ADM 2336 Lecture Notes - Departmentalization, Groupthink, Occupational Stress

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Administration
• Course: ADM 2336
• Professor: Suren Phansalker

Document Summary

What is leadership: the influence that a particular individuals exert on the goal achievement of others in an organizational context, an influence relationship among leaders and followers who intend real changes and outcomes that reflect their shared purposes. Leaders cannot exist without followers: some people in organizations occupy formal or assigned leadership roles with authority to direct employees. Individuals might also emerge to occupy informal leadership roles. )search for leadership traits: the assumption that those who become leaders and do a goal job of it possess a special set of traits that distinguish them from others. Traits associated with leadership effectiveness: intelligence, energy, self-confidence, dominance, motivation lead, emotional stability, honesty & integrity, need for achievement. Focusing on people- inspiring & motivating followers; based on personal power; acting as coach, facilitator, servant. Research on leadership traits: 3 of the big five dimensions of personality (agreeableness, extraversion, openness to experience) are related to leadership behaviors.