Organizational Leadershipby

Pat Christian

Objectives for Class 2• Apply Matthew 5: 5 to the workplace.• Examine the situations in which participative leadership is most likely to be effective.• Describe the major findings in research on the normative theory of leader decision making.• Explain why follower perceptions of empowerment are important. • Analyze why different dyadic relationships develop between a leader and individual subordinates.• Design appropriate ways to manage a subordinate who has performance deficiencies. • Describe what followers can do to have a more effective dyadic relationship with their leader.• Examine the process which power is acquired or lost in organizations. • Describe what traits and skills are most relevant for effective leadership.• Distinguish how traits and skills are related to leadership behavior.• Identify the limitations of the trait approach.

What are the major reasons for resistance

to change?

Reasons for resistance

● Misunderstanding about the need for change ● Fear of the unknown ● Lack of competence ● Low trust ● Temporary fad ● Not being consulted ● Poor communication ● Comfort Zones ● Exhaustion/Saturation ● Resistance to the status quo ● Uncertainty of the benefits and rewards .

What are the process theories of change and how are they useful?

Process Theories

● Stages in the Change Process ● Stages in Reaction to a change ● Prior experience and reactions to change

What are the guidelines to

implement change?

What are some desirable characteristics for a vision?

Guidelines for developing a vision

● Involve stakeholders ● Identify shared values and ideals ● Identify strategic objectives with wide appeal ● Identify strategic objectives with wide appeal ● Identify relevant elements in the old ideology ● Link the vision to core competencies and prior achievements ● continually assess and refine the vision

Vision Your vision is your dream of what you

want the organization to be. Your strategy is the large-scale plan you will follow to make the dream happen. Your tactics are the specific actions you will take to follow the plan.

A Vision should be:• Simple and idealistic enough• Can be communicated in 5 minutes• Picture of a desirable future• Appeal to the values, hopes, and ideals of organization and

stakeholders• Should appeal to the hope of stakeholders• Emphasize distant ideological objectives• Should be challenging but realistic• Meaningful and credible• Should have an attainable future• Should address basic assumptions• Should guide decisions and actions• Should be general enough to allow initiative and creativity

What are some guidelines for

developing a compelling vision?

Mission Statement

• A mission statement is a brief description of a company's fundamental purpose. A mission statement answers the question, "Why do we exist?" The mission statement articulates the company's purpose both for those in the organization and for the public.

• Usually describes the purpose of the organization.

Microsoft mission: To enable people and businesses throughout the world to realize their full potential.

Microsoft's vision: A personal computer in every home running Microsoft software.

ValuesA company’s statement of its

corporate values is a high level statement that describes how

the company behaves. Corporate values are not a

mission statement that describe what task the company aims to fulfill. Neither are they a set of

commercial objectives.