Leadership Study Guide
Leadership Study Guide
What is Leadership and 13 Leadership Challenges
Leader – person who influences a group of people towards the achievement of a goal
Effective leader
Knowledgable, experienced and learns from misktakes
Identifies goals and develops strategies to achieve them
Creates culture based on shared values
Establishes emotional link with followers
Strong vision, commitment and management skills
Great By Choice
Fanatic Discipline – unbending devotion to quest
Productive Paranoia – assume and prepare for the worst
Empirical creativity – use extensive empirical activity for actions
Professional will – unwavering resolve to do what’s necessary
Person humility – compelling modesty and inspired standards
13 Leadership Challenges
1. Knowing Your Strengths and Weaknesses as a Leader
2. Leading from the Top Down
3. Leading from the Bottom Up
4. Knowing How to Follow
5. Using Power and Influence to Achieve Organizational Personal Goals
6. Leading a Team to Success
7. Negotiating Good Deals
8. Handling Crises
9. Managing Projects Effectively and Efficiently
10. Leading Ethically and with Courage
11. Facing the Entrepreneurial Challenge
12. Leading the Diverse Workforce
13. Leading Change and Innovation and Transforming Organizations
Strengths and Weaknesses as a Leader
Trait Theory – Leader as a “Big Man”
People inherit traits that make them better suited for leadership
Identifies certain behavioral or personality characteristics that are shared by leaders
Early Traits – self awareness, emotional intelligence, social skills, drive, integrity, self-regulation, knowledge of the business
More recent traits – self-confidence, charisma, honesty, motivation, ambition, tenacity, initiative, cognitive ability
Behavioral Theories
Based on the belief that leaders are MADE not BORN
Opposite of trait theory and Great Man theories
Focuses on actions of leaders
The Blake Mouton Grid – Concern for people vs. concern for
What is Leadership and 13 Leadership Challenges
Leader – person who influences a group of people towards the achievement of a goal
Effective leader
Knowledgable, experienced and learns from misktakes
Identifies goals and develops strategies to achieve them
Creates culture based on shared values
Establishes emotional link with followers
Strong vision, commitment and management skills
Great By Choice
Fanatic Discipline – unbending devotion to quest
Productive Paranoia – assume and prepare for the worst
Empirical creativity – use extensive empirical activity for actions
Professional will – unwavering resolve to do what’s necessary
Person humility – compelling modesty and inspired standards
13 Leadership Challenges
1. Knowing Your Strengths and Weaknesses as a Leader
2. Leading from the Top Down
3. Leading from the Bottom Up
4. Knowing How to Follow
5. Using Power and Influence to Achieve Organizational Personal Goals
6. Leading a Team to Success
7. Negotiating Good Deals
8. Handling Crises
9. Managing Projects Effectively and Efficiently
10. Leading Ethically and with Courage
11. Facing the Entrepreneurial Challenge
12. Leading the Diverse Workforce
13. Leading Change and Innovation and Transforming Organizations
Strengths and Weaknesses as a Leader
Trait Theory – Leader as a “Big Man”
People inherit traits that make them better suited for leadership
Identifies certain behavioral or personality characteristics that are shared by leaders
Early Traits – self awareness, emotional intelligence, social skills, drive, integrity, self-regulation, knowledge of the business
More recent traits – self-confidence, charisma, honesty, motivation, ambition, tenacity, initiative, cognitive ability
Behavioral Theories
Based on the belief that leaders are MADE not BORN
Opposite of trait theory and Great Man theories
Focuses on actions of leaders
The Blake Mouton Grid – Concern for people vs. concern for