Leadership definitions: -The process of influencing people to accomplish goals. (Huber) - A process of influencing the behavior of either an individual or a group, regardless of the reason, in an effort to achieve goals in a given situation (Hershey) -Leadership occurs when human beings with motives and purposes mobilize in competition or conflict with others so as to arouse, engage, and satisfy motives. (Burns) -The leader focuses on people, whereas the manager focuses on systems and structures (Bennis)
Management -The coordination and integration of resources through planning, organizing, coordinating, directing and controlling to accomplish specific institutional goals and objectives (Huber) -process of working with and through individuals and groups and other resources (such as equipment, capital, and technology) to accomplish "organizational goals." (Hershey) -Management relates to managing the resources of an organization. Managers derive power from their position and title (Trott and Windsor)
Fiver interwoven leadership aspects:
1. THE LEADER: values, skills, styles, perceptions of self and role
2. THE follower: accept or reject leader, determine leader's personal pwer
3. The situation: work demands, systems, tasks structure, interactions, time available, external environment, culture.
4. Communication: varied patters, open or closed flow, verbal and nonverbal, transmission and perception formal, informal
5. Goals: organization and individual.
Leadership theories
Trait Theories: focus on characteristics of leaders Bennis: 6 ingredient of leadership traits 1. guiding vision 2. passion 3. integrity (self-knowledge, candor and maturity) 4. trust 5. curiosity 6. daring Drucker: Someone who has followers Popularity is not leadership; results are Leaders are visible and set examples Leadership is not rank but responsibility Kouzes and