Leadership
CHAPTER 8: LEADERSHIP
What is leadership?
Leadership may be defined as the process of guiding and directing the behavior of people in the organization in order to achieve certain objectives.
Leadership is that element that convinces members of an organization to behave in such a manner that will facilitate the accomplishment of the goals of the organization.
The difference between leadership and management 1. Managers are more rational problem solvers, while leaders are intuitive, more visionary. 2. Managers perform other administrative functions such as planning, organizing, decision-making and communication. 3. Leaders are primarily concerned with results; managers are concerned with the efficiency of results. 4. Leaders obtain their power from below; managers obtain theirs from above.
Kinds of leadership 1. Formal – refers to the process of influencing others to pursue official objectives. 2. Informal – refers to the process of influencing others to pursue unofficial objectives.
Both kinds are said to be relying on expedient combination of reward, coercive, referent, and expert power.
Classifications of the bases of power 1. Position power – is that power derived as consequences of the leader’s position. It consists of the following types: a. Legitimate power – referred to as authority, this power emanates from a person’s position in the organization.
The legitimate power vested in a person is characterized by the following: 1. It is invested in a person’s position. 2. It is accepted by the subordinates. 3. Authority is used vertically.
b. Reward power – emanates from one’s ability to grant rewards to those who comply with a command or request. c. Coercive power – arises from the expectation of subordinates that they will be punished if they do not conform to the wishes of the leader.
2. Personal power – the leader’s personal power results from his personal characteristics. It may be any or both
What is leadership?
Leadership may be defined as the process of guiding and directing the behavior of people in the organization in order to achieve certain objectives.
Leadership is that element that convinces members of an organization to behave in such a manner that will facilitate the accomplishment of the goals of the organization.
The difference between leadership and management 1. Managers are more rational problem solvers, while leaders are intuitive, more visionary. 2. Managers perform other administrative functions such as planning, organizing, decision-making and communication. 3. Leaders are primarily concerned with results; managers are concerned with the efficiency of results. 4. Leaders obtain their power from below; managers obtain theirs from above.
Kinds of leadership 1. Formal – refers to the process of influencing others to pursue official objectives. 2. Informal – refers to the process of influencing others to pursue unofficial objectives.
Both kinds are said to be relying on expedient combination of reward, coercive, referent, and expert power.
Classifications of the bases of power 1. Position power – is that power derived as consequences of the leader’s position. It consists of the following types: a. Legitimate power – referred to as authority, this power emanates from a person’s position in the organization.
The legitimate power vested in a person is characterized by the following: 1. It is invested in a person’s position. 2. It is accepted by the subordinates. 3. Authority is used vertically.
b. Reward power – emanates from one’s ability to grant rewards to those who comply with a command or request. c. Coercive power – arises from the expectation of subordinates that they will be punished if they do not conform to the wishes of the leader.
2. Personal power – the leader’s personal power results from his personal characteristics. It may be any or both