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Definition
Qualities/Ingredients of Leadership
Leaders envision future , they inspire organization members
and chart the course of the organization .
Leadership skills is a compound of the following ingredients :
Principle of leadership:
since people tend to follow those who offer them a means of
satisfying their personal goals , the more managers
understand what motivates their subordinates and the more
they reflect this understanding in their actions , the more
effective they are likely to be as leaders .
Theories of Leadership:
We have broad categories of leadership theories (1)
trait theories (2) behavioral and styles theories (3)
situational and contingency theories (4) Transactional
and transformational levels theory
(1) Trait approaches to leadership:
Prior 1949 theories of leadership attempt to identify the traits
that leaders process (great man theory) leaders are born and
not made. Traits included physical, mental and personality
traits of various leaders.
Charismatic theory to leadership
This approach states that charismatic leaders may have
certain characteristics such as self-confidence, strong
convictions, a vision , change initiation , communicating
high expectations etc
Although these are admirable characteristics, other
factors such as the characteristics of the followers and
the situation may impact on effective leadership.
(2)
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Leadership as a Continuum
R. Tannenbaum and W.H. Schmidt developed the leadership
continuum concept
to characterize the adaptation of
leadership
styles
to
different
contingencies.
These
contingencies range from one that is highly boss-centered
(managers make decisions that non managers accepted ),
( managers must sell decisions before gaining acceptance) ,
( managers present decisions but must respond to questions
from non-managers .) to one that is highly subordinate
-centered.
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