : Team Work and Team Building
Chapter 6 : Interpersonal Skills – Conversation, Feedback, Feed forward
Chapter 7 : Interpersonal Skills – Delegation, Humor, Trust, Expectations, Values, Status
Chapter 8 : Conflict Management – Types of Conflicts
Chapter 9 : Conflict Management – Coping Strategies
Chapter 10 : Conflict Management – Conflict Management Styles
Chapter 11 : Positive Thinking – Attitude, Beliefs
Chapter 12 : Positive Thinking – Martin Seligman’s theory of Learn Helplessness
Chapter 1
Leadership
From ancient times, the topic of leadership has generated excitement and interest. When people think about leadership, images come to mind of powerful dynamic individuals who command victorious armies (Alexander, Napolean, Shivaji), shape the events of nations ( Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Abraham Lincoln), develop religions (Gautam Buddha, Guru Nanak) or direct corporate empire ( Bill Gates, Jack Welch, JRD Tata, Dhirubhai Ambani). How did these leaders build such great armies, countries, religions, and companies? Why do certain leaders have dedicated followers, while others do not? It wasn’t until the twentieth century that researchers attempted to scientifically answer such questions, using many different definitions.
Defining Leadership
In his survey of leadership theories and research, Ralph M. Stogdill pointed out that, ‘there are almost as many different definitions of leadership, as there are persons who have attempted to define the concept’.
“Leadership is the process of influencing the activities of an organized group in its efforts toward goal setting and goal achievement” (Stogdill, 1950, p. 3)
Three key components to this definition: - an interpersonal process between one
Chapter 1 : Leadership
Chapter 2 : Leadership Theories and Styles
Chapter 3 : Leadership – Leadership Skills
Chapter 4 : Leadership Lessons through Literature
Chapter 5 : Team Work and Team Building
Chapter 6 : Interpersonal Skills – Conversation, Feedback, Feed forward
Chapter 7 : Interpersonal Skills – Delegation, Humor, Trust, Expectations, Values, Status
Chapter 8 : Conflict Management – Types of Conflicts
Chapter 9 : Conflict Management – Coping Strategies
Chapter 10 : Conflict Management – Conflict Management Styles
Chapter 11 : Positive Thinking – Attitude, Beliefs
Chapter 12 : Positive Thinking – Martin Seligman’s theory of Learn Helplessness
Chapter 1
Leadership
From ancient times, the topic of leadership has generated excitement and interest. When people think about leadership, images come to mind of powerful dynamic individuals who command victorious armies (Alexander, Napolean, Shivaji), shape the events of nations ( Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Abraham Lincoln), develop religions (Gautam Buddha, Guru Nanak) or direct corporate empire ( Bill Gates, Jack Welch, JRD Tata, Dhirubhai Ambani). How did these leaders build such great armies, countries, religions, and companies? Why do certain leaders have dedicated followers, while others do not? It wasn’t until the twentieth century that researchers attempted to scientifically answer such questions, using many different definitions.
Defining Leadership
In his survey of leadership theories and research, Ralph M. Stogdill pointed out that, ‘there are almost as many different definitions of leadership, as there are persons who have attempted to define the concept’.
“Leadership is the process of influencing the activities of an organized group in its efforts toward goal setting and goal achievement” (Stogdill, 1950, p. 3)
Three key components to this definition: - an interpersonal process between one