leadership ch 1: what do we mean by leadership?

There is no simple recipe for leadership because leadership must always be assessed in the context of the leader, the followers, and the situation:

-A leader may need to respond to various followers differently in the same situation -A leader may need to respond to the same follower differently in different situations -Followers may respond to various leaders quite differently -Followers may respond to each other differently with different leaders -Two leaders may have different perceptions of the same followers or situations

How the leader came to be leader is important:

-Leaders appointed by superiors may have less credibility and may get less loyalty. -Leaders elected or emerging by consensus from ranks of followers are seen as more effective. -If the leader is widely respected for a history of accomplishment, he may be given more latitude than a newcomer. -The extent of follower participation in leader's selection may affect a leader's legitimacy.

what is leadership

-both a science and an art -both rational and emotional -leadership and management

leadership myths

-good leadership is all common sense -leaders are born, not made -the only school you learn leadership from is the school of hard knocks

leader

1st element of interactional framework includes concepts like personality, position, and expertise.

followers

2nd element of interactional framework includes concepts like values, norms, and cohesiveness.

situation

3rd element of interactional framework includes concepts like the task, the environment, and stress/crisis.

leadership

A complex phenomenon involving the leader, the followers, and the situation. Also, the definition, as used in the text, is "the process of influencing an organized group toward accomplishing its goal"

interactional framework for analyzing leaders the followers

Certain aspects of followers affect the leadership process: -Expectations, Personality Traits, Maturity Levels, Competence, Motivation -Workers sharing a leader's goals and values are more motivated -Other variables include: -The number of followers reporting to a leader can have significant implications -Follower's trust in the leader. -Follower's confidence or lack thereof in leader's interest in their well-being.

managament

Generally associated with words like: efficiency, planning, paperwork, controlling, procedures, regulations, and consistency.

followership

Idea of "one-man leadership" is a contradiction in terms; therefore, leadership and followership cannot be separated.

interactional framework for analyzing leaders the leader

Leaders are not all alike -They have unique personal history, interests, character traits, motivation Effective leaders differ from their followers, and from ineffective leaders: -Personality traits, cognitive ability, skills, values, temperament

interactional framework for analyzing leaders the situation

Leadership often makes sense only in the context of how the leader and followers interact in a given situation. The situation may be the most ambiguous aspect of the leadership framework.

interactive leadership

Leadership style that enhances others' self-worth and beliefs that the best performance occurs when people are excited about their work and feel good about themselves.

interactions

The important distinction that leadership is not just about individuals and their characteristics but rather how these individuals leverage their characteristics within a particular environment or context—leadership is not context (or setting) free.

Interactional Framework

The text's underlying framework for studying leadership recognizes the impact and reciprocal influence of the leader, followers, and situation.

simple recipe for effective leadership

there is none