This document discusses different approaches to leadership. It states that leadership is not a personal trait but a process of influencing others. All leaders have followers in common. The contingency approach views leadership as dependent on the situation and followers rather than an independent variable. The most suitable leadership for innovation depends on the organizational situation and followers. Characteristics of situations and follower dynamics shape the appropriate leadership approach to enable innovation.

1. Leadership

2. Leadership
Not a property of a person, but a process of
influencing and motivating others
Since leadership is a process of motivating, all
leaders have in common: followers

3. Leadership
Exhibiting leadership is influencing followers in a
manner that enables organisation to attain its
goals
Therefore, all leaders have in common: situation
and context

4. Heroic Conception
Early research described leadership as a
personal trait independent of the context
“Innovative leaders were born
and such leaders possess
certain qualities and traits that
lead them to greatness” (Draft,
2005).

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Essential behaviours associated
These studies were primarily
concerned with the consequences of
such behaviours
Behaviour
Consequence
Cause
Behavioural Conception

6. Contingency Approach
Contingency approach is the most relevant to
understand leadership and innovation outcomes
Leadership is dependent rather than
independent variable and there is no one best
way

7. Contingency Approach
The most suitable leadership for organisational
innovation is the one that fits the nature of the
situation and followers
Innovativeness of leadership is contingent
upon organisational situations and followers

8. Contingency Approach Depicts...
Characteristics of
Situations
Leadership
Approach
Innovation
Follower Dynamics

9. Characteristics of Situations
Characteristics of Situations
Leadership Approach
Stability
Crisis
Dynamic Equilibrium
Edge of Chaos
Nested
Emergent
Network-Development
Orchestration

10. Follower Dynamics
Follower Dynamics
Leadership Approach
Low task, high relationship
High task, high relationship
High task, low relationship
Low task, low relationship
Supportive
Coaching
Authoritative
Delegating

11. Emotional support = stress
Coach and Encourage = high
levels of ability
Authoritative = unclear about how
to go about doing their jobs
Delegate = high levels of
ability

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Leadership is a process
Leaders can influence innovation by
mustering their behaviour and
flexibility
However…leadership is not a
simple reaction to situational events
Leadership is a dynamic process
that is shaped in multiple ways

13. Low task, high relationship
High task, high relationship
High task, low relationship
Low task, low relationship
Supportive
Coaching
Authoritative
Delegating
Contingencies Leadership

14. Stability
Crisis
Dynamic Equilibrium
Edge of Chaos
Nested
Emergent
Network-Development
Orchestration
Contingencies Leadership