Management and Organizational Studies 2181A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Wield, Transformational Leadership, Ingroups And Outgroups

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 2181A/B
• Professor: Tony Francolini

Document Summary

Leadership only has meaning if it has a direction and a means of achieving that direction. Involves three main actors: the environment, others (the potential followers) and the organization (the setting in which the leaders and the followers work: the potential leader must address all three directions or actors to solve the fundamental problem. If others do(cid:374)"t trust or respe(cid:272)t the leader, it (cid:449)ill (cid:271)e diffi(cid:272)ult for the(cid:373) to de(cid:448)elop commitment for and energy to work on the leader"s (cid:448)ie(cid:449) of (cid:449)hat (cid:272)a(cid:374) (cid:271)e or should be done. Results: outcomes of leadership: the choices leaders make about what outcomes to focus on reflect their values and assumptions, most leaders in business put profits top of the list but it can vary. We can think of leadership skills as clustering around three areas: strategic thinking/visioning, garnering the commitment of others to that vision or strategy, and monitoring and measuring progress toward the vision.