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Leadership. Leadership and Power. Theory Legitimate power Granted through the organization Reward power Give or withhold rewards Coercive power Force compliance Referent power Comes from identification, loyalty, charisma Expert power. Understanding Leadership. Practical
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Leadership and Power Theory • Legitimate power • Granted through the organization • Reward power • Give or withhold rewards • Coercive power • Force compliance • Referent power • Comes from identification, loyalty, charisma • Expert power
Understanding Leadership Practical • Leadership traits • Aren’t any universal, generic traits • Can always find exceptions (even bad people are leaders) • Persistence • One study showed 97% of CEOs had this trait
The Leadership Grid • Theory • A method of evaluating leadership styles to train managers using OD techniques so that they are simultaneously more concerned for both people and production. • Concern for production: • Deals with the job aspects of leader behavior. • Concern for people: • Deals with the people aspects of leader behavior.
Situational ApproachesLPC Theory • Least preferred co-worker (LPC) • Manager takes test to assess their orientation • Done with least preferred co-worker in mind • Managers are classified as either • Task-oriented, or • Relationship-oriented • Appropriate leader depends upon the situation • Argued that managerial style is fixed • Put the right person in the right situation • Use task-oriented management in most and least favorable situations • Use relationship-oriented management in moderate cases
Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) • Defines different categories for subordinates • In-Group • Out-Group Practical • This certainly occurs • Not sure how useful this is
Political Behavior • Inducement • Offer to give something in return • Persuasion • Uses logic and emotion • Creation of an obligation • Give something now for future repayment • Coercion • Threaten