Leadership unpacked Georgina Barratt-See BSc, MEdAdmin & Penny Shores, BSocSc, DipEd, MA ‘UNSW Counselling Service Leadership unpacked: outline • • • • • • • • • What is leadership? Definitions and leadership theories Break Leadership qualities – Communication – Delegation & empowerment Lunch Leadership qualities – Motivation – Goal setting – Conflict & negotiation Break Leadership qualities – Ethics Feedback Leadership unpacked: ground rules • • • • • Participative Fun Everyone is invited to contribute Start back from breaks on time Finish on time Leadership unpacked: who are you? 2 circles. • Name • Degree program, • What do you like to do for fun? Leadership unpacked: who are you? In groups: - State 3 things about you – 2 true, and 1 false - Group decides which one is false by discussion - E.g. My name is Georgina and I have: - Sung at the Olympic opening ceremony - Sung at the Opera House - Sung at the 2003 Rugby World Cup opening ceremony Leadership unpacked: leaders of the world Discuss what particular aspects or styles of leadership one of the following showed: - Hitler - Stalin or/ Mao Tse Tung - George W Bush - John Howard - Kim Beasley Perhaps discuss your impression of their leadership style, such as how they led, what made them the leader, how they used their power and influence, how they seemed to make decisions, how decisive or otherwise they appeared, etc. Leadership unpacked: Module 1: Leadership Leadership unpacked: good leader? - Think of someone you know in your life who is a good leader and write down why you think they are a good leader… - You will be invited to share why… Leadership unpacked: definitions - - - As many definitions as leaders… “leadership is interpersonal influence directed towards attaining goals and is achieved through communication” the lifting of people’s vision to a higher sight, the raising of their performance to a higher standard, the building of their personality beyond its normal limitations’ (Drucker, 1985). “leadership is the process of influencing others to understand and agree about what needs to be done and how it can be done effectively and the process of facilitating individual and collective efforts to accomplish shared goals” (Yukl, 2001, p. 7) Leadership unpacked: theories - Many theories of leadership Cover some of the main branches : - Trait - Consideration/Task - Situational - Contingency - Charismatic - Transformational/transactional Leadership unpacked: trait theories - - Traits: individual attributes, including aspects of personality, temperament, needs, motives and values Leaders are “born and not made” “Great man” theory Many different models researched Traits that leaders consistently have include: Dominance – wanting to take charge High energy Self-confidence “Locus of control” – belief you can control own destiny Stability Integrity Intelligence Flexibility Sensitivity to others Leadership unpacked: behaviour theories - Various behaviour theories Ohio & Michigan State studies looked at: - Task behaviours - Consideration behaviours - Task: concerned with “getting the job done” - Consideration: focussed on “meeting people’s needs”Michigan Task Consideratio Ohio Low structure/ consideration High structure/ consideration Low structure/ consideration High structure/ consideration Leadership unpacked: behaviour theories - Blake & Mouton expanded the Ohio & Michigan State theories High concern for 9.9 High concern for 9 1,9 people and low concern production and for for production means comfortable but less productive workplace people means efficient and productive workplace that also values and supports the employee – the best workplace! 5,5 Medium concern for production and medium concern for people means balance of getting work done and having people reasonably content and with average morale. 1 1,1 Low concern for production and low concern for people means unproductive and unfriendly workplace (the worst kind) 1 9,1 High concern for production and low concern for people means efficient but not necessarily “friendly” workplace (focus on getting on with the job) Concern for production Figure 1. The managerial grid, adapted from Blake, R. & Mouton, J. (1964). The Managerial grid. Houston, TX: Gulf 9 Leadership unpacked: situational theoriesLEADER BEHAVIOUR - Based on the “situation” HerseyBlanchard situational leadership model matches the group members’ readiness to the leadership style of the leader FOLLOWER READINESS Delegate Able and willing confiden Participa Able but unwillin insecure Follower directed Selling: Unable willing confiden Telling: Unable unwillin insecure Leader directed Leadership unpacked: contingency theories - - - “it depends” Variables: - Followers (ability, motivation) - Leader (personality, behaviour, experience) - Situation (task, structure, environment) Popular theory is “Fiedler’s contingency theory” Proposes two factors that predict leadership performance: “Least preferred co-worker” (a personality dependent variable) and “situational favourableness” Situational favourableness: - Quality of leader-member relationship - How defined the task is - Leader’s position power Leadership unpacked: contingency theories: Fiedler Start Are leader followers relations good or poor? Good Repetitive Is task repetitive? Non-repetitive Poor Repetitive Non-repetitive Leader’s power Strong Weak Strong Weak Strong Weak Strong Weak 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Situation Task Task Task Relationship Relationship Relationship Relationship Task Appropriate style Leadership unpacked: charismatic leadership - - - Charisma “divinely inspired gift” Charismatic leaders are typically seen as “inspirational”, “revolutionary”, “larger than life” Qualities include: visionary, superb communicator, self-confident, trustworthy, high risk orientation, high energy and action, strong power base, empowering, selfpromoting. Charismatic leaders can be negative or positive Leadership unpacked: transactional and transformational leadership - - Transactional leadership is “every day” leadership - 3 management behaviours: Incentives and rewards, Active & passive management by exception Transformational leadership: 4 - Idealised influence Inspiration Intellectual stimulation Individual consideration Leadership unpacked: transactional and transformational leadership - Idealised influence: - How influential the leader is, and how much the followers want to emulate leader - Inspiration - Inspire and motivate followers to provide meaning and challenge to their work - Intellectual stimulation - Followers are encouraged to be innovative and creative by questioning and problem-solving - Individual consideration - Leader provides support, encouragement and coaching Leadership unpacked: transactional and transformational leadership - Lets get creative! - 4 Groups - Each group choose a leader and develop a skit where you demonstrate your nominated “I” quality - You may choose a sports team, military, work situation, or any other scenario where leadership is exercised - Idealised influence Inspiration Intellectual stimulation Individual consideration Leadership unpacked: Module 2: Communication Leadership unpacked: Personal factors in communication Beliefs: Beliefs have to do with the degree of relationship we have to a being, object, idea, philosophy or fact Values: Values relate to how we perceive others, our world view, our attitude to materialism, our concern for those experiencing social injustice and the way we feel about environmental and political concerns. Interactive exercise – Rate the characters in this scenario. Discuss the ratings together and come to a conclusion. Break up into five groups. Leadership unpacked: Communication killers Now that you have all the information – what are you thinking? What does this exercise highlight about making assumptions and judging information with pieces of the puzzle missing? How do your beliefs and values impact your judgements? Making assumptions is a natural activity. Most of us make assumptions all of the time, based on the data culled from our experiences to date. The problem is that not all of our assumptions are correct, or at least are not always complete, and this gap leaves room for judgmentalism, misunderstanding, wasted time, frustration, and possible conflict. Leadership unpacked: Communication messages When people communicate, at least 6 possible messages can be sent: 1. 2. 3. 4. What message you mean to say What message you actually say What the other person hears What the other person thinks they hear 5. What the other person says about your message 6. What you think the other person says about your message Leadership unpacked: Communication killers Making assumptions Threats Orders Criticisms Name calling Moralising/ telling them what they SHOULD do Praising to manipulate Diagnosing Untimely advice Reassurance Persuading with logic Changing the topic Topping Cracking jokes But I thought you were ok? You looked like you were. Unless you come to work, I’ll…… No excuses, just do it!! You shouldn’t have applied for the job if you can’t handle it. Only an idiot would say that! You should sleep 4 hours every night – that’s the only way to keep up. But you’re so good at handling pressure! You just have a problem with motivation….. If you had listened to me in the first place….. Don’t worry – you’ll be OK. What you’re feeling doesn’t make sense! How interesting. Is that a new shirt? You reckon YOU’VE got problems!! A horse walks into a bar…. Leadership unpacked: Communication responsibility and Assertiveness • So it is important to try and be clear and if you are not sure if you are clear, to check and see the message was taken how you intended it to be. One way of communicating clearly and assertively is to use “I” statements. • “I” statements have 3 parts. • They describe: – the other person’s behaviour – your feelings – the consequences the other’s behaviour has for you • EG: “I feel embarrassed (feeling) when you talk about my performance in front of my co-workers (behaviour). I’m afraid they’ll think I’m stupid (consequence).” Leadership unpacked: “I” statements worksheet Think about situations in your life when you have sent the following messages. Write alternatives to each statement using “I” language. “You’re not telling me the truth!” ______________________________________ _______ “You only think of yourself!” ______________________________________ _______ “Don’t be so touchy!” ______________________________________ _______ “You don’t understand a word I’m saying!” ______________________________________ _______ “Stop behaving in that way!” ______________________________________ Leadership unpacked: interpersonal skills 1. Empathy & rapport 2. Attending skills & Active listening 3. Opening Questions Leadership unpacked: interpersonal skills: Empathy & Building rapport • Empathy helps to build rapport as the other person feels understood and listened to • Take others’ needs seriously • • • • • Value feelings + attitudes Respect others’ privacy + experience Listen Encourage elaboration Use open body language + a warm tone • Reserve judgement + blame • Display interest in what others say • Make affirming statements • (Adapted from Equity & Diversity POC training) Empathic responses versus not so empathic responses It sounds like things have been difficult for you lately versus Just get on with your work, get over it and move on I can hear that you are feeling really sad versus I know exactly how you feel, you will feel better tomorrow for sure Chinese Whispers Break up into five groups Leadership unpacked: attending skills: Blocks to listening • • • • Listening is much more than just hearing and often we hear without really listening. Has someone ever said to you “You’re not listening to me”? Inadequate listening: it is easy to get involved in our own thoughts or to think ahead to what we will say. Evaluative listening: as we listen, we judge the merits of what is being said. We also judge the person at times. Filtered listening: through socialisation we develop a variety of filters through which we listen to ourselves, others and the world around us. Labels as filters: you may generalise about someone rather than hear different information. Did any of these affect your Chinese whispering? Leadership unpacked: attending skills: Blocks to listening cont… • Fact centred rather than person centred listening: asking a lot of informational questions, rather than feelings • Rehearsing: when someone stops speaking, a good listener will reflect on what he or she said and then speak. • Sympathetic listening: sometimes people can arouse feelings of sympathy that distort the story that is being told. • Interrupting: the listener stops listening when they interrupt. Leadership unpacked: attending skills: Listening • • • • Non verbal cues Verbal cues ie ‘”mmm”’ ‘”I see”’ Paraphrasing – In other words…. Clarifying – So just to clarify, what your saying is that you… • Summarising – So just to summarise… • Reflecting feelings + content - It sounds like you are feeling worried that about the presentation you are giving on Friday. Leadership unpacked: attending skills: Open-ended questions • Often start with ‘”would”’ ‘”could”’ ‘”tell me more about…”’ ‘”how does it feel for you?”’ ‘”why”’ ‘”I am wondering what you mean by…”’ • Are useful to find out about a problem eg “what seems to be the problem?”, “how would you like to be able to handle it?” • Q: Why do you think open-ended questions are helpful? A: They can encourage exploration of thoughts and feelings Leadership unpacked: attending skills: Closed questions • Usually allow a single word answer • Are useful to elicit basic facts • Can limit communication Leadership unpacked: attending skills: More examples of openended questions • How did you react to….. • How are you feeling about….. • How did you find your first week? • What concerns you most about…. • Tell me about… Leadership unpacked: attending skills: Communicating via email • • • • • • • • • Sarcasm can be easily misunderstood No verbal or non-verbal cues Can be a time lapse Can be taken very literally, and re-read numerous times Meaning must be very clear, accurate spelling can help Including history can help Ending with something such as “regards” or “best wishes” can help if you have been very factual Using capitals is like SHOUTING! Re-read before you send Leadership unpacked: attending skills: Cross-cultural communication • Cultures have different cultural and social norms, expectations and values • Variations in pronunciation, vocabulary and grammatical structures • Rules for general discourse vary • Avoid language that has questionable racial or ethnic connotations. • Be aware of rules for attentiveness during conversation. • Be aware of rules regarding the distance between speakers during conversation. Leadership unpacked: attending skills: Cross-cultural communication •Be aware that objects, characters and symbols may reflect different beliefs or values for different groups. •Be aware that cultures may vary in what they consider humorous or taboo. •Be aware of different rules for taking turns during conversations. •Cultures may use different standards for loudness, speed of delivery, silence, attentiveness and time to respond to another's point. •Be aware of different cultural rules for entering into conversations in progress Does anyone know of any No No`s regarding communication specific to different cultures?? Leadership unpacked: Module 3: Delegation & empowerment Leadership unpacked: Delegation & empowerment •Rope exercise •Match up in groups of 10 •5 members of the 10 take hold of the string and close your eyes •The other 5 members pair up with one of the “blind” students •Do not touch them but using your voice only, get the 5 blind students to create a perfect square out of the string •They must not let go of the string Leadership unpacked: Delegation & empowerment What empowerment is not: Empowerment is not maintaining control of the final decision – it is giving the decision to someone else to make “If you help me to make a decision, it does not mean you empower me to make a decision next time. “ •What is empowerment? People are empowered when they are able to more freely exercise whatever power they possess, such as using their own expertise. Empowerment refers to liberating people from constraints such as checking with the boss before taking action. Leadership unpacked: Delegation & empowerment Empowerment has four dimensions*: •Meaning: an employer that feels that their work has meaning is more likely to be empowered •E.g. working in Counselling Service •Competence: belief that the employee is able to perform a particular task well •Self-determination: employee having a choice of initiating and regulating work activities, particularly choosing best method to perform a duty •Impact: influence on company outcome or results, such as knowing that you helped to complete something or change something *Spreitzer, G.M. (1995). Psychological empowerment in the workplace. Acad Mgt Journal. 38, 5, 1442-1465. Leadership unpacked: Delegation & empowerment: questionnaire Empowerment questionnaire: To empower employees successfully, the leader has to convey appropriate attitudes and develop effective interpersonal skills. To the best of your ability, indicate which skills and attitudes you now have an which ones require further development. Leadership unpacked: Delegation & empowerment: delegation Delegation: •“sub-set” of empowerment, dealing with one task only Delegating effectively involves: •When feasible, delegating the whole task – it makes the job more meaningful •Giving as much instruction as needed, depending on the employee •Stepping back from the details •Getting feedback during the task •Delegating both unpleasant and pleasant tasks •Evaluating and rewarding performance Leadership unpacked: Delegation & empowerment: Dangers •What do you think some dangers of empowerment and delegation are? Leadership unpacked: Module 4: Motivation Leadership unpacked: Motivation Why did you attend the workshop today? What motivated you to attend? Leadership unpacked: Motivation: Intrinsic vs Extrinsic Intrinsic motivation: motivation driven by the nature of the task itself. Studies have found that you will put in more effort to try different ways to succeed, and that your will be more persistent if you are intrinsically motivated. Extrinsic motivation: when motivation for change or development is derived from external sources. Extrinsic motivation comes from outside yourself and is not as effective as intrinsic motivation. It includes the goals, values, and interests of others as they affect you. You learn in order to avoid punishment, or to get a reward, or to please someone. e.g. Financial incentives, awards, or to “have on my CV”, the boss commanding Leadership unpacked: Motivation: Theories Different theories of motivation: •Lots of theories!! •Maslow •ERG •Equity theory •Goal setting •Social Cognitive Theory Leadership unpacked: Motivation: Theories: Maslow' hierarchy of needs Maslow: •Theory of needs: 5 levels: Self-actualisation (becoming the best person you can be) Esteem (sense of self worth) Social affiliation (need for belongingness) Security and safety (e.g. shelter, safe) Physiological needs (e.g. food, water) Leadership unpacked: Motivation: Theories: Alderfer Alderfer ERG theory: Existence needs: e.g. food, water, shelter Relatedness needs: e.g. sense of community, social aspects Growth needs: e.g. self-esteem, self-worth, job satisfaction No “hierarchy” (compared to Maslow) Leadership unpacked: Motivation: Theories: Equity theories Equity theory Inputs: effort, loyalty, hard work, commitment, skill, ability, flexibility, supporting others, “putting things into the organisation” etc Outputs: financial rewards, benefits, commission, bonuses, recognition, reputation, praise, thanks, responsibility, travel, training, development, promotion etc “what you get out of the job” •Use “referent other” – may be co-worker, or other person Input (person) Output (person) = Input (other) Output (other) Idea is that you want to come out ahead of the other person if possible Ip/Op ≤ Io/Oo Workers will use different methods if they perceive inequity against themselves: •Take “sick” leave, work less harder or less often, try to justify the “disparity”, choose another person as “referent other” or leave the field Leadership unpacked: Motivation: Theories: Social Cognitive Theory Social Cognitive Theory: Big gun “Albert Bandura” - Cognitive theory (based on how you think) - Main component is “self-efficacy” - Self-efficacy is the extent of belief in the capacity to do something - Created via 4 sources 1. Mastery Experiences powerful most 2. Vicarious Experiences 3. Social Persuasion 4. Physiological & affective powerful states least Leadership unpacked: Motivation: Theories: Social Cognitive Theory: Self-efficacy 1. Mastery Experiences: help employee to perform task successfully 2. Vicarious Experiences: observe task performed by someone else 3. Social Persuasion: “You can do it” 4. Physiological & affective states: sweaty palms, increased heartbeat – I am nervous, “I can’t do it” or “I am calm, I feel good, I can do it” Leadership unpacked: Motivation: Theories: Goal & Goal Setting Theory Goal Setting Theory: Subset of Goal Theory (we always have goals, they are innate, and we are goal directed. Goals are future end states). SMART Goal Setting: Specific: “who” “what” “where” “when” “why” Measurable: concrete criteria Actionable/Attainable: “stretch you” but “not too much” – elastic, not inelastic Realistic: “do-able” but not “easy” Timely: within a specific timeframe Leadership unpacked: Motivation: Theories: Jim Have a look at the case study for Jim. Break up into 5 groups. Leadership unpacked: Motivation: Theories: Goal & Goal Setting Theory Specific What, when, why, where? Take a few moments to develop your own SMART goals relating to your engineering career: Measurabl Actionable Realistic Timely How will I How will I measure the this? achievemen E.G. I would like to I would like weight. I will do this lose 20kg joining WW on with a nutritionist. advice from my GP I will attend weekly exercise 4x take a more balanced approach to eating Is this realistic? What timeframe we Yes, will to “treat allocation I would lose this weight by December 2006. Approxim one kilo a week Ways to motivate yourself and others • Use the SMART way to identify goals – remind yourself about why these goals are important to you • optimistic thinking: what is the worst that could happen if a certain path to your goal does not succeed, is there another pathway? • recognize your sense of discovery • take responsibility for your learning • accept the risks inherent in learning with confidence, competence, and autonomy • recognize that "failure" is success: learning what doesn't work is on the same path as learning what does work • celebrate your achievement in meeting your goals • encourage yourself – be your own cheerleader! Leadership unpacked: Module 5: Conflict and negotiation Leadership unpacked: Conflict & Negotiation: NASA Exercise NASA Test: Lost on the moon -On your own, complete the Lost on the moon priority list -Group discussion/observation Leadership unpacked: Conflict & Negotiation: NASA Exercise Discussion: Roles: what roles were being performed? What negotiating took place? What conflict appeared and how was it handled? How did the group come a decision? Was this task better performed individually or in a group? Leadership unpacked: Conflict & Negotiation: A work situation The following is a short skit. It is not real. It is a made-up scenario. Leadership unpacked: Conflict & Negotiation: A work situation What was the cause(s) of the conflict? Or what is the issue(s) involved? How did the conflict escalate? How could the conflict have been avoided? (hint, what did we learn this morning??) Leadership unpacked: Conflict & Negotiation: Make my voice heard You are in a group of 7 people on a desert island. Your object is to get the group to agree that your item is one of the three most important things. As a group, work out which of the following are going to be the three most important things you choose: -Flint -Saucepan/cooking pot -Water purifying tablets -Axe -Malaria tablets -Pencil and paper -Bottle and cork The others will observe and then they will get a chance to participate in another scenario. Leadership unpacked: Conflict & Negotiation: Make my voice heard You are in a group of 7 people on a desert island. Your object is to get the group work out who is going to be in charge of different duties. You each have only one of the following skills but none of the others know what your skill is unless you communicate it to them. Expand on your skill as much as you can. Leadership unpacked: Conflict & Negotiation: Personal reflection 1. Choose 3 people who fit into the categories on the left 2. Taking each one separately, imagine you were alone with each one of them for a long period of time. Please do not unfold until filling out the exercise. Leadership unpacked: Conflict & Negotiation: NSW Engineering In groups, then divide into two subgroups and taking turns, argue first the pros and cons for one of the following engineering projects. Be as inflexible as you can -Kurnell Desalination Plant -Cross-city tunnel -Nuclear power plant in far west NSW -Tunnel linking North (Manly) and South (Watson’s Bay) Heads Leadership unpacked: Conflict & Negotiation: NSW Engineering Discussion: Roles: what roles were being performed? What negotiating took place? What conflict appeared and how was it handled? How did the group come a decision? Leadership unpacked: Conflict & Negotiation: NSW Engineering In groups, then divide into two subgroups and taking turns, argue first the pros and cons for one of the following engineering projects. Be as flexible as you can -Kurnell Desalination Plant -Cross-city tunnel -Nuclear power plant in far west NSW -Tunnel linking North (Manly) and South (Watson’s Bay) Heads Leadership unpacked: Conflict & Negotiation: NSW Engineering Discussion: Roles: what roles were being performed? What negotiating took place? What conflict appeared and how was it handled? How did the group come a decision? Leadership unpacked: Module 6: Ethical leadership Leadership unpacked: Ethical leadership Ethics: People vary regarding their ethics, and are based on their own value systems, but usually some fundamental principles assist with determining ethical behaviour: 1. Is it right? 2. Is it fair? 3. Who gets hurt? 4. Would you be comfortable if the details of your decision were placed in a public medium/area? 5. Would you tell your child (or a young relative) to do it? 6. How does it smell? (fishy?) Leadership unpacked: Ethical leadership: Ethical dilemmas In groups, discuss the ethical dilemma nominated for your group. - Waste not, want not - Leach or impeach - Design or perish - Bank-rolled Leadership unpacked: Ethical leadership: Ethical reasoning questionnaire Complete the questionnaire. If you like discuss with someone else a question that you disagree with each other, and why. Leadership unpacked: Feedback & presentation of certificates Thank you for your feedback.