MHR 405 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Charismatic Authority, Transformational Leadership, Situational Leadership Theory
2 Feb 2017
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Leadership: influencing, motivating, and enabling others to contribute towards the effectiveness and success of the organizations of which they are members. Formal leaders willing to delegate power -> encourage employees to take initiatives/risks without fear of failure (i. e. a learning orientation culture) Collaborative culture rather than internally competitive -> employees take on shared leadership roles when coworkers support them for their initiative. Lacks formal authority -> employees learn to influence others through enthusiasm, logical analysis, involvement, persuasion. Transformational leadership: a leadership perspective that explains how leaders change teams or organizations by. Risk of circular logic -> some research defies transformational leaders by their success rather than their behaviour. Universal theory -> need a contingency-oriented theory; need to recognize cultural differences. Elements of transformational leadership: develop/communicate a strategic vision. Image -> idealized future with a higher purpose; company"s attractive future. Motivates/bonds employees; unifies them: model the vision. Legitimizes and demonstrates what the vision looks like in practice (demonstrate with own behaviour)
