MGT 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Fiedler Contingency Model
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Leader one who influences other to attain goals. The greater the number of followers, the greater the influence. Inspire a shared vision- appeal to people"s values and motivate them to care: challenge the process- conventional beliefs and practices to create constructive change. Vision mental image of a possible and desirable future state of organization. Both ideal (communicates a standard of excellence) and unique (inspire pride in being different) Necessary for effective leadership: must include more than just leader"s needs, must include stakeholder needs, must stay on top of environmental changes. Management must deal with day-to-day stuff; effective leadership includes effecting change. Supervisory leadership behavior that provides guidance, support, and corrective feedback for the day to day activities. Strategic leadership gives purpose and meaning to organizations; creating a future. Legitimate power has the right to tell others what to do; employees are obligated to comply. Reward controls valued rewards; pay raises and performance compensation.
