MHR 405 Lecture Notes - Group Dynamics, Servant Leadership
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Leadership is the ability of an individual to in uence, motivate and enable others to contribute toward to the effectiveness and success of organizations of which they are members. There are four distinct perspectives on leadership: trait perspective, behavioral perspective, contingency perspective, & transformational perspective. The trait (competency) perspective of leadership proposed that leaders are more likely to have certain personality, social, physical, or intellectual traits that non-leaders. Competencies are learned behaviors such as skills, abilities, and values. Here are some competencies associated with effective leaders. Leadership motivation the path goal (contingency) theory of leadership. And leadership agility is the ability to make wise and effective decisions during complex changing conditions. This proposed that effective leaders behave in certain desireable ways. Leaders whom have a task oriented style (production oriented, autocratic) spell out duties and speci c tasks, tells people what to do and how, ensures rules are followed, and encourages peak performance.
