Introduction to Management: Chapter 16 Leadership

Introduction to management and organizational behavior; chapter 16 Leadership

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LEADERSHIP
The process of motivation, influencing, and directing others in the org to work productively in pursuit of org. goals.
What do managers do?
Doing thing right, efficiency and effectiveness, preserve status quo.
What do leaders do?
Doing the right thing, vision, mission & goals, promoters of change.
EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP
The ability of a leader to get high performance from his or her subordinates.
Name the Perspectives of Leadership
Power-influence perspective, competency perspective, behavior perspective, contingency perspective, transformational perspective
What are the characteristics of Power-Influence Perspective?
Legitimate (hierarchical power), distribution of rewards & sanctions, distribution of allocation of scarce resources, personal power
Personal Power
Expertise, network of allies, individual attributes
What are the characteristics of Competency (Trait) Perspective?
Strategic thinking, achievement motivation, power motivation, charisma, & emotional intelligence
STRATEGIC THINKING
The cognitive ability to analyze a complex situation, abstract from it, and draw conclusions about the best strategy for the firm to follow.
ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION
The unconscious concern for achieving excellence in accomplishment through one's individual efforts.
POWER MOTIVATION
The unconscious drive to acquire status and power and to have impact on others.
CHARISMA
The ability of some pple to charm or influence others.
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
The ability to monitor one's own & other's feelings and emotions, to discriminate among them, and to use this info to guide one's thinking & actions.
What are the sub components of Emotional Intelligence?
Self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, social skills
Self-awareness
The ability to monitor one's own moods, emotions, and drives, as well as their effect on others.