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Please think of your favorite leader (or, if you do not have a favorite leader, any leader or a comic figure, etc.) and answer all of the following questions. Try not to exceed a total of three to four pages for your responses (that is, approximately one page answer per question). Use your own words to answer the question and summarize your answer in a writing assignment (Times New Roman 12).

Please familiarize yourself with the submission process prior to the assignment due date. Late submissions will not be accepted. This is an individual assignment and you should not complete this assignment in teams. Grades will be based 70% on correct application of theory and 30% on grammar and writing.

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A. What traits does the leader possess that you think make this leader effective? How would you describe this leaders’ personality?

B. Which behavior (leadership styles) does the leader demonstrate?

C. Which of the 'newer' leadership (e.g., LMX, transformational leadership, etc.) approaches apply?

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Department of Management Leadership Lecture Slides: Dr. Hoch Leadership Learning Goals ❖ What is leadership? ❖ What are traits of effective leaders? ❖ What are behaviors of effective leaders? ❖ How does leadership style depend on context? ❖ Types of leadership: transformational, transactional, servant, and authentic leadership Before We Begin… • What famous leaders can you think of? • What makes them so effective? • What attributes do famous leaders have? • How do they behave? The Dancer – Leadership lessons: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW8amMCVAJQ Examples of Leaders from Various Fields • Adventure – Neil Armstrong – Amelia Earhardt – Wright Brothers • Political – – – – – – Winston Churchill Ben Franklin Thomas Jefferson John Kennedy Nelson Mandella Martin Luther King • Science – Albert Einstein • Spiritual – Daili Lama – Mother Teresa • Business/Corporate – – – – Steve Jobs Bill Gates Marissa Mayer Renee James (Intel President) • Sports – Muhammud Ali – Michael Jordan – Tiger Woods Evolution of Leadership Theories Leadership depends on the setting Great people are leaders Trait theories Skills vs. Behavioral theories Leadership can be trained Contingency theories Leadership is the act of influencing others to work toward a goal Formal leaders hold a position of authority • Utilize their position and their personal power to influence others Informal leaders are without a formal position • Influencing others through personal forms of power Leadership and Management Management – Produces Order and Consistency Leadership – Produces Change and Movement • Planning and Budgeting • Establish Direction ✓ Establish agendas ✓ Set timetables ✓ Allocate resources ✓ Create a vision ✓ Clarify the big picture ✓ Set strategies • Organizing and Staffing • Aligning People ✓ Provide structure ✓ Make job placements ✓ Establish rules and procedures ✓ Communicate goals ✓ Seek commitment ✓ Build teams and coalitions • Controlling and Problem Solving • Motivating and Inspiring ✓ Develop incentives ✓ Generate creative solutions ✓ Take corrective action ✓ Inspire and energize ✓ Empower subordinates ✓ Satisfy unmet needs Functions of Management and Leadership (Kotter, 1990) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnaOz1TWENQ Trait Approaches to Leadership Integrity Self-esteem Open to Experience Intelligence Extraversion Conscientious What Do Leaders Do? Behavioral Approaches to Leadership Task oriented leader behaviors involve structuring the roles of subordinates, providing them with instructions and behaving in ways that will increase the performance of the group *Task oriented behaviors are directives given to employees to get things done and to ensure that organizational goals are met People oriented leader behaviors include showing concern for employee feelings and treating employees with respect *People oriented leaders genuinely care about the well being of their employees and they demonstrate their concern in their actions and decisions Leadership Behaviors 1) Autocratic Kurt Lewin 2) Democratic (University of Iowa) 3) Laissez-faire Ohio State 1) Initiation 2) Consideration 1) Production-oriented University of Michigan 2) Employee-oriented Managerial Grid 1) Concern for production 2) Concern for people Contingency Approaches to Leadership The Role of Context Fiedler’s Contingency Theory Situational Leadership: Hersey & Blanchard Vroom and YettonLeadership Decisions Vroom and Yetton- Leadership Decisions The decision tree approach is a guide leaders can use to decide how participative they should be given decision environment characteristics Leader Decision Making Authoritarian decision making • Leader makes the decision Democratic decision making • Employees participate in the making of the decision Laissez-faire decision making • Employees make decision and leader provides minimum guidance Telling/directing *Employees are committed but need constant direction Selling/coaching *Leaders encourage and collaborate to gain results Participating/supporting *Leaders provide guidance and employees make decisions Delegating *Leaders assign and make employees responsible Democratic Decision Making Style Sergey Brin, Google co-founder, is known for his democratic decision making style Steve Jobs talks Source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Sergey_Brin,_Web_2.0_Conference.jpg about managing teams: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f60dheI4ARg Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) Theory High quality LMX relationships have mutual respect between the leader and the followers Low quality LMX relationships portray lower levels of trust and respect between leaders and followers Mandela: Inspiring leadership by Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQhns5AwAkA Transactional Leadership *Employees demonstrate the right behaviors because the leader provides resources in exchange Transformational Leadership *Employees focus on company’s well being rather than individual pursuits Transformational leaders lead employees by aligning employee goals with the leader’s goals Inspirational motivation Charisma: Idealized Influence, Leading by Example Intellectual stimulation Individualized consideration Transformational Leaders Authentic Leadership Leaders are self aware Not afraid to act the Possess high levels of way they are personal integrity Leaders are introspective Understand where they are coming from Retain a thorough understanding of their own values and priorities Servant Leadership Defines the leader’s role as serving the needs of others The primary mission of the leader is to develop employees and help them reach their goals Servant leaders put their employees first, understand their personal needs and desires, empower them, and help them develop in their careers Ethical Leadership Ethical leaders seek to do the right thing and conduct their lives and leadership roles in an ethical manner (Brown & Treviño, 2006). Ethical leadership: “the demonstration of normatively appropriate conduct through personal actions and interpersonal relationships, and the promotion of such conduct to followers through two-way communication, reinforcement, and decisionmaking” (Brown et al, 2005: 120). • trait (i.e., the moral person) • behavior (i.e., the moral manager)
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Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Skills
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MARTIN LUTHER KING JR LEADERSHIP SKILLS
Effective leadership traits
Martin Luther King Jr was born in the year 1925. During his life, he was an American
Baptist where he served as an activist and also a minister across the state. He helped the
American people during his time until the year 1954 when he was assassinated. He was born in
Atlanta state and was highly known for advancing the citizens civil rights through civil
disobedience, and also nonviolence means. Being a Christian his traits and the non-violent tactics
that were used by Mahatma Gandhi used to inspire him in his undertakings. Martin Luther King
Jr was termed as the most phenomenal leader who portrayed traits like, self-confidence,
intelligence, and determination.
Martin Luther King Jr was among the successful young African American who played a
significant role in terms of the civil rights of the citizens. The leader was termed as successful
since he was able to use nonviolent means in advancing civil rights. Through his powers, he had
to influence believer since he was a Christian. Martin was also highly educated thus developed
strong perpetual abilities, verbal abilities and the reasoning made him a great leader. He always
delivered a speech over the dream he had, when he was ought to end the racism in Washington.
Being self-confident is also an excellent trait for one to become a leader. This is the
ability of one possessing specific competencies and other skills to help him in pursuing his roles.
When one is confident, it will ma...


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