BU 288 Organizational Behaviour I Class 6 : Leadership

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BU 288 - Organizational Behaviour I Class 6
Leadership

• October 19, 2004

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Agenda

• Announcements
• Scotts Mid-Term Exam
• Leadership
• Vision Game
• Next Class
• Home Time

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Announcements

• First Mid-Term exam went well. Should have marks
  back not next week but by the following week
• Next Mid-Term is scheduled for Saturday, November
  13, 900 1100. Rooms TBD (but likely the same
  if at all possible)

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Give Me Some Feedback
Tell me what needs to change and why
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Leadership Defined

• the art of mobilizing others to want to struggle
  for shared aspirations. Kouzes and
  Posner
• Leavey School of Business, 1995
• is exercised when persons with certain motives
  and purposes mobilize, in competition or conflict
  with others, institutional, political,
  psychological, and other resources so as to
  arouse, engage, and satisfy the motives of
  followers.
• James MacGregor Burns
• Political Scientist, 1978

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Leadership Defined

• the development of vision and strategies, the
  alignment of relevant people behind those
  strategies, and the empowerment of individuals to
  make the vision happen, despite obstacles.
  John P. Kotter
• Harvard Business School, 1999
• the art of getting others to want to do
  something that you are convinced should be
  done. Vance Packard
• The Pyramid Climbers, 1962

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Leadership Defined

• the capacity of a human community to shape its
  future, and specifically to sustain the
  significant processes of change to do so.
  Peter Senge
• MIT, Society for Organizational Learning,
  1999
• the art of accomplishing more than the science
  of management says is possible. Ge
  n. Colin Powell
• Chairman (Ret.), Joint Chiefs of Staff,
  circa 2000

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Leadership and Management
People cannot be managed. Inventories can be
managed, people must be led. H. Ross
Perot Electronic Data Systems

• Leadership
• The function of leadership is to help
  organizations adapt to change.

• Management
• The function of management is to help
  organizations adapt to complexity

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Leadership versus Management
versus

• Setting Direction
• Challenge status quo
• Take risks
• Make choices
• Inductive activity
• Broad view

• Planning
• Create order
• Minimize risk
• Implement decisions
• Deductive activity
• Plans and budgets

versus

• Aligning Constituencies
• Communicate to everyone
• Simple message
• Repeat message
• Allow challenges
• Maximize credibility
• Build commitment

• Organizing Staff
• Specialization
• Formal hierarchy
• compliance

versus

• Motivating and Inspiring
• Expand energy
• Appeal to values
• Provide autonomy
• Encourage and cheerlead
• Recognize and reward

• Controlling and Problem-solving
• Constrain energy
• Prevent problems from occurring

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What Makes A Leader?
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What Makes A Leader?
BU288Q KOUZES POSNER
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What Makes a Leader?

• CREDIBILITY
• Honesty
• Forward Looking
• Competent
• Inspiring

If you dont believe in the messenger, you wont
believe the message.
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What Leaders Are

• Goleman
• (Emotional Intelligence)
• Self-awareness
• Self-regulation
• Motivation
• Empathy
• Social Skill

• Goleman
• (Tapestry of Leadership Styles)
• Coercive
• Authoritative
• Affiliative
• Democratic
• Pacesetting
• Coaching

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What Leaders Do

• Stephen Covey
• (Principle-Centered Leadership)
• Be proactive
• Begin with the end in mind
• Put first things first
• Think win/win
• Seek first to understand,
• then to be understood
• Synergize
• Sharpen the saw

• Kouzes and Posner
• (The Leadership Challenge)
• Model the way
• Inspire shared vision
• Challenge the process
• Enable others
• Encourage the heart

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5 Practices/10 Commitments

• Challenge the Process
• Search for opportunities
• Experiment
• Enable Others
• Foster collaboration
• Strengthen others

• Model the Way
• Find your voice
• Set the example
• Encourage the Heart
• Recognize contributions
• Celebrate the victories

• Inspire Shared Vision
• Envision the future
• Enlist others

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• Whats Possible?

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• Whats Possible?

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Whats Possible?

• In your teams, put your deck of cards in the
  following order
• ? A, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K
• ? A, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K
• ? A, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K
• ? A, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K ?

Top card of the deck
Bottom card of the deck
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B R E A K !
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Bonus Marks for the Winners

• The first team finished will win an additional 5
  bonus on their mid-term exam.

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• Whats
• Possible?

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Whats Possible?

• In your teams, put your deck of cards in the
  following order
• ? A, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K
• ? A, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K
• ? A, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K
• ? A, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K ?

Top card of the deck
Bottom card of the deck
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Next Class

• Readings Textbook, Chapter