COMM 292 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Situational Leadership Theory
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Managers =/= leadership (ability to influence a group toward achievement of goals) Managers: promote stability, implement vision & strategy, coordinate and staff org, day-to-day problems. Leaders: press for change, provide vision and strategy. Formulate long-term objectives for reforming the system: plan strategy and tactics. Exhibit leading behaviour: act to bring about change in others congruent w/ long-term objectives. Ask what and why to change standard practice. Use transformational influence: induce change in values, attitudes, behaviour using personal e. g. "s and expertise. Use empowering strategies to make followers internalize values. Status quo challenger and change creator (rabindra kanungo) Trait leaders have a particular set of traits that make them different from nonleaders theories: theories: Theories: particular behaviours make for better leaders situation has effect on leaders. Trait theories: are leaders different from others? (selecting the right ppl for formal positions) trait theories of leadership = theories that propose traits personality, social, physical, intellectual differentiate leaders from nonleaders.
