Leadership Chapter 8

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LeadershipChapter 8

• COMM 2220

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Theories of Leadership Types

• Trait Leaders are born prescribed leaders. What
  are some implications of trait theory?
• Style theory Behaviors that could be construed
  as unique leadership styles. What are
  implications of style theory?
• Situational theory The Fielders Contingency
  Model of Leadershipeffective leadership happens
  with an ideal match between the leader and the
  work situation.
• Functional theory Learn to function in the
  capacityLeadership is a job, not a person.
• Transformational leadership theory Leaders
  strive to transform followers.

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Types of Power

• Reward you get something you value! Dangle that
  carrot!
• Coercive Demote, discipline, or dismiss.
  Punishment Power.
• Legitimate The job dictates (elected official).
  
• Expert Assigned, but group must buy it!
• Referent Personal power derived from admiration
  and respect.

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Leadership

• Designated versus emergent leaders.
• Has someone in your group been designated as the
  leader? Has someone emerged as the leader?
• Can a peer effectively lead?

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Leadership Styles

• Concern for People Team Management
  (interdependence), Country Club Management
  (comfortable, friendly)
• Concern for Production Impoverished Management
  (minimum effort fine), Authority-Compliance
  Management (human elements interfere!)
• Middle of the Road Management (get work out, if
  morale happens, fine).

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Leadership or Leaderless?

• What are the benefits of having a leader for the
  group? Drawbacks?
• What are the benefits of having a leaderless
  group? Drawbacks?
• Simple characteristics of good leaders
• Vision
• Credibility
• Communication Competence

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So, You Want to Emerge?

• Talk early and often (and listen)
• Know more (and share it)
• Offer your opinion (and welcome disagreement)
• Volunteer for meaningful roles (and follow
  through)
• Remember, winners do things that losers are too
  bothered to do!

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You are IT!

• Now you have responsibilities
• Facilitate meetings
• Maintain cohesiveness
• Manage conflict
• Empower group members
• Keep your pulse on the entire situation
• Have foresight
• Transform yourself from peer to leader