GMS 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Transformational Leadership, Charismatic Authority, Interpersonal Communication

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Global Management Studies
• Course: GMS 200
• Professor: Ado Abdoulkadre

Document Summary

Leadership - the process of inspiring others to work hard to accomplish important tasks. Fig 11. 1 - leading viewed in relationship to the other management functions. Fig 11. 2 sources of position power and personal power used by managers. Vision - a future that one hopes to create or achieve in order to improve upon the present state of affairs. Visionary leadership - a leader who brings to the situation a clear and compelling sense of the future as well as an understanding of the actions needed to get there successfully. Meeting the challenges of visionary leadership: challenge the process. Show enthusiasm: help others to act, celebrate achievements (of your employees to make them feel special etc. ) Empowerment: process through which managers enable and help others to gain power and achieve influence. Effective leaders empower others by providing them with: Flexibility: drive, creativity, cognitive ability, motivation, honesty and integrity, concern for the task and for the people (empathy)