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Leadership Theories & Practice. HBD 6776. Dr. Kimanya Ards. Look who’s here. March 19, 2011 Late registration Last day for 100% refund Last day to apply for graduation April 16, 2011 Last day to withdraw – prorated refund. Things to remember. Open dialogue Participation requirements
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Leadership Theories & Practice HBD 6776 Dr. Kimanya Ards
March 19, 2011 • Late registration • Last day for 100% refund • Last day to apply for graduation • April 16, 2011 • Last day to withdraw – prorated refund Things to remember
Open dialogue • Participation requirements • APA requirements Expectations
Name/preferred name • Degree program • Major • Occupation • Hobbies/interests Tell us about yourself
History of leadership styles • Managers versus leaders • Leadership characteristics essential to achieving goals • Final exam information Overview
Leadership Styles • Trait Theory • Circumstances Theory • Function Theory History
Managers are people who do things right, and leaders are people who do the right thing. (Northouse, 2004, p. 9)
Caring • Confident • Dependable • Encouraging • Honest • Intelligence • Insightful • Inspirational • Loyal • Motivational • Responsible • Supportive Leadership Characteristics
Leadership Characteristics Appearing in Three Studies Leadership
Maslow’s Needs Hierarchy Why We Do What We Do (Tubbs, 2009)
Personality • Gender • Age • Health • Attitudes • Values Leadership Characteristics: Achieving Goals
One of the most important background factors in small group communication Personality (Tubbs, 2009)
Communication between the genders is both the most interesting and sometimes the most challenging Gender (Tubbs, 2009)
Communication patterns differ from childhood through adolescence to adulthood and old age. Age (Tubbs, 2009)
Communication patterns found that age was a good predictor of a person’s ethics. • Chronological age is less important than psychological age when it comes to effectively working with others. Age (Tubbs, 2009)
Deficiencies in both physical and mental health of members seem to impede group performance. Health (Tubbs, 2009)
Attitudes are defined as the way one feels about people and things • Positive feelings • Negative feelings Attitudes (Tubbs, 2009)
Attitudes have three components: • Cognitive component; • Affective component; • Behavioral component. Attitudes (Tubbs, 2009)
Attitudes and values are closely linked. • People’s values are also important as a predictor of behavior. Values (Tubbs, 2009)
Read chapters 4-5 • Begin working on test questions • 7-10 multiple choice questions • E-mail test questions to hbd6776.01@eCmail.amberton.edu Assignments
Lussier, R., & Achua, C. (2009). Leadership, Theory, Application, Skill Development (4th ed.). South-Western College Publishing: Kentucky. Northouse, P. (2004). Leadership: Theory and Practice (3rd edition). Sage Publications: California. Tubbs, S. L., (2009) A Systems Approach to Small Group Interaction (10th Ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill. References