Influencing Process - created from Mind Map

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Leading

Consideration Groups

Communicating

Motivating

Traits: Drive, Desire to lead, honesty, Integrity, Self confidence, Intelligence, knowledge...

Two imp dimensions 1.people centered 2.task centered

Behavioral Theories

The Contingency theories of leadership

University of Iowa in USA studies:

Ohio State University studies

University of Michigan studies

Autocratic Style: centralize authority, makes unilateral decisions,limits employee participation

Laissez Faire Style: gives employees complete freedom to make decisions and to complete their work inwhatever way they fit

Democratic Style: involve employees in decision making, delegates authority and encourages Participating in deciding work methods and goals

The Initiating Structure: leader defines and structure his or her role and the roles of emplouyees in order to attain a goal

consideration leadership style: Leader's job relationships are characterized by mutual trust and respect for employees' ideas and feelings

Employee-oriented Leaders: leader who emphasizes interpersonal relationships, took a personal interest in the needs of their emplyees, and accepts individual differences among members

Production(task) oriented Leaders: wo emphasizes the technical or task aspects of the job concerning mainly with accomplishing group's tasks and regarded group members as a means to that end

Fiedler Contingency Model (which manager fit in which condidtion)

Leader-Member Relations: related to degree of confidence, trust and respect employees have for their leader, Rated either Good or Poor

Task Structure: Degree of which job assignments were formalized and structured, Rated either High or Low

Position power:the degree of Influence a leader had over activities such as Hiring, Firing,,Discipline, Promotions and salary increases, Rated either Strong or Weak