Leadership & Management
Discussion for Lesson 1:
Introduction to the Study of
Leadership
Lesson 1
Reading Objectives
1.
The student will comprehend the historical and
modern definitions of leadership.
2.
The student will comprehend the five fundamental
transformations in today's organizations and
leaders.
3.
The student will comprehend the primary reasons
for leadership derailment and the new paradigm
skills that can help them avoid it.
Lesson 1
Reading Objectives
4.
The student will comprehend how their leadership
potential is developed and the stages of development
5.
The student will comprehend and appreciate the value
and potential of learning about leadership
6.
The student will know the three basic myths of
leadership study
7.
The student will comprehend the interactional
framework for analyzing leadership
Lesson 1
Discussion Objectives
1.
2.
3.
4.
Discuss the historical and modern definitions of
leadership
Discuss the five fundamental paradigm transformations
in today's organizations and leaders
Discuss the primary reasons for leadership derailment
and the new paradigm skills that can help to avoid them
Discuss the interactional framework for analyzing
leadership
The Reading
 Do
not simply memorize facts…
 Ask yourself: What does this mean To
Me?
 Internalize the material
 Make it relevant
 Use as the foundation for your Personal
Leadership Philosophy
 Keep the good bits – discard the rest
Definitions of Leadership
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Navy 1944: Leadership is the art of inspiring,
guiding and directing bodies of men so that they
ardently desire to do what the leader wishes
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Text 2000: An influence relationship among
leaders and followers who intend real change
that reflects their shared purposes
What is a Leader?
 Webster:
One that leads or guides; one in
charge or command of others. One who
has the power to influence.
 Text:
One who has the ability to influence
followers toward real changes that reflect
their shared purpose.
Leadership Traits
 Honest
 Trustworthy
 Professionally
Competent
 Sincere
 Engaged
& Aware
 Consistent
 Respectful
 Others?
Change
 Change
for the sake of change
 Don’t throw the baby out with the bath
water!
 Careful…consequences!
Influence
 Not
coercive
 Infers negotiation and compromise
 Buy-In
 Two-Way relationship
 Situational…may not be appropriate!
 Leadership
occurs among people; it is not
done to people!
New Paradigm
 Empowerment
vs. Control
 Team – Oriented
 Shared Power
 Diversity is the key to success
 Situational…not
always appropriate!
Five Paradigm Transformations
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From: Industrial Age
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Stability
Control
Competition
Things

Uniformity
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To: Information Age
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Change
Empowerment
Collaboration
People and
Relationships
Diversity
Reasons for Leader Derailment
 Insensitive,
abrasive, bullying style
 Cold, aloof and arrogant
 Betrayal of personal trust
 Overly ambitious
 Specific performance problems with the
business
 Over-managing — cannot build a team
Stages of Leadership
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Unconscious Incompetence
Conscious Incompetence
Conscious Competence
Unconscious Competence
Leader!!!
Catch-22
Why Study Leadership?
 Knowledge
is required to progress from
Stage 2 to Stage 3
 Discover previously unknown abilities
 Relate leadership to an organization’s
success
 Become conscious of what is required to
succeed
Three Leadership Myths
 “Good
Leadership Is All Common Sense”
 “Leaders Are Born, Not Made”
 “The Only School That Teaches
Leadership Is the School of Hard Knocks”
The Interactional Framework
 Leaders,
followers and situation in balance
 Leaders and followers affect each other
 Leader can change certain aspects of the
situation in order to enhance effectiveness
Next Class
 The
Changing Paradigm of Management
 Decision Making
 Read: Leadership & Management,
Chapter 2
Summary

The historical and modern definitions of
leadership

Five fundamental paradigm transformations
in today's organizations and leaders

Leadership derailment and the new
paradigm skills

The “Interactional Framework” for analyzing
leadership
Questions?
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