Leadership

TOPICS
• • • • • • • • • The Nature of Leadership Leadership for contemporary times Leadership versus Management Leadership Traits Behavioral Approaches Contingency Approaches Leading Change Powerand Influence Enduring Leadership Approaches

THE NATURE OF LEADERSHIP
• In most situations, a team, military unit, or volunteer organization is only as good as its leader • The concept ofleadership continues to evolve as the needs of organizations change • Three aspects of leadership: People, Influence and goals • Leadership: ability to influence people toward the attainment of goalsLEADERSHIP FOR CONTEMPORARY TIMES
• Environmental context influences which approach might be most effective as well as what kind of leaders are most admire by society. • Significant influence on leadershipstyles in recent years is the turbulence and uncertainty of the environment in which most organizations are operating. • During 1980’s and 1990’s leadership became equated with larger-than-lifepersonalities, strong egos, and personal ambitions

LEADERSHIP FOR CONTEMPORARY TIMES, Cont.
– Humility: being unpretentious and modest rather than arrogant and prideful. Is the post-heroic leader’smajor characteristic

• LEVEL 5 LEADERSHIP MISSION:
Build an organization with many strong leaders who can step forward and continue the company’s success. These leaders want everyone in theorganization to develop to their fullest potential

LEADERSHIP FOR CONTEMPORARY TIMES, Cont.
LEVEL 5 LEADERS, Cont.
– 5 year study and research by Jim Collins – Level 5 leadership transforming companiesfrom merely good to truly great organization – Characteristics of Level 5 leaders:
• Complete lack of ego • Do what is best for the organization • Do whatever it takes to produce great and lastingresults for their organization • Extremely ambitious for their companies rather than for themselves • Accept full responsibility for mistakes, poor results, or failures, give credit for successes to...