2. Leadership - what is it?
“Influencing people so that they will strive
willingly towards the achievement of group
goals”
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6. How important is a leader?
• In most cases, people will perform at about
60% of their potential with no leadership at all
• Thus, an additional 40% can be realized if
effective leadership is available
7. Styles of leadership
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Benevolent Team
Leader Leader
(Y) (Z)
concern for
people
Laissez-faire Autocratic
Leader Leader
(L) (X)
1 concern for production 9
8. Theory “L”: Laissez-faire leader
• Uninvolved - “leave them alone”
• Sees main role as passer of information
• Lets others make decisions
• Basically abdicates responsibility for team or
unit
9. Theory “X”: Autocratic leader
• Lacks flexibility
• Controlling and demanding
• “carrot and stick” approach
• Focused solely on productivity
10. Theory “Y”: Benevolent leader
• Very people oriented; encouraging
• Organizes around people
• Can be paternalistic
• “country club” atmosphere: non-competitive
11. Theory “Z”: Team leader
• Balances production and people issues
• Builds a working team of employees
• Team approach: involves subordinates
• Organization is a vehicle for carrying out plans
16. 1. Jeff Bezos (Amazon)
2. Steve Jobs (Apple)
3. Howard Schultz (Starbucks)
4. Brad Smith (Intuit)
5. Larry Page (Google)
6. Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook)
7. Bill Gates (Microsoft)
8. Richard Branson (Virgin Group)
9. Indra Nooyi (PepsiCo)
10.Rupert Murdoch (News Corporation)