Skills Approach

Summary of the Skills Approach

Leader centered perspective

Focuses on developing the individual skills of the leader

skills are what leaders can accomplish (pg. 40)

traits are who leaders are (pg. 40)

Katz’s 3 major components

KATZKATZ

TECHNICALTECHNICAL CONCEPTUALCONCEPTUALHUMANHUMAN

Skills Approach and Katz

Focused on 3 main skills

Technical- proficiency and knowledge in a specific area

Example: Technology

Human- knowledge and ability to work with people

Example: trust

Conceptual- ability to work with ideas and concepts

Example: setting vision and goals

Skills Approach and Mumford

CAREER CAREER EXPERIENCESEXPERIENCES

LEADERSHIPLEADERSHIPOUTCOMESOUTCOMES

INDIVIDUAL INDIVIDUAL ATTRIBUTESATTRIBUTES

ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCESINFLUENCES

COMPETENCIESCOMPETENCIES

MUMFORDMUMFORD

Model of the 5 components

3.LEADERSHIP3.LEADERSHIPOUTCOMESOUTCOMES

2.INDIVIDUAL 2.INDIVIDUAL ATTRIBUTESATTRIBUTES1.COMPETENCIES1.COMPETENCIES

PROBLEMPROBLEMSOLVINGSOLVING

SOCIAL JUDGEMENTSOCIAL JUDGEMENT

KNOWLEDGEKNOWLEDGE

general cognitive general cognitive abilityability

MOTIVATIONMOTIVATION

CRYSTALIZED COGNITIVE CRYSTALIZED COGNITIVE ABILITYABILITY

personalitypersonality

PROBLEM PROBLEM SOLVINGSOLVING

PERFORMANCEPERFORMANCE

Model of the 5 components Continued

4.CAREER 4.CAREER EXPERIENCEEXPERIENCE

5.ENVIRONMENTAL 5.ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCESINFLUENCES

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS ACQUIRED OVER TIMEACQUIRED OVER TIME

FACTORS OUTSIDE OF FACTORS OUTSIDE OF LEADERS CONTROLLEADERS CONTROL

CHANGES IN CHANGES IN TECHNOLOGYTECHNOLOGY

Group Activity

break into 3 separate groups

read and solve the case study

each group will have 5 minutes to read and evaluate the situation

groups will then have 1 minute to present idea

Strengths

Leader centered model

focuses on the leader as an individual

stresses the importance of developing leadership skills

Weaknesses/criticisms

developing individual skills extends beyond the scope of leadership

weak in predictive value

Does not explain how variations in social judgement and problem solving affect performance