Scribd
Upload
22 views

LEADING PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS

The document outlines various leadership concepts, including definitions, trait and behavioral approaches, and the importance of context in leadership effectiveness. It discusses contemporary leadership styles such as transformational and servant leadership, and emphasizes the development of leadership skills through self-reflection and effective communication. The content aims to equip readers with a comprehensive understanding of leadership dynamics and personal growth in leadership roles.

Uploaded by

2231894
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
22 views

LEADING PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS

The document outlines various leadership concepts, including definitions, trait and behavioral approaches, and the importance of context in leadership effectiveness. It discusses contemporary leadership styles such as transformational and servant leadership, and emphasizes the development of leadership skills through self-reflection and effective communication. The content aims to equip readers with a comprehensive understanding of leadership dynamics and personal growth in leadership roles.

Uploaded by

2231894
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 15

LEADING PEOPLE AND

ORGANIZATIONS
OBJECTIVES
• Define Leader
• Trait Approaches to Leadership
• Behavioral Approaches to Leadership
• What Is the Role of the Context?
Contingency Approaches to Leadership
• Contemporary Approaches to Leadership
• Developing Your Leadership Skills
A leader is someone who guides or
directs others by providing vision,
inspiration, and direction. They
are often responsible for making
decisions and motivating people to
achieve common goals.
Trait approaches to Leadership

Intelligence (IQ)

Emotional
Intelligence (EQ)

Other Traits
Trait approaches to Leadership

Intelligence (IQ)

Emotional
Intelligence (EQ)

Other Traits

Trait approaches faced


challenges due to measurement
issues and varying study results.
Behavioral Approaches To Leadership

Leader • Task-oriented behaviors


Behaviors • People-oriented behaviors

• Authoritarian
Decision-Ma • Democratic
king Styles • Laissez-faire
What Is the Role of the Context?
Contingency Approaches to Leadership
It emphasizes that a leader’s style
remains relatively stable (measured
by the Least Preferred Coworker
scale), but success depends on
situational favorability. For instance:
∙ Task-oriented leaders excel in
highly favorable or unfavorable
situations.
∙ People-oriented leaders thrive in
moderately favorable contexts.
Transformational Leadership

Servant Leadership

Authentic Leadership

Contemporary
Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) Theory
Approaches to Leadership

Shared Leadership

Adaptive Leadership
Developing Your Leadership Skills

Self-Reflection Continuous Effective Emotional


and Awareness Learning Communication Intelligence (EQ)

Decision-Making Networking and


Adaptability and Influence and
and Relationship
Flexibility Persuasion
Problem-Solving Building

Time
Management Lead by Example
and Prioritization
The greatest leader is not
one who does greatest
things. He is the one that
gets the people to do the
greatest things.
- Ronald Reagan
You should now be able to:
• Define Leader
• Trait Approaches to Leadership
• Behavioral Approaches to Leadership
• What Is the Role of the Context?
Contingency Approaches to Leadership
• Contemporary Approaches to Leadership
• Developing Your Leadership Skills
LEADING PEOPLE AND
ORGANIZATIONS
Christine Javar

You might also like