1 1 2- Bateman Snell Management Competing in the New Era 5th Edition Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 1 2 2- Part Four Chapter 12 - Leadership Chapter Outline Vision Leading and Managing Leading and Following Power and Leadership Traditional Approaches to Understanding Leadership Contemporary Perspectives on Leadership Developing Your Leadership Skills Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 1 3 2- Learning Objectives After studying Chapter 12, you will know: what it means to be a leader how a good vision helps you be a better leader how to understand and use power the personal traits and skills of effective leaders the behaviors that will make you a better leader what it means to be a charismatic and transformational leader how to further your own leadership development Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 1 4 2- Vision Vision a mental image of a possible and desirable future state of the organization having a vision and communicating it to others are essential components of great leadership the best visions are both: ideal - communicates a standard of excellence and clear choice of positive values unique - communicates and inspires pride in being different from other organizations can exist throughout all organizational levels visions can be inappropriate Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 1 5 2- Leading And Managing Ability to lead effectively sets excellent managers apart from average ones managers deal with ongoing organizational activities planning leadership creating and budgeting routines, structuring the organization includes orchestrating organizational change a vision for the firm and inspiring people to attain it management and leadership are both vitally important supervisory leadership - provides guidance, support, and corrective feedback for day-to-day activities of work unit members strategic leadership - gives purpose and meaning to organizations Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 1 6 2- Leading And Following Organizations succeed or fail because of how well followers follow effective followers: are capable of independent thinking are actively committed to organizational goals are enthusiastic about ideas and purposes beyond their own self interest master skills that are useful to the organization hold performance standards that are higher than required Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 1 7 2- Power And Leadership Power ability Sources to influence other people of power legitimate power - leader has organizational authority reward power - leader has control over valued rewards coercive power - leader has control over punishments referent power - leader has personal characteristics that appeal to others and make them desirous of the leader’s approval expert power - leader has knowledge that others feel will be of benefit to them Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 1 8 2- Sources Of Power Authority Control over rewards Expertise Power Appealing personal characteristics Control over punishments Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 1 9 2- Traditional Approaches To Understanding Leadership Leader traits trait approach - focussed on individual leaders to determine the personal characteristics that great leaders share characteristics that distinguish effective leaders drive - characteristics that reflect a high level of effort leadership motivation - desire to lead integrity - actions correspond to words self-confidence - expectation that one is able to overcome obstacles and make good decisions in the face of uncertainty knowledge of the business - ability to interpret information ability to perceive the needs of others and to adjust one’s behavior accordingly Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 1 1 2- 0 Traditional Approaches To Understanding Leadership (cont.) Leader behaviors behavioral approach - sought to identify what behaviors good leaders exhibit Task performance - leader’s efforts to ensure that the work unit reaches its goals focus on work speed, quality and quantity of output, and rules Group maintenance - ensure the satisfaction of group members develop and maintain harmonious work relationships Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) theory - focuses on the leader’s behavior toward individuals maintenance behaviors Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 1 1 2- 1 Traditional Approaches To Understanding Leadership (cont.) Leader behaviors (cont.) Participation in decision making - leader behaviors that managers perform in involving their employees in making decisions autocratic leadership - makes decisions and then announces them to the group democratic leadership - solicits input from others uses consensus or majority vote to make the final choice Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 1 1 2- 2 Traditional Approaches To Understanding Leadership (cont.) Leader The behaviors (cont.) effects of leader behavior decision styles - characteristics of the situation, leader, and the follower determine the appropriate decision-making style laissez-faire - leadership philosophy characterized by an absence of managerial decision making performance and maintenance behavior - are independent of each other Ohio State studies - grievances and turnover were lower when supervisor was high on maintenance behavior were higher when supervisor was high on task performance behavior when leader must be high on performance-oriented behavior, s/he should also be maintenance-oriented Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 1 1 2- 3 Traditional Approaches To Understanding Leadership (cont.) Leader The behaviors (cont.) effects of leader behavior (cont.) performance and maintenance behavior (cont.) Michigan studies - most effective managers were task oriented effective managers also were relationship oriented taken together, Ohio State and Michigan research suggested that the ideal leader is always both performance and maintenance oriented Blake and Mouton’s Leadership Grid described a wide range of leadership styles recommended a 9,9 style that is high on concern for people and high on concern for production ignores the effect of the situation Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 1 1 2- 4 The Leadership Grid High Country Club Management (1,9) Team Management (9,9) Middle of the Road Management (5,5) Low Impoverished Management (1,1) 1 Low 2 3 4 AuthorityCompliance (9,1) 5 6 7 Concern for Production 8 9 High Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 1 1 2- 5 Traditional Approaches To Understanding Leadership (cont.) Situational approaches to leadership leadership perspective proposing that universally important traits and behaviors do not exist, and that effective leadership behavior varies from situation to situation requires the leader to first analyze the situation and then decide what to do Tannenbaum and Schmidt - three factors must be considered forces in the manager forces in the subordinate forces in the situation arguments remain valid today Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 1 1 2- 6 Traditional Approaches To Understanding Leadership (cont.) Situational approaches to leadership (cont.) Vroom-Yetton-Jago model - focuses on how leaders go about making decisions seven situational factors used to analyze problems each based on a problem attribute scored as either high or low answering a series of questions about the problem attributes leads one to 14 possible endpoints of the analysis each endpoint recommends one of five decision styles decision styles indicate that there are several shades of participation use of model ensures that important situational factors are considered Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 1 1 2- 7 Vroom’s Situational Factors For Problem Analysis DECISION SIGNIFICANCE The significance of the decision to the success of the project or organization IMPORTANCE OF COMMITMENT The importance of team members’ commitment to the decision LEADER’S EXPERTISE Your knowledge or expertise in relation to this problem LIKELIHOOD OF COMMITMENT The likelihood that the team would commit itself to a decision that you might make on your own GROUP SUPPORT FOR OBJECTIVES The degree to which the team supports the organization’s objectives at stake in this problem GROUP EXPERTISE Team members’ knowledge or expertise in relation to this problem TEAM COMPETENCE The ability of team members to work together in solving problems Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 1 1 2- 8 Figure 12.3 The Vroom-Yetton-Jago model Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 1 1 2- 9 Figure 12.3 The Vroom-Yetton-Jago model Instructions: The Matrix operates like a funnel. You start at the left with a specific decisions problem in mind. The column headings denote situational factors which may or may not be present in that problem. You progress by selecting High or Low (H or L) for each relevant situational factor. Proceed down from the funnel, judging only those situational factors for which a judgment is called for, until you reach the recommended process. Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 1 2 2- 0 Vroom’s Leader Decision Styles Decide 0 Consult Individually 3 Consult Group 5 Facilitate 7 Delegate 10 Area of freedom for subordinates Use of authority by manager Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 1 2 2- 1 Traditional Approaches To Understanding Leadership (cont.) Situational approaches to leadership (cont.) Path-goal theory - concerns how leaders influence subordinates’ perceptions of their work goals and the paths they follow toward attainment of those goals factors that determine appropriate leader behavior include: personal characteristics of the followers authoritarianism locus of control ability environmental pressures with which followers must cope people’s tasks formal authority system of the organization primary work group Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 1 2 2- 2 Traditional Approaches To Understanding Leadership (cont.) Situational Path-goal four approaches to leadership (cont.) theory (cont.) pertinent leadership behaviors directive leadership supportive leadership participative leadership achievement-oriented leadership theory suggests that the leader should: make the path to work goals easier to travel by providing coaching and direction reduce frustrating barriers to goal attainment increase opportunities for personal satisfaction by increasing payoffs to people for achieving performance goals Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 1 2 2- 3 The Path-Goal Framework Characteristics of followers Appropriateness of 1. Directive, determine 2. Supportive, 3. Participative, or 4. Achievement leader behaviors leading to Followers’ goals and performance Environmental factors Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 1 2 2- 4 Traditional Approaches To Understanding Leadership (cont.) Situational approaches to leadership (cont.) Substitutes for leadership - factors in the workplace that can exert the same influence on employees that leaders would provide certain follower, task, and organizational factors are substitutes for task performance-oriented and group maintenance-oriented leader behaviors practical implication of this idea create situations in which substitutes for leadership operate leader will require less time in attempts to influence people Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 1 2 2- 5 Contemporary Perspectives On Leadership Charismatic leadership dominant and exceptionally self-confident, and have a strong conviction in the moral righteousness of their beliefs articulates ideological goals inspire their followers trust, confidence, acceptance, obedience, emotional involvement, affection, admiration, and higher performance Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 1 2 2- 6 Contemporary Perspectives On Leadership (cont.) Transactional leadership traditional management through business transactions in which leaders use their legitimate, reward, and coercive powers to give commands and exchange rewards for services rendered dispassionate leadership that does not inspire people to focus on the interests of the organization Transformational leadership moves beyond transactional leadership a leader who transforms a vision into reality and motivates people to transcend their personal interests for the good of the group Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 1 2 2- 7 Contemporary Perspectives On Leadership (cont.) Transformational Generating leadership (cont.) excitement - three ways they are charismatic provide individualized attention they are intellectually stimulating Skills and strategies - rely on four have a vision communicate their vision build trust have a positive self-regard Transforming leaders - training available to stimulate transformational leadership Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 1 2 2- 8 Contemporary Perspectives On Leadership (cont.) Post-heroic even leadership great top executives can’t solve all problems on their own effective leadership must permeate the organization leader must spread leadership abilities throughout the firm make heroes out of those who figure out what needs to be done and then do it A note need on courage courage to: create and execute a vision take reasonable risks Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 1 2 2- 9 Classic Contingency Models Of Leadership Fiedler’s leader the contingency model effectiveness depends on two factors personal style of the leader task-motivated - primary emphasis on completing the task low Least Preferred Coworker (LPC) relationship-motivated - emphasizes maintaining good interpersonal relationships high LPC degree to which the situation gives the leader power, control, and influence over the situation different situations dictate different leadership styles Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 1 3 2- 0 Fiedler’s Analysis Of Situations Leadermember relations Task structure Leader position power Good Structured High Low Poor Unstructured High Low Structured High Low Favorable for leader Most effective leader in the situation Unstructured High Low Unfavorable for leader Taskmotivated Taskmotivated Taskmotivated Relationshipmotivated Relationshipmotivated Relationshipmotivated Relationshipmotivated Taskmotivated Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 1 3 2- 1 Classic Contingency Models Of Leadership (cont.) Hersey and Blanchard’s situational theory manager should consider an employee’s psychological and job maturity maturity - level of the follower’s skills and technical knowledge relative to the task performed psychological maturity - follower’s self-confidence and selfrespect job determines the degree to which task performance or maintenance behaviors are important maintenance behaviors are not important with followers of low or high levels of maturity performance behaviors important for followers with low maturity Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.