BU288 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Assertiveness, Future Orientation, Job Enrichment
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Leadership: influence that individuals exert on the goal achievement of others in an organizational context effective leadership enhances productivity, innovation, satisfaction, and commitment. Theoretically, any member can engage in leadership. *** traits, behaviours, and situations are important, but a leader needs followers. Followers must first view the person as a leader, then be motivated to follow that leader. Hence, leadership effe(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e(cid:374)ess is (cid:373)easu(cid:396)ed f(cid:396)o(cid:373) the follo(cid:449)e(cid:396)s" pe(cid:396)spe(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e. implicit assumption: those who become leaders and do a good job possess a special set of traits. ***physical height has association with leader emergence literally look up to them. Traits: individual characteristics such as physical attributes, intellectual ability, and personality. Research shows that: many traits are not associated with whether people become leaders and how effective they are. Thinking otherwise (as most people do) can result in racial bias and discrimination: but some traits are associated with leadership.
