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1. 1 Traits, Behaviors, and Relationships 2
2. 2 Your Leadership Challenge Identify the strengths you can bring to a leadership role.
Outline some personal traits and characteristics that are associated with effective leaders.
Recognize autocratic versus democratic leadership behavior and the impact of each.
Know the distinction between people-oriented and task-oriented leadership behavior and when each should be used.
3. 3 Your Leadership Challenge (cont.) Understand how the theory of individualized leadership has broadened the understanding of relationships between leaders and followers.
Distinguish among various roles leaders play in organizations, including operations roles, collaborative roles, and advisory roles, and where your strengths might best fit.
4. 4 The Trait Approach
5. 5 Ex. 2.1 Personal Characteristics of Leaders Personal Characteristics
Energy
Passion
Physical stamina
Intelligence and Ability
Intelligence, cognitive ability
Knowledge
Judgment, decisiveness
Personality
Optimism
Self-confidence
Honesty and integrity
Enthusiasm
Charisma
Desire to lead
Independence Social Characteristics
Sociability, interpersonal skills
Cooperativeness
Ability to enlist cooperation
Tact, diplomacy
Work-Related Characteristics
Drive, desire to excel
Responsibility in pursuit of goals
Persistence against obstacles, tenacity
Social background
Education
Mobility
6. 6 Behavior Approaches
7. 7 Ex. 2.2 Leadership Continuum
8. 8 Ohio State Studies
9. 9 University of Michigan Studies
10. 10 Ex. 2.3 The Leadership Grid® Figure (adapted)
11. 11 Ex. 2.4 Themes of Leader Behavior Research
12. Individualized Leadership … a theory based on the notion that a leader develops a unique relationship with each subordinate or group member, which determines how the leader behaves toward the member and how the member responds to the leader. 12
13. 13 Ex. 2.5 Stages of Development of Individualized Leadership
14. 14 Ex. 2.6 Leader Behavior Toward In-Group versus Out-Group Members In-group
Discusses objectives; gives employee freedom to use his or her own approach in solving problems and reaching goals
Listens to employee’s suggestions and ideas about how work is done
Treats mistakes as learning opportunities Out-Group
Gives employee specific directives for how to accomplish tasks and attain goals
Shows little interest in employee’s comments and suggestions
Criticizes or punishes mistakes
15. 15 Ex. 2.6 (contd.) In-Group
Gives employee interesting assignments; may allow employee to choose assignment
Sometimes defers to subordinate’s opinion
Praises accomplishments
Out-Group
Assigns primarily routine jobs and monitors employee closely
Usually imposes own views
Focuses on areas of poor performance
16. 16 Leader-Member Exchange (LMX)
17. Ex. 2.7 Three Types of Leadership Roles 17