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The Leader as an Individual

The Leader as an Individual. “It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead….” Robert Greenleaf. Ethics Ethics is a difficult subject, forcing people to think about moral issues with elusive answers. Ethics

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The Leader as an Individual

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  1. The Leader as an Individual

  2. “It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead….” Robert Greenleaf

  3. Ethics Ethics is a difficult subject, forcing people to think about moral issues with elusive answers.

  4. Ethics Ethics is a difficult subject, forcing people to think about moral issues with elusive answers. There are many ethical problems common to the workplace – issues of quality, safety, property, and human relations !

  5. Ethics Ethics is a difficult subject, forcing people to think about moral issues with elusive answers. There are many ethical problems common to the workplace – issues of quality, safety, property, and human relations It is the task of the leader to understand and make judgments on these difficult subjects!

  6. What people want in a Leader • Integrity -- honesty • Trust • Job knowledge • People skills

  7. Personality The set of unseen characteristics and processes that underlie a relatively stable pattern of behavior in response to ideas, objects, and people in the environment

  8. Ex. 4.1 The Big Five Personality Dimensions Outgoing, energetic, gregarious Quiet, withdrawn, unassertive Extroversion Low High Warm, considerate, good-natured Aloof, easily irritated Agreeableness Low High Impulsive, carefree Responsible, dependable , goal-oriented Conscientiousness Low High Moody, tense, lower self-confidence Stable, confident Emotional Stability Low High Imaginative, curious, open to new ideas Narrow field of interests, likes the tried-and-true Openness to Experience Low High

  9. Personality Traits • Locus of Control • Defines whether a person places the primary responsibility for what happens to him or her within himself/herself or on outside forces • Authoritarianism • The belief that power and status differences should exist in an organization

  10. Attitude • An evaluation (either positive or negative) about people, events, or things. • Self-Concept • The collection of attitudes we have about ourselves; includes self-esteem and whether a person generally has a positive or negative feeling about him/herself.

  11. Theory X and Theory Y Theory X: the assumption that people are basically lazy and not motivated to work and that they have a natural tendency to avoid responsibility Theory Y: the assumption that people do not inherently dislike work and will commit themselves willingly to work that they care about

  12. Cognitive Style How a person perceives, processes, interprets, and uses information

  13. Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Personality test that measures how individuals differ in gathering and evaluating information for solving problems and making decisions

  14. Knowing Interpersonal Styles • Knowing yourself and your teams Interpersonal style can help you in dealing with others. • Remember, there is NO ONE just like anyone else anywhere in the world. • Each person is unique in his/her experience, resulting in perceptions and judgments that are different from every other person. • (Exercise 15-1 – p.95)

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