Leadership Styles
Leaders can be separated by the style they use when making important decisions
These styles vary in how much control is retained by the leader, and how much control is given to the followers
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Leadership:Styles andBehaviorsChapter 14LeadershipThe use of power and influence to direct the activities of followers toward goal achievementWho Becomes a Leader?Leadership StylesLeaders can be separated by the style they use when making important decisionsThese styles vary in how much control is retained by the leader, and how much control is given to the followersLeadership StylesIs there likely to be one best style?What factors might impact the appropriateness of the various styles?Time-Sensitive ModelTime-Sensitive ModelScientific support:In one study, following the model resulted in effective decisions 68% of the time. Not following the model resulted in effective decisions 22% of the time.Leaders’ instincts usually violate the modelLeaders overuse consultative styles and underutilize autocratic and facilitativeLeadership BehaviorsIn addition to making decisions, leaders engage in a number of behaviorsWhat are some of those behaviors?Day-to-Day BehaviorsThere are two broad dimensions that encompass day-to-day leadership behaviorsInitiating StructureDefining and structuring the roles of employees for goal attainment ConsiderationCreating job relationships characterized by mutual trust, respect, and consideration of employees’ feelingsDay-to-Day BehaviorsMight the importance of initiating structure and consideration vary across followers and situations?Day-to-DayBehaviorsSomething Is MissingThink about the most effective leaders you can nameDo the leader behaviors and styles discussed thus far capture what it was that made these leaders so effective?So what’s missing?Transformational LeadershipA pattern of behaviors that inspires followers to commit to a shared vision that provides meaning to their work and sets the leader up as a role model who helps followers reach their potentialIt is most often contrasted with so-called “transactional leadership,” which is built around exchanges of rewards and punishments, or “laissez-faire” leadership, which is the absence of actionTransformational LeadershipIdealized influence (charisma)Inspirational motivationIntellectual stimulationIndividualized consideration (coaching)How Important is Leadership?