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AEE 101. Foundations in Leadership. What is Leadership?. Capacity to lead (Merriam-Webster) Q uality of character and personality proving a person the ability to gain confidence and leader others (Webster’s)
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AEE 101 Foundations in Leadership
Capacity to lead (Merriam-Webster) • Quality of character and personality proving a person the ability to gain confidence and leader others (Webster’s) • Process of social influence in which we can enlist the support of others to accomplish a common task (Wiki) Leadership Defined…
The action of leading a group of people to accomplish a common task or goal Our Definition of Leadership
There are several types of leadership • Traits and characteristics certain leaders poses • We will focus on 10 types of leadership - Most common types of leadership Types of Leadership
Autocratic Leadership - Leader exerts high levels of power over his/her team • Bureaucratic Leadership - Leaders “work by the books” • Charismatic Leadership - Leader highly enthusiastic, could believe more in his/herself and less in the team
Participative Leadership - Decision making process is a team effort • Laissez-faire Leadership - “Let them do” • People-oriented Leadership - Leader focused on the support and development of the team
Servant Leadership - Leading by virtue to meet your teams needs • Task-oriented Leadership - Leader focuses on getting the job done • Transactional Leadership - “Management by exception” • Transformational Leadership - Leader inspiring his/her team with a shared vision of the future
Like its’ types, Leadership has several definitions - However, we will only focus on one • Leadership defined by leader’s actions and ability to lead his/her team towards a common goal or task - Types of LEADERSHIP? In Conclusion
Research a leader (any public figure) that meets each one of the types of leadership discussed in class - Be sure print out his/her picture and bring it with you to class • Each pictures worth 10 points For Next Week
Retrieved April 14, 2013 from Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leadership • 2013. Vector Study. Types of Leadership. http://vectorstudy.com/management-topics/types-of-leadership • 2013. Merriam-Webster. http://www.merriam-webster.com/ • 2013. Webster Dictionary. http://www.webster-dictionary.org/ References