Whats leadership?
Context
- HIPOS
- Power in organizations
- Assigned leadership and Emergent leadership.
- Leadership and Management
- Leadership: a process whereby an individual infleunces a group of individuals to achieve a
common goal
- Leaders: the individuals actively involved in the process of producing direction, alignment, and
commitment
o E.g individuals who take the initiative to define a purpose; vision, formulate a direction
and rally others toward achieving a common goal.
- Collaborative leadership: a process for building – or helping to ensure the success of –
heterogeneous (diverse) team to accomplish a shared purpose
Leadership gap
Organizations are actively seeking to identify high potential employees (HIPOs)- those can exercise
lateral influence
- Lateral influence is about exerting influence without relying on hierarchical authority
High potential employees (HIPOs)
Most organizations are desperate to identify and develop “leadership” talent among young people
- People who can “ shake things up”, lead change , take initiative, innovate
- People who can inspire and exercise lateral influence ( not just manage through authority)
- People who work collaboratively ( not hog power and glory)
o Who recognize that “ great leaders” are greate leaders because of the people around
them
What is power?
- Power: capacity or potential to influence others beliefs attitudes and actions
- Thus, leaders must have power to effectively influence others
- Power is all about have authority
Context
- HIPOS
- Power in organizations
- Assigned leadership and Emergent leadership.
- Leadership and Management
- Leadership: a process whereby an individual infleunces a group of individuals to achieve a
common goal
- Leaders: the individuals actively involved in the process of producing direction, alignment, and
commitment
o E.g individuals who take the initiative to define a purpose; vision, formulate a direction
and rally others toward achieving a common goal.
- Collaborative leadership: a process for building – or helping to ensure the success of –
heterogeneous (diverse) team to accomplish a shared purpose
Leadership gap
Organizations are actively seeking to identify high potential employees (HIPOs)- those can exercise
lateral influence
- Lateral influence is about exerting influence without relying on hierarchical authority
High potential employees (HIPOs)
Most organizations are desperate to identify and develop “leadership” talent among young people
- People who can “ shake things up”, lead change , take initiative, innovate
- People who can inspire and exercise lateral influence ( not just manage through authority)
- People who work collaboratively ( not hog power and glory)
o Who recognize that “ great leaders” are greate leaders because of the people around
them
What is power?
- Power: capacity or potential to influence others beliefs attitudes and actions
- Thus, leaders must have power to effectively influence others
- Power is all about have authority
