Definition of Leadership - ANS a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal
Leadership vs. Management - ANS Leadership:
- Focused more on the future
- Promotes change and adaptation
Leadership skills: Strategic thinking, Conc...
Behavioral theories of leadership (e.g., Ohio State studies, Leadership Grid, etc.) - ANS •
U
The Ohio State studies: there are two broad buckets of behavior—task related and people
related behaviors (they did not find any pattern)
• The Situational study found that the best leadership depends on the situation
LA
• Are there certain things that great leaders do that others do not do?
• No combination is the "best approach" to leadership (it depends on the particular situation)
• Sometimes, high on people and low on task is better, and vice versa
Contingency theories of leadership (e.g., Situational Leadership, etc.) - ANS Telling (S1) is
high task behavior and low relationship behavior: to provide specific
C
instructions and closely
supervise performance (bottom right)
Selling (S2) is high task behavior and high relationship behavior: to explain decisions/provide
O
opportunity for clarification (top right)
Participating (S3) is low task behavior and high relationship behavior: to share ideas and
D
facilitate in decision making (top left)
Delegating (S4) is low task behavior and low relationship behavior: Turn over
responsibility for decisions and
implementation (bottom left)
Transactional vs. transformational leadership - ANS Transactional Leadership (focused on
daily transactions and performance metrics):
- Clarifying role requirements, task requirements, accountabilities, etc.
- Providing positive and negative rewards for performance
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