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Theory of Political Leadership

Theory of Political Leadership. UNU/ILA. Leadership: a Generic Concept. Importance: In society and group activities we seek to avoid chaos and to feel a sense of belonging and purpose Leadership emerges in the process of learning to relate to one another

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Theory of Political Leadership

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  1. Theory of Political Leadership UNU/ILA

  2. Leadership: a Generic Concept • Importance: In society and group activities we seek to avoid chaos and to feel a sense of belonging and purpose • Leadership emerges in the process of learning to relate to one another • These individuals are more involved, have certain values, have vision, and initiate change

  3. Evolving Definition • Our definition of leadership changes as we perceive and construct reality in new ways • Ancient societies: leaders = heroes, prophets, philosophers • Middle Ages: popes and kings • Machiavelli: clever and amoral “princes” • Early modern: rational-bureaucratic and authoritarian models of leaders

  4. Contemporary View • New leadership resulting from complex economic and social changes, globalization, and democratization • Leaders are judged on their effectiveness, style, service, cultural-sensitivity, adaptive-capacity, ethics, wisdom, participation, personal judgement

  5. Current Scholars • Burns Wren • Heifetz Rost • Bass Ciulla • Kellerman Greenleaf • O’Toole Gardner • Hollander Fiedler • Nanus

  6. Types of Leadership • Religious • Political • Corporate • Societal • Knowledge-based

  7. Political Leadership • “Distribution of values and resources of a political society” • Conceptual development: • Authority • Power • Influence • Participation and Democracy • Ethics and Wisdom

  8. Evolution of Political Leadership • Authority: • Exclusive; closed system; eliminate autonomous and independent sources of leadership • Rational-legal framework described by Max Weber • Power • Behavioral and mobilizational construct • Ambition theory: high motivation for domination • Channel for social mobility and economic transformation • Lasswell’s Political man, Politics, and Personality • Influence • Interpersonal relations and communications • Leadership-followership relationship • Exchange, motivation, rewards, ideological inspiration, moral authority, charisma

  9. Evolution, cont. • Participation: Democratic leadership • Interactive process • Involves individuals, groups, parties within societies • Ethics and Wisdom: Future Political Leadership • Emphasis on leaders, constituencies, local, state, national, and international

  10. Knowledge-based Leadership • “leaders to create new contexts, which breakdown organizational boundaries and encourage a variety of cognitive styles” • Democratic and communitarian • Strategic planning, information management • Change mindsets and methods • Create large, wide, deep, fast networks

  11. Summary • Leaders are needed to create and manage change in the 21st century • More eclectic approach necessary incorporating political, corporate and social leadership • Need for new styles in the face of rapid social and economic changes resulting from globalization and new technologies

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