Defining Leadership
Outline
• Defining leadership
• Leadership vs Management
• Course Assignments
– Thoughts on leadership
– Group research project
Define leadership
• Leadership is ...
Central Components of Leadership
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1) Leadership is a process.
2) Leadership involves influence
3) Leadership occurs within a group context
4) Leadership involves goal attainment
Leadership: A Working Definition
• Leadership is a process whereby an individual
influences a group of individuals to achieve a
common goal
Leading and Managing
• Manager:
– Has formally designated authority
• Leader:
– Influence a group towards the achievement of goals
and acts as an agent of change
Leading and Managing
• Management
Order and consistency
– Planning & budgeting
– Structuring & staffing &
monitoring
– Controlling & problem
solving
• Leadership
Change and Movement
– Creating a vision
– Inspiring
– Orchestrating important
change
– Motivating
Application of Leader/Manager
Distinction
• Apply this distinction between leadership and
management to experiences in your own life.
• Meet with your group and discuss your
reflections.
Thoughts on Leadership
• Review handout
– Writing assignment
– Speaker series
Group Projects
• Review group research project
• Convene in your group
– Exchange group member info
– Write down all members names for me
• In-class assignment
– Brainstorm with group; come up with a least 3
topics of interest to members in your group