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GE2250 Understand Global Project for Business and Engineering Professionals
Instructor: Jiayu Chen Ph.D.
Scope and Risk Management for Global Project
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INTRODUCTION
Assignment Policy
• Deadline for Assignment 2
• Assignment 3
Team Project
• Find your group member on wiki
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COURSE STRUCTURE
L4. Project Cost Estimation
and Budgeting
L5. Project Planning,
Control and Crashing
L6. Scope and Risk Management for
Global Project
Project Management Triangle Strategic Management
L2. Cross-culture Collaboration
L3. Organizational Structures
Culture
Organization
Global Team
New Challenges
L8. Supply Chain Management
L10. Lean Project Management
L11. Mergers and Acquisitions
L9 Leadership and Team Building
L12 Virtual Environment and
Global Team
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LEADERSHIP
“Leaders are people who do the right thing;managersare people who do things right.”
– Professor Warren G. Bennis
“Leadership is the art of getting someone else to dosomething you want done because he wants to do it.”
– Dwight D. Eisenhower
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LeadershipAccording to the idea of transformational leadership, an effective leader is a
person who does the following:
1. Creates an inspiring vision of the future.
2. Motivates and inspires people to engage with that vision.
3. Manages delivery of the vision.
4. Coaches and builds a team, so that it is more effective at achieving thevision.
LEADERSHIP – A Definition
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LEADERSHIP – A Definition
Ethical Leadership - Doing the Right Thing
Ask yourself these questions:
• What standards of behavior are really important to my company?
• What specific values do I admire in certain leaders? Do I identify with those values?
• Would I still live by those values, even if they put me at a competitive disadvantage?
Set the Tone- Identify "trigger" situations- Prepare in advance- Listen to your "inner voice"- Reevaluate your decision before you act
Recognize Ethical Dilemmas
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LEADERSHIP – Core Leadership Theories
The Four Core Theory Groups
1. Trait Theories – What Type of Person Makes a Good Leader?
2. Behavioral Theories – What Does a Good Leader Do?
3. Contingency Theories – How Does the Situation Influence Good Leadership?
4. Power and Influence Theories – What is the Source of the Leader's Power?
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LEADERSHIP – Core Leadership Theories
The Four Core Theory Groups
0. Great Man Theory (1840s)
1. Trait Theories (1930s – 1940s)
2. Behavioral Theories (1940s – 1950s)
3. Contingency Theories (1960s)
4. Power and Influence Theories
• The Blake-Mouton Managerial Grid
• The Hersey-Blanchard Situational Leadership Theory
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LEADERSHIP – Core Leadership Theories
Trait theories argue that effective leaders share a number of common
personality characteristics, or "traits."
• Early trait theories said that leadership is an innate, instinctive quality that
you do or don't have.
• Trait theories help us identify traits and qualities (for example, integrity,
empathy, assertiveness, good decision-making skills, and likability) that are
helpful when leading others.
• However, none of these traits, nor any specific combination of them, will
guarantee success as a leader.
Traits are external behaviors that emerge from the things going on within our
minds – and it's these internal beliefs and processes that are important for
effective leadership.
Trait Theories
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LEADERSHIP – Core Leadership Theories
Behavioral Theories
Behavioral theories focus on how leaders behave.
In the 1930s, Kurt Lewin developed a framework based on a leader's behavior.
He argued that there are three types of leaders:
Autocratic leadersmake decisions without consulting their teams.
Democratic leadersallow the team to provide input before making a decision, although the degree of input
can vary from leader to leader.
Laissez-faire leadersthey allow people within the team to make many of the decisions.
Clearly, how leaders behave affects their performance. Best leaders are those
who can use many different behavioral styles, and choose the right style for
each situation.
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LEADERSHIP – Core Leadership Theories
Contingency Theories
The realization that there is no one correct type of leader led to theories that
the best leadership style depends on the situation. These theories try to
predict which style is best in which circumstance.
For instance, when you need to make quick decisions, which style is best? When you
need the full support of your team, is there a more effective way to lead? Should a
leader be more people-oriented or task-oriented? These are all questions that
contingency leadership theories try to address.
• The Hersey-Blanchard Situational Leadership Theory is a popular contingency-
based leadership framework, which links leadership style with the maturity of
individual members of the leader's team.
• Other contingency-based models include House's Path-Goal Theory and Fiedler's
Contingency Model.
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LEADERSHIP – Core Leadership Theories
Power and Influence Theories
Power and influence theories of leadership based on the different ways that
leaders use power and influence to get things done, and they look at the
leadership styles that emerge as a result.
• The best-known of these theories is French and Raven's Five Forms of
Power.
• This model highlights three types of positional power (legitimate, reward,
and coercive) and two sources of personal power (expert and referent).
• Another leadership style that uses power and influence is transactional
leadership. This approach assumes that people do things for reward and
for no other reason. Therefore, it focuses on designing tasks and reward
structures.
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LEADERSHIP – Understand Power
Leadership and power are closely linked.
People tend to follow those who are powerful.
But leaders have power for different reasons.
Recognize different types of power.
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LEADERSHIP – Understand Power
French and Raven's Five Forms of Power
One of the most notable studies on power was conducted by social psychologists John
French and Bertram Raven, in 1959. They identified five bases of power:
1.Legitimate – This comes from the belief that a person has the formalright to make demands, and to expect compliance and obedience from2.Reward – This results from one person's ability to compensate anotherfor compliance.3.Expert – This is based on a person's superior skill and knowledge.4.Referent – This is the result of a person's perceived attractiveness,worthiness, and right to respect from others.5.Coercive – This comes from the belief that a person can punish othersfor noncompliance.
• Better understand why you're influenced by someone, and decide whether you want
to accept the base of power being used.
• Recognize your own sources of power.
• Build your leadership skills by using and developing your own sources of power,
appropriately, and for best effect.
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French and Raven's Five Forms of PowerLegitimate Power
• Electoral mandates, social hierarchies, cultural norms, and organizational structure all provide the basis for
legitimate power.
• This type of power, however, can be unpredictable and unstable.
• The scope of power is limited to situations that others believe you have a right to control.
Reward Power
• Raises, promotions, desirable assignments, training opportunities, and even simple compliments
• It need to be bigger each time if they're to have the same motivational impact.
• people can become satiated by the reward, so that it loses its effectiveness.
Coercive Power
• This source of power is also problematic, it can cause unhealthy behavior and dissatisfaction in the workplace.
• relying on these forms of power alone will result in a very cold, technocratic, impoverished style of leadership.
Expert Power
• When you demonstrate expertise, people tend to trust you and respect what you say. As a subject matter expert,
your ideas will have more value, and others will look to you for leadership in that area.
• It doesn't require positional power, but it is one of the best ways to improve your leadership skills.
Referent Power
• Referent power comes from one person liking and respecting another, and strongly identifying with that person
in some way.
• Referent power can be a big responsibility, because you don't necessarily have to do anything to earn it.
Therefore, it can be abused quite easily
• Relying on referent power alone is not a good strategy for a leader who wants longevity and respect. When
combined with expert power, however, it can help you to be very successful.
LEADERSHIP – Understand Power
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LEADERSHIP – Leadership Styles
• Bureaucratic Leadership
• Charismatic Leadership
• Servant Leadership
• Transactional Leadership
Useful Leadership Style Frameworks
• Lewin's Leadership Styles
• The Blake-Mouton Managerial Grid
• The Hersey-Blanchard Situational Leadership Theory
• Path-Goal Theory
• Six Emotional Leadership Styles
• Flamholtz and Randle's Leadership Style Matrix
Transformational Leadership
Specific Leadership Styles
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LEADERSHIP –Useful Leadership Style Frameworks
In 1939, a group of researchers led by psychologist Kurt Lewin identified more specific
types of leadership, this early study was very influential and established three major
leadership styles.
Lewin's Leadership Styles
Authoritarian Leadership (Autocratic)
• Authoritarian leaders provide clear expectations for what needs to be done, when it should be done, and how
it should be done. Researchers found that decision-making was less creative under authoritarian leadership.
• Authoritarian leadership is best applied to situations where there is little time for group decision-making or
where the leader is the most knowledgeable member of the group. The autocratic approach can be a good
thing when decisive and rapid decisions are needed. However, it tends to create dysfunctional and even
hostile environments where the followers are often pitted against the domineering leader.
Participative Leadership (Democratic)
• This leadership style is generally the most effective leadership style. Democratic leaders offer guidance to
group members, but they also participate in the group and allow input from other group members.
• Participative leaders encourage group members to participate, but retain the final say over the decision-
making process. Group members feel engaged in the process and are more motivated and creative.
Delegative (Laissez-Faire) Leadership
• Delegative leaders offer little or no guidance to group members and leave decision-making up to group
members. While this style can be effective in situations where group members are highly qualified in an area
of expertise, it often leads to poorly defined roles and a lack of motivation.
• Laissez-faire leadership tended to lead to groups that lacked direction where members blamed each other for
mistakes, refused to accept personality responsibility, and produced a lack of progress and work.
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The Blake-Mouton Managerial Grid (Leadership Grid)
Element Description
Initiative Taking action, driving and supporting
InquiryQuestioning, researching and verifying
understanding
Advocacy Expressing convictions and championing ideas
Decision makingEvaluating resources, choices and
consequences
Conflict resolution Confronting and resolving disagreements
Resilience Dealing with problems, setbacks and failures
Critique Delivering objective, candid feedback
LEADERSHIP –Useful Leadership Style Frameworks
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The Blake-Mouton Managerial Grid (Leadership Grid)
The Indifferent or Impoverished (1,1)
These leaders have minimal concern for people and
production. Their priority is to fly under the radar while they
content to seek solutions that won't bring any negative focus
to themselves or their department. Preserving their
employment, position as well as their seniority is what drives
their elusive and evading behaviors.
Impact on employees:
• Employees have a high degree of dissatisfaction
• No harmony within the group
• High turn over
Impact on organization:
• Inefficient operation
The Country Club or Accommodating (1, 9)
These leaders will go above and beyond to ensure that the needs and desires of his employees are met. These
leaders are making the assumption that their staff will yield maximum results as they are likely to be self-
motivated when they are lead in such environment. These leaders will have behaviours that will yield and comply
with the needs of their staff. The productivity of the group however, can suffer from the lack of attention on tasks.
Impact on employees:
• Employees are Happy
• Good team harmony
Impact on organization:
• Low productivity
LEADERSHIP –Useful Leadership Style Frameworks
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The Blake-Mouton Managerial Grid (Leadership Grid)
The Dictatorial or Produce, Perish or Control (9, 1)
These leaders focus all of their attention to production-related matters and very little towards the needs of their
employees. These leaders will direct and dominate while holding the belief that efficiency gains can only be
achieved through rigid disciplines especially those that don't require human interaction. Employees are
considered expendable resources. Productivity is usually short lived as high employee attrition is unavoidable.
Impact on employees:
• Employees experience a high level of dissatisfaction
• High level of conflict within the group
Impact on organization:
• High employee turnover
• Peak performance is short lived
The Status Quo or Middle-of-the-Road (5, 5)
These leaders balance out the needs of their staff with those of
the organization, while not adequately achieving either. These
leaders will balance and compromise their decisions, often
endorsing the most popular one. They dedicate minimal efforts
towards facilitating the achievements of their staff or the
production results in average or below average levels.Impact on employees:
• Employees are not really discontent nor are they happy
• Good harmony within the group
Impact on organization:
• Average performance
LEADERSHIP –Useful Leadership Style Frameworks
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The Blake-Mouton Managerial Grid (Leadership Grid)
The Sound or Team (9, 9)
According to Dr. Robert R. Blake and Dr. Jane Srygley
Mouton, the sound leader is the most effective leadership style.
These leaders will contribute and are committed, can motivate
and are motivated while holding the belief that trust, respect,
commitment and employee empowerment are essential for
fostering a team environment where team members are
motivated, thus resulting in maximum employee satisfaction as
well as the most efficient productivity.Impact on employees:
• Employees are forming a highly cohesive team
• Employees are satisfied
• Employees are motivated and work as a team
Impact on organization:
• Low employee turnover
• Attracts highly skills employees
• Efficient organization
LEADERSHIP –Useful Leadership Style Frameworks
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Hersey-Blanchard Situational Leadership Theory
• Leadership depends upon each individual situation, and no single leadership style can
be considered the best.
• Tasks are different and each type of task requires a different leadership style.
Leadership techniques fall out of the leader pairing her or his leadership style to the
maturity level of the group.
• The theory states that instead of using just one style, successful leaders should
change their leadership styles based on the maturity of the people they're leading and
the details of the task.
Maturity Level Leadership Style
M1: Low maturity S1: Telling/directing
M2: Medium maturity, limited skills S2: Selling/coaching
M3: Medium maturity, higher skills but
lacking confidence
S3: Participating/supporting
M4: High maturity S4: Delegating
LEADERSHIP –Useful Leadership Style Frameworks
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Hersey-Blanchard Situational Leadership Theory
Example: 1. You're about to leave for an extended holiday, and your tasks will be handled by an experienced
colleague. He's very familiar with your responsibilities, and he's excited to do the job.Instead of trusting his knowledge and skills to do the work, you spend hours creating a detailed list of tasks for which
he'll be responsible, and give full instructions on how to do them.
The result? Your work gets done, but you've damaged the relationship with your colleague by your lack of trust. He was
an M4 in maturity, and yet you used an S1 leadership style instead of an S4, which would have been more appropriate.
2. You've just been put in charge of leading a new team. It's your first time working with these people.
As far as you can tell, they have some of the necessary skills to reach the department's goals, but not
all of them. The good news is that they're excited and willing to do the work.You estimate they're at an M3 maturity level, so you use the matching S3 leadership style. You coach them through the
project's goals, pushing and teaching where necessary, but largely leaving them to make their own decisions. As a result,
their relationship with you is strengthened, and the team is successful.
According to Hersey, ability level and willingness to do work can be cultivated by a good leader
by raising the level of expectations. Blanchard overlays four permutations of competency-
commitment, again, with a letter designation:
• D1 - Low competence and low commitment
• D2 - Low competence and high commitment
• D3 - High competence and low/variable commitment
• D4 - High competence and high commitment
LEADERSHIP –Useful Leadership Style Frameworks
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LEADERSHIP –Useful Leadership Style Frameworks
The Path-Goal Theory of Leadership was
developed to describe the way that leaders
encourage and support their followers in
achieving the goals they have been set by
making the path that they should take clear
and easy.
In particular, leaders:
• Clarify the path so subordinates know
which way to go.
• Remove roadblocks that are stopping
them going there.
• Increasing the rewards along the route.
Path-Goal Theory
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LEADERSHIP –Useful Leadership Style Frameworks
• In clarifying the path, the leaders may be directive or give vague hints.
• In removing roadblocks, they may scour the path or help the follower move the bigger
blocks.
• In increasing rewards, they may give occasional encouragement or pave the way with gold.
• This variation in approach will depend on the situation, including the follower's capability
and motivation, as well as the difficulty of the job and other contextual factors.
Path-Goal Theory
The four path-goal types of leader behaviors are:
Achievement
Directive
Supportive
Participative
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Directive:
The leader informs her followers on what is expected of them, such as telling them
what to do, how to perform a task, and scheduling and coordinating work. It is most
effective when people are unsure about the task or when there is a lot of uncertainty
within the environment.
Supportive:
The leader make work pleasant for the workers by showing concern for them and by
being friendly and approachable. It is most effective in situations in which tasks and
relationships are physically or psychologically challenging.
Participative:
The leaders consult with their followers by consulting with them before making a
decision on how to proceed. It is most effective when subordinates are highly trained
and involved in their work.
Achievement:
The leader sets challenging goals for his followers, expects them to perform at their
highest level, and shows confidence in their ability to meet this expectation. It is most
effective in professional work environments, such as technical, or scientific; or in
achievement environments, such as sales.
LEADERSHIP –Useful Leadership Style Frameworks
Path-Goal Theory
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LEADERSHIP –Useful Leadership Style Frameworks
Six Emotional Leadership Styles
*Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis and Annie McKee, Primal Leadership
Coercive/
Commanding
Issues instructions without
asking for input about what is
to be done
"Do what I tell
you."
In a crisis to kick-start a turnaround,
or with problem employees.
Strongly
negative
Authoritative/
Visionary
Inspires people by focusing on
long-term goals
"Come with
me."
When change requires a new vision or
when a clear direction is needed
Most strongly
positive
AffiliativeCreates a warm, people-
focused working atmosphere
"People come
first."
To heal rifts in a team or to motivate
during stressful timesHighly positive
Democratic
Obtains input and
commitments from everyone
in the group
"What do you
think?"
To build buy-in or consensus or to get
valuable input from employeesHighly positive
Coaching
Helps people assume
responsibility for a stretch of
the road that leads to the
organization's success
"Try this."
To help an employee improve
performance or develop long term
strengths
Highly positive
Pacesetting
Sets ambitious goals and
continually monitors progress
toward those goals
"Do as I do,
now!"
To get quick results from a highly
motivated and competent team.Highly negative
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LEADERSHIP –Useful Leadership Style Frameworks
The Leadership Style Matrix is divided into four quadrants. Each quadrant lists
two leadership styles that are best suited for a specific situation and person (or
group).
The Y-axis defines the "programmability" of the task. A programmable task
has specific steps or instructions to complete. A non-programmable task is
more creative; it's up to the individual to decide how best to accomplish it.
The X-axis describes the individual's capability and preference for autonomy.
Several factors influence this, including education, skill, motivation, and their
desire for feedback, interaction, or independence.
Flamholtz and Randle's Leadership Style Matrix
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LEADERSHIP –Useful Leadership Style Frameworks
Flamholtz and Randle's Leadership Style Matrix
3Low Programmability
Low Job Autonomy
Consultative/Participative
4Low ProgrammabilityHigh Job Autonomy
Consensus/Laissez-Faire
1High Programmability
Low Job AutonomyAutocratic/
Benevolent Autocratic
2High Programmability
High Job Autonomy
Consultative/Participative
LOW HIGH
LOW
HIGH
Capability for Autonomy
Pro
gra
mm
ab
ilit
y
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LEADERSHIP –Useful Leadership Style Frameworks
Six Emotional Leadership Styles
Quadrant 1: High Programmability/Low Job AutonomySometimes you'll be in charge of a task that must be done in a specific way; or that
needs to be completed by a team that needs a great deal of motivation, guidance,
feedback, or interaction. In these cases, a directive leadership approach is most effective.
Autocratic – The leader issue instructions without explanation, and expect team members to
follow them without question.
Leaders need to lead with strength and assertiveness, but it's also important to lead with kindness.
Don't forget that your team members depend on the feedback that you give them. Praise their
good work regularly, and give them constructive criticism on how they can improve.
Benevolent Autocratic – The benevolent autocratic style is similar to the autocratic style but
more participative.
To use this style successfully, communicate the reasons why your team must follow your
instructions. As your team is working, practice management by wandering around, so that you're
available to answer questions and provide feedback.
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LEADERSHIP –Useful Leadership Style Frameworks
Six Emotional Leadership Styles
Quadrant 2: High Programmability/High Job AutonomyWhen the task that you're delegating must be completed in a specific way, and the person
that you're delegating to wants to have autonomy in his or her work, you can use either a
consultative or a participative style of leadership.
Consultative – You use a consultative leadership style when you ask your team members for
their input and opinion, but you still have the final say.
To use the consultative leadership style successfully, build trust in your team. When trust is
present, your team members will feel comfortable offering their opinions and reacting honestly to
issues.
Participative – The participative leadership style is similar to the consultative style, where you
still have the final say in a decision. However, the participative style goes a step further – you
depend on your group to develop ideas, not just offer opinions on an idea. The participative style is
more about group problem solving and brainstorming.
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LEADERSHIP –Useful Leadership Style Frameworks
Six Emotional Leadership Styles
Quadrant 3: Low Programmability/Low Job AutonomyLeading a highly creative project, with a person or with team members who don't want
autonomy. Instead, they need direction, input, and interaction. The two leadership styles
that best fit this situation are Consultative and Participative.
Consultative – You use a consultative leadership style when you ask your team members for
their input and opinion, but you still have the final say.
To use the consultative leadership style successfully, build trust in your team. When trust is
present, your team members will feel comfortable offering their opinions and reacting honestly to
issues.
Participative – The participative leadership style is similar to the consultative style, where you
still have the final say in a decision. However, the participative style goes a step further – you
depend on your group to develop ideas, not just offer opinions on an idea. The participative style
is more about group problem solving and brainstorming.
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LEADERSHIP –Useful Leadership Style Frameworks
Six Emotional Leadership Styles
Quadrant 4: Low Programmability/High Job AutonomyWhen you're assigning a creative – or "loose" – project to a person who wants freedom
and independence to work. This means that you need to take a nondirective leadership
approach.
Consensus – You're going to give your team member a great deal of authority in the
decision-making process. Instead of being the "boss," it's almost as if you become part
of the team.
Ensure that your team member understands his or her responsibilities when you use this
style.
Laissez-faire – You give team members freedom over how and when they're going to
do their work, but you're there if they need resources or help.
You should only use laissez-faire leadership in the right situations, and you should
avoid taking this style to the extreme. However, when you're working with someone
who is highly skilled, motivated, and intelligent, using this leadership style can be very
effective. To use laissez-faire successfully, make sure that you delegate the right tasks
to the right people.
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LEADERSHIP – Specific Leadership Styles
Bureaucratic Leadership
• Bureaucratic leaders follow rules rigorously, and ensure that their people
follow procedures precisely.
• This leadership style is appropriate for work involving serious safety risks
(such as working with machinery, with toxic substances, or at dangerous
heights), or with large sums of money. Bureaucratic leadership is also useful
for managing employees who perform routine tasks.
• This style is much less effective in teams and organizations that rely on
flexibility, creativity, or innovation.
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Charismatic Leadership
• A charismatic leadership style resembles transformational leadership: both
types of leaders inspire and motivate their team members.
• The difference lies in their intent. Transformational leaders want to
transform their teams and organizations, while leaders who rely on
charisma often focus on themselves and their own ambitions, and they may
not want to change anything.
• Charismatic leaders might believe that they can do no wrong, even when
others warn them about the path that they're on. This feeling of invincibility
can severely damage a team or an organization, as was shown in the 2008
financial crisis.
LEADERSHIP – Specific Leadership Styles
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Transactional Leadership
• This leadership style starts with the idea that team members agree to obey
their leader when they accept a job.
• The "transaction" usually involves the organization paying team members in
return for their effort and compliance on a short-term task. The leader has a
right to "punish" team members if their work doesn't meet an appropriate
standard.
• Transactional leadership is present in many business leadership situations,
and it does offer some benefits.
• The downside of this style is that, on its own, it can be chilling and amoral,
and it can lead to high staff turnover. It also has serious limitations for
knowledge-based or creative work. As a result, team members can often do
little to improve their job satisfaction.
LEADERSHIP – Specific Leadership Styles
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LEADERSHIP – Specific Leadership Styles
Servant Leadership
• A "servant leader" is someone, regardless of level, who leads simply by
meeting the needs of the team. The term sometimes describes a person
without formal recognition as a leader.
• These people often lead by example. They have high integrity and lead with
generosity. Their approach can create a positive corporate culture, and it can
lead to high morale among team members.
• Supporters of the servant leadership model suggest that it's a good way to
move ahead in a world where values are increasingly important, and where
servant leaders can achieve power because of their values, ideals,
and ethics .
• This leadership style takes time to apply correctly: it's ill-suited to situations
where you have to make quick decisions or meet tight deadlines.
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LEADERSHIP – Negative Styles
Negative styles
Post-hoc Management
A poor, but common style.
Micromanagement
Controls every detail.
Seagull Management
Flying in, pooping on you and flying off again.
Mushroom Management
Drop them in the poo and keep them in the dark.
Kipper management
Two-faced approach.
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LEADERSHIP – Negative Styles
Post-hoc ManagementIt is very common in small companies where there are few formal systems and where there is a general
autocratic style. It also appears in larger organizations where results take precedence over rules or
where politics leads to impression management being a primary activity.
Principle
• The basic principle of post-hoc management is that, as judge and jury, the manager is always
right and never to blame.
• The first sign of post-hoc management is a vague start to work, typically with unclear and
general objectives.
Critical benefits
The post-hoc manager also benefits from the 'critic effect', whereby people who criticize are seen as
being more intelligent that those who propose creative solutions. The manager may be creative too,
but does it in a way that protects them from blame.
Post-hoc management is sadly an all-too-frequent reality. It reflects the human condition and the
need for control, safety and status that often take priority over values that require integrity and
concern for others.
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LEADERSHIP – Negative Styles
MicromanagementThere is a style of management with which many are familiar and which has acquired the name
'micromanagement'. The manager in question acts as if the subordinate is incapable of doing the job,
giving close instruction and checking everything the person does.
Why micromanage
• May reasonably not trust the person either because there is evidence to support this or because
the newness of the relationship has not yet yielded evidence to support trust.
• Another explanation is an internal need for the manager to manage closely.
When a person is working in a job where they do not have the knowledge or ability to
do the job, and where mistakes are costly and highly undesirable, then they will need
careful supervision and education until they are able to work by themselves.
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Seagull managementA style of management whereby the person 'flies in, poops on you and then flies away again'. When they
are there, they typically give criticism and direction in equal quantities, often without any real
understanding of what the job entails.
Why it happens
• The Seagull Manager like to consider themselves as important, they consequently grab the
talking stick and do not stop until they can excuse themselves and leave.
• They are likely to be strongly task-based and consider the 'soft stuff' as fluffy and unnecessary.
Their approach is thus highly transactional, based on the simple premise 'do as I say and you'll
continue to get paid'.
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LEADERSHIP – Negative Styles
Mushroom management“the 'mushroom manager' plants you knee-deep (or worse) in the smelly stuff and keeps you in the
dark.” You get to do all the work that they do not want. They do not communicate and generally ignore
you, so you do not know their plans or what else might be going on in the organization.
Why it happens
• Mushroom managers are often more concerned about their own career and image, anyone
who appears as a threat may well be deliberately held back as their ability may make the
mushroom manager look bad.
• Managers may take the mushroom route is that they just do not care about some or all of their
people.
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LEADERSHIP – Negative Styles
Kipper ManagementTwo-faced manager who has different faces and styles depending on the situation.
When they are with more senior managers they are typically model employees, putting business first
and themselves last. Yet with their subordinates, the reverse is often true, with the individuals carrying
the can for both pulling out the stops to get things done in time and then blame when things go wrong
through no fault of their own.
Why it happens
• The key reason why the kipper is so two-faced (or many-faced) is that their values with regard to
integrity are largely non-existent. They literally see nothing wrong in acting differently with
different people and may even be proud of their ability to act differently in different situations,
calling it something like 'style flexibility'.
• Historically, the kipper may have been taught that 'this is how it works'. They may also have a
deeper background where trust was low and abusive relationships common.
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1. Not Providing Feedback
2. Not Making Time for Your Team
3. Being Too "Hands-Off"
4. Being Too Friendly
5. Failing to Define Goals
6. Misunderstanding Motivation
7. Hurrying Recruitment
8. Not "Walking the Walk“
9. Not Delegating
10. Misunderstanding Your Role
LEADERSHIP – Bad Practices
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In 1955, based on field research in administration and his own firsthand observations of
executives in the workplace, Katz suggested that effective administration depends on
three basic personal skills: technical, human, and conceptual.
LEADERSHIP – Skill Approach
Three-skills Approach
• Technical skill is knowledge about and proficiency in a specific type of work or
activity.
• Human skill is knowledge about and ability to work with people.
• Broadly speaking, conceptual skills are the ability to work with ideas and
concepts.
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LEADERSHIP – Skill Approach
Based on the extensive findings from the project, Mumford and colleagues formulated a skill-based model of leadership to extend three-skills approach.
Three-skills Approach
INDIVIDUALATTRIBUTES
COMPETENCIESLEADERSHIPOUTCOMES
• General Cognitive
Ability
• Crystallized
Cognitive Ability
• Motivation
• Personality
Problem-Solving
Skills
Social Judgment
Skills
Knowledge
• Effective
Problem Solving
• Performance
Career Experiences
Environmental Influences
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Individual Attributes
LEADERSHIP – Skill Approach
General Cognitive Ability.• It includes perceptual processing, information processing, general reasoning skills, creative
and divergent thinking capacities, and memory skills. General cognitive ability is linked tobiology, not to experience.
• General cognitive ability is sometimes described as fluid intelligence, a type of intelligencethat usually grows and expands up through early adulthood and then declines with age.
Crystallized Cognitive Ability. • Crystallized cognitive ability is intellectual ability that is learned or acquired over time. It is
the store of knowledge we acquire through experience.• In normally functioning adults, this type of cognitive ability grows continuously and
typically does not fall off in adulthood.
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Individual Attributes
LEADERSHIP – Skill Approach
Motivation.• This first step is critical. For leadership to occur, a person wants to lead.• Second, leaders must be willing to express dominance—to exert their influence.• Third, leaders must be committed to the social good of the organization. It refers to the
leader’s willingness to take on the responsibility of trying to advance the overall humangood and value of the organization.
Personality.• This attribute reminds us that our personality has an impact on the development of our
leadership skills. For example, openness, tolerance for ambiguity, and curiosity mayaffect a leader’s motivation to try to solve some organizational problem. Or, in conflictsituations, traits such as confidence and adaptability may be beneficial to a leader’sperformance.
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Competencies
LEADERSHIP – Skill Approach
Problem-Solving Skills.• The skills include being able to define significant problems, gather problem information,
formulate new understandings about the problem, and generate prototype plans forproblem solutions.
• Problem-solving skills demand that leaders understand their own leadership capacities asthey apply possible solutions to the unique problems in their organization.
Social Judgment Skills.social judgment skills are the capacity to understand people and social systems They enableleaders to work with others to solve problems and to marshal support to implement changewithin an organization.Knowledge.• Knowledge is inextricably related to the application and implementation of problem-
solving skills in organizations. It directly influences a leader’s capacity to definecomplex organizational problems and to attempt to solve them.
• Knowledge is the accumulation of information and the mental structures used to organizethat information.
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*SOURCE: Adapted from House, R.J., Hanges, P.J., Javidan, M., Dorfman, P. W., & Gupta, V., Culture, Leadership, and
Organizations: The GLOBE Study of 62 Societies, copyright © 2004, Sage Publications
GLOBE researchers divided the data from the 62 countries they studied into regional clusters.1
These clusters provided a convenient way to analyze the similarities and differences between
cultural groups (clusters), and to make meaningful generalizations about culture and leadership.
LEADERSHIP – Culture
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LEADERSHIP – Culture
Cultural Dimension High-score Clusters Low-Score Clusters
Assertiveness orientation Eastern Europe, Germanic Europe Nordic Europe
Future orientation Germanic Europe, Nordic Europe Eastern Europe, Latin America,
Middle East
Gender egalitarianism Eastern Europe, Nordic Europe Middle East
Humane orientation Southern Asia, Sub-Saharan
Africa
Germanic Europe, Latin Europe
In-group collectivism Confucian Asia, Eastern Europe,
Latin America, Middle East,
Southern Asia
Anglo, Germanic Europe, Nordic
Europe
Institutional collectivism Nordic Europe, Confucian Asia Germanic Europe, Latin America,
Latin Europe
Performance orientation Anglo, Confucian Asia, Germanic
Europe
Eastern Europe, Latin America
Power distance No clusters Nordic Europe
Uncertainty avoidance Germanic Europe, Nordic Europe Eastern Europe, Latin America,
Middle East
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LEADERSHIP – Culture
Charismatic/value-based leadership reflects the ability to inspire, to motivate, and to expect high
performance from others based on strongly held core values. This kind of leadership includes
being visionary, inspirational, self-sacrificing, trustworthy, decisive, and performance oriented.
Team-oriented leadership emphasizes team building and a common purpose among team
members. This kind of leadership includes being collaborative, integrative, diplomatic,
nonmalevolent, and administratively competent.
Participative leadership reflects the degree to which leaders involve others in making and
implementing decisions. It includes being participative and nonautocratic.
Humane-oriented leadership emphasizes being supportive, considerate, compassionate, and
generous. This type of leadership includes modesty and sensitivity to other people.
Autonomous leadership refers to independent and individualistic leadership, which includes being
autonomous and unique.
Self-protective leadership reflects behaviors that ensure the safety and security of the leader and
the group. It includes leadership that is self-centered, status conscious, conflict inducing, face
saving, and procedural.
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LEADERSHIP – Culture
Eastern Europe Leadership Profile
For the Eastern European countries, an ideal
example of a leader would be a person who
was first and foremost independent while
maintaining a strong interest in protecting his
or her position as a leader.
Latin America Leadership Profile
Quite different from the Eastern European
countries, the Latin American countries place
the most importance on charismatic/value-
based, team-oriented, and self-protective
leadership, and the least importance on
autonomous leadership
*SOURCE: Adapted from House et al. (2004).
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LEADERSHIP – Culture
Latin America Leadership Profile
Quite different from the Eastern European
countries, the Latin American countries place
the most importance on charismatic/value-
based, team-oriented, and self-protective
leadership, and the least importance on
autonomous leadership.
Latin Europe Leadership Profile
The Latin Europe cluster values leadership
that is charismatic/value based, team
oriented, participative, and self-protective.
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Confucian Asia Leadership Profile
The leadership profile of the Confucian Asia
countries describes a leader who is self-
protective, team oriented, and humane
oriented.
LEADERSHIP – Culture
Nordic Europe Leadership Profile
An ideal example of leadership for the Nordic
European countries is leadership that is highly
visionary and participative, while being
somewhat independent and diplomatic.
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LEADERSHIP – Case study
“Decentralization”
10 groups, 46 divisions and 190 departments for 43
strategic business unit
The Wall Street Journal proclaimed him as “management
legend” “replaced a legend with a live wire”
Period of economy recession
Starting stage: GE restructuring
Late 1980’s: Second stage of the rocket
1990’s: the third wave
Closing out the decade: Raising the Bar
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LEADERSHIP – Case study
Starting stage: GE restructuring
#1 or #2: Fix, Sell or CloseBetween 1981-1990, GE freed up over $11 billion of capital by selling off more than 200
businesses, which had accounted for 25% of 1980 sales. The company made over 370
acquisitions, investing more than $21 billion in purchases (eg: Westinghouse’s lighting
bussiness)
A highly disciplines destaffing process aimed at all large headquarters groups, including a
highly symbolic 50% reduction in the 200-person strategic planning staff.
“We don’t need the questioners and checkers, the nitpickers who bog down the process …”
Welch earned a name of “Neutron Jack”
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LEADERSHIP – Case study
The Late 1980s: Second Stage of the Rocket
In 1989, Welch articulated the management style he hoped for GE should based on
openness, candor, and facing reality. His objective was to created the culture of a small
company – a place where all felt engaged and everyone had voice.
WorkoutA process designed to get unnecessary bureaucratic work out of system while providing a
forum in which employees and their bosses could work out new ways of dealing with each
other.
Best PracticesCommit to new training program to introduce Best practice thinking through the
organization.
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• Bureaucratic Leadership
• Charismatic Leadership
• Servant Leadership
• Transactional Leadership
Useful Leadership Style Frameworks
• Lewin's Leadership Styles
• The Blake-Mouton Managerial Grid
• The Hersey-Blanchard Situational Leadership Theory
• Path-Goal Theory
• Six Emotional Leadership Styles
• Flamholtz and Randle's Leadership Style Matrix
Transformational Leadership
Specific Leadership Styles
LEADERSHIP – Case study
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LEADERSHIP – Case study
Developing Leaders
“Like many other large companies in the U.S., Europe and Japan, GE has had an
implicit psychological contract based on perceived lifetime employment. This produced
a paternal, feudal, fuzzy kind of loyalty. This kind of loyalty tends to focus people
inward. … We have the best training and development resources and an environment
committed to providing opportunities for personal and professional growth.”
-Tich and Charan
Managers at every level used these discussions as the basis for coaching anddeveloping their staff. (As a role model, Welch estimated he spend at least 70% of histime on people issues, most of that teaching and developing others)
“I own the people” vs. “You just rent them”
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The Late 1990s: The third wave
LEADERSHIP – Case study
Boundaryless Behavior and integrated diversity
“We take people who aren’t boundaryless out of jobs … In you’re turf-oriented, self-
centered, don’t share with people and aren’t searching for ideas, you don’t belong here.”
StretchThe workers were required to set higher, “strech” goals for their businesses.
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Closing out the decade: Raising the bar
LEADERSHIP – Case study
Six Sigma, A players, e-business
November 22, 1999, Fortunemagazine name him “Manager of the Century”
Under his leadership GE’s market cap has grown from $13 billion in 1981 to$330 billion in 1999
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LEADERSHIP – Case study
Macro Observation:
• His initiatives lead rather than follow management fashion
• The initial emphasis on establishing a strong base, then building on the leveraging
those strong core business
• His focus on a few key initiatives that he sustains over many years
• His deeply embedded “operating system” that integrates visionary initiatives into
strategic plans, operating budges, personnel review and ongoing corporate
communication.
Micro Observation:
• Initiative is translated into specific targets or objectives.
• Creating measure and aligning rewards.
• Welch’ role as communicator – articulating the initial concept, emphasizing the need
for alignment, spreading the successes.