This document discusses leadership and compares it to management. It defines leadership as motivating people towards a common goal through communication, trust, and inspiration. Management focuses on processes like planning and control, while leadership emphasizes building trust and inspiring followers. The document also covers various leadership theories and styles, noting there is no single best approach but that effective leaders can adapt their style to fit different situations.

1. Leadership

2. In this bite sized video
•Introduction
•Management andLeadership
•Leadership FocusAreas
•Adam’s EquityTheory
•ManagementVs Leadership WAGmob on
Leadership

3. Introduction
• Leadershipis the abilityof anindividualtomotivatea groupof peopletowardsa
commongoal.
• Toinfluence, motivate,andenableothers tocontributetothesuccess of the
organization

4. • GoodCommunicator
• Respectful andTrustworthy
• Responsive
• Delegator & Motivator
• Open tochange
• Rewarding
• Empathy
Characteristics of
Leadership

5. Management
• Managershave subordinates.Leadershavefollowers.
• Managementis aboutprocesses, thefocus isonplanning,communication&
control.
• Leadershipis aboutbehavior,the focus is aboutbuildingtrustand inspiring
people.

6. LeadershipFocus Areas
• Focus ontheright people.
• Focus ontheright culture.
• Focus onbuildingtrust,confidenceand arhythmof execution.

7. Focus On
Right People
• Getthe rightpeoplein theright jobs.
• Understandwhere real valueis added.

8. Focus on Right Culture
• Listen,learnandrespond.Seta toneof communicationand collaboration.
• An informal atmospherecanbe a competitiveadvantage.
• Have fun!

9. Empathy
• Themere factthatsomeone caresis moreoften thannotrewardedwithloyalty.

10. Adam’s Equity Theory
• This theoryattemptstoexplain relationalsatisfactionin terms ofperceptionsof
fair/unfair distributionsof resourceswithininterpersonalrelationships.

11. • Each participant’scontributiontotherelationalexchange,viewedas entitlinghim/her
torewards
or costs.
Inputs

12. • Thepositive andnegativeconsequencesthatan individualperceives a participant
haveincurred asa consequenceof his/her relationshipwithanother.
Outcomes

13. Business Application
•Employees determine what their equitable
return should be after comparing their inputs
and outcomes with those of their coworkers.

14. Leadership Styles
• Delegating
• Low relationship/lowtask
• Responsibility
• Willingemployees
• Participating
• Highrelationship/lowtask
• Facilitatedecisions
• Ablebut unwilling
• Selling
• Hightask/highrelationship
• Explaindecisions
• Willingbut unable
• Telling
• HighTask/Lowrelationship
• Provide instruction
• Closely supervise

15. 15
Which one is better?
• There is no onebest style ofleadership
• Effective leaders possess anduse more thanone style ofleadership.
• Effective leaders alter theirtaskand relationshiporientationtofit thesituation.

16. Approaches to Leadership
• Laissez-FaireLeadership
• AuthoritarianLeadership
• DemocraticLeadership
• PragmaticLeadership
• ActionCenteredLeadership
• Coaching

17. • Leadersarehands-off andallowgroupof members tomake thedecisions.
Laissez-Faire Leadership

18. • Leaderhasfull controlof theteamleaving lowautonomywithinthegroup.
• Changesrequire anewvision; Clear directionis needed
Authoritarian Leadership

19. • Leaderleavesroom for equalityof all group members.
• Eachperson’sideas are valuedandconsidered.
Democratic Leadership

20. • Mixture ofdemocraticand authoritarianleadership approaches.
• Getquick results from highly skilled andself motivatedprofessionals
Pragmatic Leadership

21. • Focuses oneffective management:
• Planning
• Controlling
• Supporting
• Informing
• Evaluating
Action Centered Leadership

22. • Seeking information,defining
tasks,setting aims, allocatingtasks,
andsettingstandards.
Planning

23. • Maintainingstandards,ensuring progress, ongoingdecision making.
Controlling

24. • Encouragingteamspirit, reconciling,increasing morale.
Supporting

25. Informing
• Clarifyingtasks andplans,updating,receivingfeedbackand interpreting.

26. Evaluating
• Consideringthefeasibility of ideas,performance andenabling self-assessment.

27. Coaching
• Observing andgiving feedback.
• Leadbyexamples

28. MANAGEMENT VS. LEADERSHIP
• Practices/Behaviors
• Commitment
• Do the right thing
• Change
• Long-term
• Ends
• Architects
• Inspiring/motivating
• Position
• Compliance
• Do things right
• Status quo
• Short-term
• Means
• Builders
• Problem solving

29. WAGmob on Leadership
• “Leadershipis aboutfocus. There are athousanddirectionsanda million
things youcan do,butchoosingthe rightone atthe righttimeandgiving it all
yourattentionis thewaytosucceed.”

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