Leadership Summary

CBP: Leadership

Module 1: Introduction to Effective Leadership

Definitions:

* Leading: is guiding a direction for someone to follow.

* Leadership: the process by which an individual influences others to achieve a goal.

* Leader: the individual responsible for leading followers to accomplish a shared vision

* Follower: the individual who subscribes to the direction of a leader.

Effective Leadership:

Characteristics:

* Justice: desire to do right

* Judgment: ability to weigh facts

* Decisiveness: ability to make prompt decisions.

* Integrity: honesty

* Dependability: proper performance

* Tact: use discretion when dealing with others

* Initiative: take action in absence of orders

* Endurance: mental and physical stamina

* Unselfishness: placing others ahead of self

* Courage: firmness in the face of difficulty

* Knowledge: know job and people

* Loyalty: be faith to your job

* Enthusiasm: sincere interest.

Skills:

* Risk taking

* Coaching

* Team building

* Facilitating

* Decision making

* Communicating

* Planning

* Flexibility.

Responsibilities of a leader:

* develop a vision

* Develop a mission and goals

* Work towards achieving goals and objectives

* Build a cohesive team

* Identify and meet team needs

* Measure team performance

* Hold team member accountable

* Motivate team members

Leadership Potentials:

* Everyone can be a leader: some people are born with leader traits and other train to be leaders

* Circumstances make and shape leaders:

* Leaders embrace responsibility: leaders accept the responsibility of leadership

What do you need to be an effective Leader?

* Clear goals: leaders needs clear goals to accomplish

* Training: effective leaders require some form of training.

* Followers: true followers should believe in the leader's vision.

Leadership vs. Management:

Management Leadership

Focused on controlling resources Focused on empowering people

Focused on structure Focused on people

Manage people as employees See people as part of a team

Not all managers lead All leaders can manage

Focused on accomplishing a task Focused on accomplishing a vision

Short range perspective Long range perspective

Managers plan, organize and control Leaders inspire, motivate and unleash team energy

Module 2: Choosing the appropriate Leadership Style

The Transitionary nature of Leadership:

Leaders should be able to know when to change and following are two factors that require a transitionary approach to leadership

* What happens next: when goals are achieved leaders need new goals or new vision

* Situations may change: leaders must address issues that as changing times, technology, and culture. They should know that their leadership could be temporary.

Leadership Styles:

Leadership styles are divided into two classes:

1. Relational support: more people oriented, leaders are involved in supporting their team.

2. Functional support: more task oriented, leaders are committed to accomplish the task.

Leadership style examples:

* Directing: high functional, low relational: direct instructions, leader supervises the work to ensure completion.

* Selling: high functional, high relational: leaders' gives clear explanation and reasoning persuading followers towards his decision.

* Participating: low functional, high relational: leader acts as a facilitator by providing encouragement and support to develop team members

* Delegating: Low functional-low relational: leader does not directly assume responsibility for task implementation he delegates a team member to accomplish the task.

Followers:

Followers are classified based on two categories:

1. Capability: the ability to perform a given task

2. Motivation: the willingness to accomplish the task

Types of Followers:

* Committed-Novice - Low Capability, High Motivation: follower lacks the knowledge but has the willingness to perform the task.

* Uncommitted Expert - High Capability, Low Motivation: follower has the knowledge but lacks the willingness to perform the task.

* Committed Expert - High Capability, High Motivation: follower has the knowledge and the willingness to perform the task.

* Uncommitted Novice - Low capability, Low Motivation: follower lacks the knowledge