In this chapter we will discuss how to define leadership, the difference between a leader and a manager, the trait approach to leadership, the situational approach to leadership, leadership today, and finally current topics in leadership. | CSC350: Learning Management Systems COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (Virtual Campus) Lecture # 13 Leadership 2 A fundamental understanding of influencing Insights about emotional intelligence An understanding of how communication works Hints for communicating in organizations Useful ideas for encouraging organizational communication Review of the Previous Lecture 3 A working definition of leadership An understanding of early approaches to leadership An appreciation for more recent approaches to leadership Insights into how leaders should make decisions Hints on how leaders change organizations How leaders should coach An appreciation for emerging leadership concepts Topics of Discussion 4 The process of directing the behavior of others toward the accomplishment of an objective Directing – causing individuals to act in a certain way or to follow a particular course of action Central theme is getting things accomplished through people DEFINING LEADERSHIP 5 Leader vs. . | CSC350: Learning Management Systems COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (Virtual Campus) Lecture # 13 Leadership 2 A fundamental understanding of influencing Insights about emotional intelligence An understanding of how communication works Hints for communicating in organizations Useful ideas for encouraging organizational communication Review of the Previous Lecture 3 A working definition of leadership An understanding of early approaches to leadership An appreciation for more recent approaches to leadership Insights into how leaders should make decisions Hints on how leaders change organizations How leaders should coach An appreciation for emerging leadership concepts Topics of Discussion 4 The process of directing the behavior of others toward the accomplishment of an objective Directing – causing individuals to act in a certain way or to follow a particular course of action Central theme is getting things accomplished through people DEFINING LEADERSHIP 5 Leader vs. Manager LEADERSHIP Subset of management Emphasizes behavioral issues Cares about and focuses on people doing the job Focuses on concern for workers as people MANAGEMENT Focuses on both nonbehavioral as well as behavioral issues Makes sure job gets done Focuses on organizational processes 6 Effective Managers are also Leaders 7 Trait Approach Assumed leaders are born and not made Described leaders based on a set of characteristics Showed inconsistency – no one set of qualities or traits could be used to differentiate leaders from nonleaders EARLY APPROACHES TO LEADERSHIP 8 Intelligence Past achievement in scholarship & athletics Emotional maturity & stability Dependability, persistence, drive Social and adaptive skills Desire for status and socioeconomic position Common Leadership Traits 9 Behavioral Approach Looked at what good leaders do Leaders exhibit two types of behavior Ohio State The OSU Studies University of Michigan The Michigan Studies Early Approaches to Leadership 10 Structure .
