EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP INTRODUCTION OMGT 5253 – Leadership Principles Overview Topics Define Effective Leadership Are Leadership Skills Inherited or Learned Relationship Between Motivation and Inspiration Different Leadership Styles Leadership versus Management Ethics in Leadership Developing Leaders Define Effective Leadership Intangible concept that produces tangible results Art as well as a science Impact can be readily seen High levels of productivity Positive can-do attitudes Commitment to accomplish goals Effective and efficient use of resources High levels of quality Mutually supportive team work to get things done Work is accomplished by Teams Define Effective Leadership - continued Inspire people in order to make a total, willing and voluntary commitment to achieve and exceed goals Characteristics of Effective Leaders Persuasive Positive Influence Good Communication Skills Positive Role Models Balanced Commitment Define Effective Leadership - continued Leadership Myths Rare Skillset Born not Made Charisma Exist Only at the Top of Organizations Leaders Must Control, Direct, Push and Manipulate Leaders Know Everything Are Leadership Skills Inherited or Learned Many debates around this question Some are born with skillset Others develop through work, effort and continual desire to learn and improve Relationship Between Motivation and Inspiration Individual Needs Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Leaders Need to Understand What Motivates Others Once a need has been satisfied, no longer works as a motivator Individual Beliefs Use to inspire Observe, listen, ask, establish trust Different Leadership Styles Autocratic – control over all decisions with little input from others Democratic – decisions based on majority stance Participative – sometimes synonymous with Democratic, however, decision is made based on feedback and assessment of others; not necessarily on how members would vote Goal-Oriented – establishing clear and specific goals Situational – style that adapts to current situation Leadership versus Management Innovate Develop People Focused Inspires Trust Long-term Thinker Why? Challenges Does the Right Thing Administers Maintains Systems Focused Relies on Control Short-term Thinker How? Status Quo Does Things Right Ethics in Leadership Set High Standards Do What You Say Responsibility not Privilege Newspaper Test People Do What People See Right Actions Provide Good Examples – Do the Right Thing When Nobody is Watching Developing Leaders Servant Leadership Get to Know Others – hopes, dreams, goals; then assist them on how to achieve Treat Employees Well Leadership is about advancing others Leaders need to connect with followers Act Instinctively Can’t move people to action unless first move with emotion People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care – genuine care Developing Leaders – continued Are you making things better for the people who are following you? Attitude Reflects Leadership, Captain – from Remember the Titans, Campbell to Bertier Secure Leaders Give Power to Others If you want to be successful, you have to be willing to empower others Theodore Roosevelt – “The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and the self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.” Developing Leaders - Continued When Leaders Fail to Empower Others, Traced to the Following: Desire for Job Security – fear of losing what we have. Worry about being dispensable. Should realize if a team succeeds, who the leader is. Resistance to Change – most don’t like change. Must embrace change, desire it. Become a change agent Lack of Self-Worth – can’t be self-conscious. Worry about what others think. Developing Leaders - Continued Grow by Leading Followers, but to maximize, Develop Leaders Developing only Followers Make you Tired – very limited in time available Increasing Leaders You Develop Increases the Impact on People Far Beyond Your Personal Reach Questions/Discussions What Makes a Great Leader?
