Leadership

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Leadership

• J.Turner
• Business Essentials

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What is leadership?

• The ability to motivate individuals and groups to
  accomplish important goals.

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Characteristics of effective leaders
Characteristic
Understanding
Initiative
Dependability
Judgment
Objectivity
Confidence
Stability
Cooperation
Honesty
Courage
Communication
Intelligence
Jot down a list of characteristics you think
effective leaders have.
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Human relation skills

• Self -Understanding
• Understand your strength and weaknesses
• Understanding Others
• Accepting differences and realizing similarities
• Communication
• Essential skill-all types including
  internal/external, vertical/horizontal, oral, and
  written
• Team Building
• Understand each other, identify, and solve
  problems
• Developing Job-Satisfaction
• Pay attention to employees needs and concerns

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Types of influence a leader may possess
Types of Influence Description
Position Influence Ability to get others to accomplish a task because of his/her position
Reward Influence Results from leaders ability to give or withhold rewards.
Expert Influence When a group of members recognize and appreciate a leaders expertise in a specific area.
Identity Influence Personal trust and respect from members based on who the leader is.
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Formal and Informal Influence

• Formal
• Results from organizations structure
• Based on position
• Ex. Managers
• Informal
• Results from personal characteristics of a leader
  
• Ex. Group project at school, one person emerges
  as a leader

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Being a leader!

• Study leadership
• Participate in organizations
• Practice leadership at work
• Observe leaders
• Work with a mentor
• Do a self-analysis and ask for feedback
• How can you benefit?
• Positive influences on others at school and work
• Opportunities for advancement in the future

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Assignment

• Create leader cinquain
• See calendar for assignment details.