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Leadership

Leadership

Influence

Leaders-Followers

Change

Organizational Objectives

People

Big 5 Model of Personality

Surgency Agreeableness Adjustment

Conscientiousness Openness to Experience

Conclusions of Big 5

Universal applicationMany organizations use the “Big 5 Model

of Personality Traits”Leaders should know their typeBest predictor of job performance is

Conscientious Dimension

Good Leaders

Flexibility

High Energy

Stability

Sensitivity to Others

Intelligence

Locus of Control

Dominance

ConfidenceIntegrity

Leadership Styles

Active Leadership StylesAutocraticBureaucraticCoerciveTransactionalTransformational

Passive Leadership StyleLaissez-Faire

Autocratic/Authoritarian

Classical ApproachManager retains all power and decision

makingNo input from followersFollowers obeyStructure set of rewards and punishmentsExamples: Military, School, Prision

Bureaucratic

Management “By the Book”Follow procedures strictlyAny questions about procedures are

referred to next levelExample: Organizations that are funded

by State money

Democratic/Participative

Employees encouraged to be part of decision making

Employees are kept informedLeader becomes a coachCan produce high quality/quantity of

workEmployees motivated because of

satisfaction

Coercive

Leader has authority to punish and withhold rewards

Good leaders use this power as a last resort

May be only way to gain compliance from members

Most effective when applied to a small percentage of followers

Transactional

Motivates followers by appealing to self-interest

Uses the exchange process to meet goals

May encourage leader to adapt their style to meet expectations of followers

Relationships aren’t meaningfulWork is not creative

Transformational

Leaders are charismatic and visionaryAll members have ownership of

organizationCan inspire followers to transcend own

self-imageMore strongly correlated with lower

turnover rates, higher productivity, & higher employee satisfaction

Laissez-Faire

Hands Off Leadership StyleLittle or no direction provided by leaderEmployees have large amounts of

freedomEmployees must determine goals, make

decisions, and resolve own issues

Reminders in selecting a style

People are motivated by reward and punishments

Social systems work best with a clear chain of command

Employees generally want to be told what to do