Introduction to Leadership

Lecture Two Dr. Maha Dajani

Learning Objectives 1. Understand the different ways

leadership has been defined.

2. Understand the controversy about differences between leadership and management.

3. Understand the main roles of a leader.

4. Pinpoint the satisfactions and frustrations of Leaders.

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What is Leadership?

•The leader’s job is to create conditions for the team to be effective.

Why Leadership is Important ?

Why Leadership is Important ?

• For Crisis situations , to accomplish complex tasks.

• For organizational performance , to keep focus on group goals

• For employee job satisfaction

• For successful management

• For validation , to help make sense of the world by providing a romantic ideal.

Leadership vs. Management

Management is the attainment of

organizational goals in an effective

and efficient manner through

planning, organizing, staffing, directing,

and controlling organizational

resources.

Leadership = To have a

Vision or a picture of an

ambitious, desirable future

for the organization or

team

Are All Leaders Managers?

• Manager = formal title and authority

• Leader = person (manager or non manager) with influence

• Follower = person influenced by a leader

The overlap of leadership and management

Leadership and Management (Verbs)

• Leaders innovate

develop

inspire

have a long-term view.

ask what and why.

originate.

challenge the status quo

Managers administer

maintain

control

have short-term view

ask how and when

imitate

accept the status quo

Management and Leadership

Managers( hard skills)

• Focus on the present

• Maintain the status quo

• Implement policy

• Maintain existing culture and structure

• Remain aloof and objective

• Use position power

Leaders ( soft skills)

• Focus on the future

• Create change

• Initiate policy

• Create new culture and structure

• Establish emotional bonds with followers

• Use personal power

Leadership Is a Process, Not a Position

Leadership Followers

Leader

Situation

2/14/2015 Ch. 1 Leadership Dr. Maha Dajani 2014

Leadership is the result of complex interactions among the leader, the followers, and the situation

The Interactional Framework for Analyzing Leadership

2/14/2015 Ch. 1 Leadership Dr. Maha Dajani 2014

Who are the effective leaders?

Effective Leaders • Know when to lead, when

to follow.

• Influence followers to support organizational interests.

• Provide direction.

Effective Leaders (cont.)

• Set challenging objectives and lead the charge to achieve them

• Influence change for continual improvement

• Enjoy working with people

What are indicators of leadership effectiveness ?

–High group performance

–Follower satisfaction

–Improved group processes

–Career success of leader

Satisfactions of Leaders

• 1. A feeling of power and prestige.

• 2. A chance to help others grow and develop.

• 3. High income.

• 4. Respect and status.

• 5. Good opportunities for advancement.

• 6. A feeling of “being in on” things.

• 7. An opportunity to control money and other resources

Frustrations of Leaders • Despite the glory of being a leader, occupying

a leadership or management role has many built-in potential frustrations:

• 1. Too much uncompensated overtime.

• 2. Too many “headaches.”

• 3. Facing a perform-or-perish mentality.

• 4. Not enough authority to carry out responsibility.

• 5. Loneliness (being a leader limits the number of people one can confide in).