Transcript Leadership Traits & skills

LEADERSHIP
TRAITS & SKILLS
APAMSA Leadership Development Module
Leadership Traits & Skills
Leader Traits
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Leader Skills
adaptable
ambitious
assertive
cooperative
decisive
dependable
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persistent
responsible
self-confident
stress tolerant
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intelligent
knowledgeable
conceptually skilled
creative
diplomatic
tactful
fluent in speaking
organized
persuasive
sociable
Source: R.M. Stodill, Handbook of Leadership: A Survey of the Literature (New York: Free Press, 1974)
Leadership Development
Leadership Challenge (2)
 Leadership
Traits & Skills
 Review
the effective leadership traits & skills discussed
separately in this module
 Identify
the 2 trait(s) and 2 skill(s) viewed as your
strengths
 Identify
the 2 trait(s) and 2 skill(s) viewed as your
weaknesses
Leadership Traits & Skills
Effective Leadership Traits
 High
energy level & stress tolerance
 Self-confidence
 Internal locus of control
 Emotional stability & maturity
 Personal integrity
 Socialized power motivation
 Moderately high achievement orientation
 Moderately low need for affiliation
Source: G. Yukl, Leadership In Organizations (New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006, p. 189-210)
Leadership Traits & Skills
Effective Leadership Traits
 High
Energy Level & Stress Tolerance
 Ability
to cope with a hectic schedule, unrelenting
pressure, and difficult situations
 Composed
and calm under stress, problem-focused,
confident and decisive
 Strength
 Weakness
Source: G. Yukl, Leadership In Organizations (New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006, p. 189-210)
Leadership Traits & Skills
Effective Leadership Traits
 Self-Confidence
 Ability
to influence others, take initiative and be
persistent, optimistic, and decisive in a crisis
 Attempts
difficult tasks, action-oriented, sets challenging
goals and high expectations
 Strength
 Weakness
Source: G. Yukl, Leadership In Organizations (New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006, p. 189-210)
Leadership Traits & Skills
Effective Leadership Traits
 Internal
Locus of Control
 Ability
to take responsibility for own actions and learn
from own mistakes
 Future-oriented,
proactive, believes events are
determined by our actions and not by chance
 Strength
 Weakness
Source: G. Yukl, Leadership In Organizations (New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006, p. 189-210)
Leadership Traits & Skills
Effective Leadership Traits
 Emotional
Stability & Maturity
 Ability
to care about other people, control own
emotions, take criticism constructively
 Aware
of own strengths/weaknesses, focused on selfimprovement, keeps high moral standards
 Strength
 Weakness
Source: G. Yukl, Leadership In Organizations (New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006, p. 189-210)
Leadership Traits & Skills
Effective Leadership Traits
 Personal
Integrity
 Ability
to be consistently honest, ethical, trustworthy, and
loyal to followers
 Keeps
promises and confidential information, sets an
example with own behavior
 Strength
 Weakness
Source: G. Yukl, Leadership In Organizations (New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006, p. 189-210)
Leadership Traits & Skills
Effective Leadership Traits
 Socialized
Power Motivation
 Ability
to participate, coach, and exercise power for the
benefit of others
 Power
used to build up the organization and create
team pride
 Strength
 Weakness
Source: G. Yukl, Leadership In Organizations (New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006, p. 189-210)
Leadership Traits & Skills
Effective Leadership Traits
 Moderately
High Achievement Orientation
 Ability
to set challenging but realistic goals, organize
tasks, perform efficiently, and take specific action plans
 Desires
to excel and succeed, task-oriented, solves
problems, emphasizes performance
 Strength
 Weakness
Source: G. Yukl, Leadership In Organizations (New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006, p. 189-210)
Leadership Traits & Skills
Effective Leadership Traits
 Moderately
Low Need For Affiliation
 Ability
to make unpopular decisions, rewards for
effective performance and not for approval
 Work-focused,
avoids favoritism, addresses genuine
differences vs. avoiding confrontation
 Strength
 Weakness
Source: G. Yukl, Leadership In Organizations (New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006, p. 189-210)
Leadership Traits & Skills
Effective Leadership Skills
 Technical
skills
 Interpersonal skills
 Conceptual skills
 Emotional intelligence
 Social intelligence
 Systems thinking
 Ability to learn
Source: G. Yukl, Leadership In Organizations (New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006, p. 189-210)
Leadership Skills
Effective Leadership Skills
 Technical
Skills
 Knowledgeable
about methods, processes, techniques, and
 Knowledgeable
about the organization and its products or
equipment
services
 Requires
good memory, orientation to details, rapid learning
of technical material
 Strength
 Weakness
Source: G. Yukl, Leadership In Organizations (New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006, p. 189-210)
Leadership Skills
Effective Leadership Skills
 Conceptual
Skills
 Good
judgment, foresight, intuition, creativity, and
ability to find meaning in the face of ambiguity
 Requires
analytical ability, logical thinking, concept
formation, inductive and deductive reasoning
 Strength
 Weakness
Source: G. Yukl, Leadership In Organizations (New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006, p. 189-210)
Leadership Skills
Effective Leadership Skills
 Interpersonal
Skills
 Knowledgeable
about human behavior, feelings, attitudes,
and motives of others
 Ability
to communicate clearly and persuasively
 Requires
empathy, social insight, charm, tact and diplomacy
 Strength
 Weakness
Source: G. Yukl, Leadership In Organizations (New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006, p. 189-210)
Leadership Skills
Effective Leadership Skills
 Emotional
 Attuned
Intelligence
to own feelings and feelings of others
 Emotions
cognitively managed and used to facilitate
reasoning
 Requires
emotional maturity, self-awareness, selfregulation
 Strength
 Weakness
Source: G. Yukl, Leadership In Organizations (New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006, p. 189-210)
Leadership Skills
Effective Leadership Skills
 Social
Intelligence
 Ability
to identify social requirements for a particular
situation and select an appropriate response
 Knowledgeable
relationships
 Requires
about organizational culture and power
social perceptiveness and behavioral flexibility
 Strength
 Weakness
Source: G. Yukl, Leadership In Organizations (New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006, p. 189-210)
Leadership Skills
Effective Leadership Skills
 Systems
Thinking
 Understands
that a change in one part of the organization
will affect other parts as well
 Appropriate
reaction to anticipated consequences can
counteract these effects
 Requires
awareness of how different parts of the
organization are interrelated
 Strength
 Weakness
Source: G. Yukl, Leadership In Organizations (New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006, p. 189-210)
Leadership Skills
Effective Leadership Skills
 Ability
To Learn
 Ability
to learn from experience and adapt to change
 Flexible
enough to learn from mistakes, change assumptions
and beliefs, and refine their mental models
 Requires
self-awareness, open-mindedness, curiosity, and
routine feedback about strengths & weaknesses
 Strength
 Weakness
Source: G. Yukl, Leadership In Organizations (New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006, p. 189-210)
Leadership Development
Summary
 Leadership
Traits & Skills
 Certain
traits & skills are positively related to effective
leadership
 Identify
your strengths and weaknesses to better manage
your leadership role
 Aim
to build upon your strengths and correct or
compensate for your weaknesses
Leadership Development
Next Topic…
 Leadership
 Our
Roles
next module reviews the key roles that leaders are
expected to hold
Leadership Development
Sources
 G.
Yukl, Leadership In Organizations, New Jersey:
Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006, p. 189-210
 Free
Management Library
 www.managementhelp.org/ldrship/ldrship.htm