Leadership

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Leadership - Popular Conceptions

An 'influence relationship'

Large scale and small scale

Leaders not necessarily heroes

Researcher's Perceptions

Traits - Post War 'Great Man'

How they'd grown up

Wanted simple rules to teach

Changes in Economies/Societies

Not about control anymore

Empowerment

Democratic and Autocratic Leaders

Behavior, not traits

Continuum

Exploitative Autocratic

Benevolent Autocratic

Consultative

Democratic

Fully Democratic means letting go of ego

Ignoring own Ignorance

Putting Team first

Guiding Communication

Creating Community

Leadership and Managers

Both necessary

Functions of Management

Planning

Organizing

Staffing

Directing

Controlling

Concerns of Leadership

Vision

Culture and Values

Relationships

Communicating/Coaching

Changing

All Depends on...

Situational Variables (contingency)

F.Fiedler

Task Orientated Leaders

Relationship Orientated

Both Necessary, not competing

Return of the 'Hero'

Ideas of leadership too abstract

Renewed interest in Charisma

'Transformational Leadership'

Charisma

Vision

Action

Individuals

Most useful in change management

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