MHR 405 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Work Unit, Circular Reasoning, Extraversion And Introversion
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Leadership defined: leadership is the ability to influence, motivate, and enable others to contribute toward the effectiveness of the organizations of which they are members. Evaluating transformational leadership: transformational leadership is important, higher satisfaction, performance, ocbs, creativity, transformational leadership limitations, circular logic, mixed models (behaviour and competencies, universal theory. Servant leadership: leaders serve followers toward their need fulfillment, development, growth, described as selfless, egalitarian, humble, nurturing, empathetic, and ethical coaches, servant leader characteristics, natural calling to serve others, humble, egalitarian, accepting relationship, ethical decisions and actions. Influence employee expectations so they achieving desired performance and satisfaction with performance outcomes: best leader style depends on employee and situation, four main pat goal leadership styles. Path-goal contingencies: skill and experience, low: directive and supportive leadership, locus of control. Internal: participative and achievement leadership: external: directive and supportive leadership, task structure, nonroutine: directive and/or participative leadership, team dynamics, low cohesion: supportive leadership, dysfunctional norms: directive leadership.