Chapter 12 Leadership
Leadership: ability and capacity to influence others
Situational leadership: importance of adapting the leadership style to meet
the situation
Transformational leadership: stresses the leader’s ability to transform the
organisation by offering a better vision for the future
Post-heroic: theories that argue that traditional leadership overemphasizes the
importance of leaders and under-emphasizes followers
Social identity theory: leader less as one standing at the front, but rather helping
the group to form a collective identity
Followership theory: importance of followers and seeks to emphasize their
importance in theory and practice
Servant leadership theory: the leader is the most effective when they support
followers to enable them to do their jobs
Command and control approach: the leaders sets the direction of the
organisation and determines how things are done and the employees are
followers
Alternative models of organisation
Management: concerned with organisations running smoothly, creating stability
and following the rules business-as-usual
Leadership: focuses on the vision of the future of the organisation and creating
new rules future of the business
Great man theory: certain individuals are born great and can lead organisations
and societies
Trait theory: list of key characteristics or traits that make great leaders great:
Physical vitality and stamina Skill in dealing with people
Intelligence and action- Need for achievement
oriented judgement Capacity to motivate people
Eagerness to accept Courage and resolution
responsibility Trustworthiness
Task competence Decisiveness
Understanding of followers and Self-confidence
their needs Assertiveness
Leadership: ability and capacity to influence others
Situational leadership: importance of adapting the leadership style to meet
the situation
Transformational leadership: stresses the leader’s ability to transform the
organisation by offering a better vision for the future
Post-heroic: theories that argue that traditional leadership overemphasizes the
importance of leaders and under-emphasizes followers
Social identity theory: leader less as one standing at the front, but rather helping
the group to form a collective identity
Followership theory: importance of followers and seeks to emphasize their
importance in theory and practice
Servant leadership theory: the leader is the most effective when they support
followers to enable them to do their jobs
Command and control approach: the leaders sets the direction of the
organisation and determines how things are done and the employees are
followers
Alternative models of organisation
Management: concerned with organisations running smoothly, creating stability
and following the rules business-as-usual
Leadership: focuses on the vision of the future of the organisation and creating
new rules future of the business
Great man theory: certain individuals are born great and can lead organisations
and societies
Trait theory: list of key characteristics or traits that make great leaders great:
Physical vitality and stamina Skill in dealing with people
Intelligence and action- Need for achievement
oriented judgement Capacity to motivate people
Eagerness to accept Courage and resolution
responsibility Trustworthiness
Task competence Decisiveness
Understanding of followers and Self-confidence
their needs Assertiveness
