Transcript Leadership & Sources of Power

Leadership
&
Sources of Power
Are you a leader link?
Leadership
▪ Leadership - Is the process of inspiring others
to work hard to accomplish important tasks
▪ Leadership link
▪ I – Innovation/Imagination
▪ M – Merchant of Wow
▪ A – Authenticity
▪ G – Guts
▪ E – Ethics and Excellence
Leadership
▪ Vision – a clear sense of the future
▪ Vision
▪ Steven Jobs on Vision
▪ Visionary Leadership – brings both a clear
sense of the future and an understanding of
how to get there
1. Challenge the Process
2. Show Enthusiasm
3. Help others to act
4. Set the example
5. Celebrate achievements
Figure 13.1 Leading viewed in
relationship to the other management
functions.
Management Fundamentals Chapter 13
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Leadership
▪ Power - is the ability to get someone else to do
something you want or to make things happen
the way you want
Sources of position power and personal
power used by managers.
Another word for Coercion – Punishments
Managerial Power Equation
Managerial
Power
=
Position
Power
+
Personal
Power
• Rewards
• Expertise
• Punishments • Reference
• Legitimacy
Sources of Power
▪ Reward Power - is the ability to influence
through rewards
▪ Coercive Power - is the ability to influence
through punishment
▪ Legitimate Power - is the ability to influence
other people by virtue of formal authoritiy
Sources of Power
▪ Expert Power - is the ability to influence
people because of one’s knowledge,
understanding and skills
▪ Referent Power - is the ability to influence the
behaviour of other people because they admire
you and want to identify positively with you
Turning power into influence …
▸ Successful leadership relies on acquiring and using
all sources of power.
▸ reward power or legitimate power = temporary
compliance.
▸ coercive power = at best, temporary compliance,
often accompanied by resentment.
▸ expert power or referent power has the most
enduring results and generates commitment.
Keys to building managerial power:
▸ There is no substitute for expertise.
▸ Likable personal qualities are very important.
▸ Effort and hard work breed respect.
▸ Personal behavior must support expressed values.
Power and influence are affected by
workplace structures and networks:
▸ Centrality.
▸ Criticality.
▸ Visibility.
Acceptance theory of authority.
▸ For a leader to achieve true influence, the
other person must:
–Truly understand the directive.
–Feel capable of carrying out the directive.
–Believe the directive is in the organization’s
best interests.
–Believe the directive is consistent with
personal values.
“one genius leads the company”
Leadership and empowerment.
▸ Empowerment.
– The process through which managers enable and help
others to gain power and achieve influence.
▸ Effective leaders empower others by providing
them with:
– Information.
– Responsibility.
– Authority.
– Trust.
How leaders can empower others:
▸ Involve others is selecting their work assignments and task
methods.
▸ Create an environment of cooperation, information sharing,
discussion, and shared ownership of goals.
▸ Encourage others to take initiative, make decisions, and use
their knowledge.
▸ Find out what others think and let them help design
solutions.
▸ Give others the freedom to put their ideas and solutions into
practice.
▸ Recognize successes and encourage high performance.
▪ Steven Jobs – Empowerment and
Management
▪ Management
▪ Empowerment