Management and Organizational Studies 1021A/B Lecture : MOS HR Part 5 Textbook Notes
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Leadership: the ability to inspire confidence and support among people who are needed to achieve organizational goals. For improved business results to come about, it will be because managers below the c suit take the initiative and risks to drive the company in a different direction. The higher the level of an organization, the harder the ability to lead others effectively. Partnership: the leader and the group members are connected in such a way that the power between them is approximately balanced. Four things are necessary for a valid partnership: exchange of purpose, a right to say no, joint accountability, absolute honesty. Block"s conception of leadership as a partnership is an ideal to strive toward: empowerment and team building. Functions of management: planning, organizing, directing, controlling. Leadership deals with the interpersonal aspects of a manager"s job. Key distinctions between management and leadership (pg. Effective leaders have to be good managers themselves, or be supported by effective managers.