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MBA401 People, Culture and Contemporary Leadership
Workshop Week 7 Leadership Behavior's, Styles and Strategies
LO1 • Explain the concept of leadership behaviour
LO2 • Differentiate between the different leadership behaviour orientations
LO3 • Describe the different leadership styles and strategies that may be adopted
LO4 • Detail the contribution of positive psychology and strengths-based leadership
Leadership Styles
1. Why do so many CEOs say they want entrepreneurial style leaders in their company even though the company is essentially a large bureaucracy?
2. Why would being a highly selfish, charismatic person interfere with being an effective servant leader?
3. Why is shared or participative leadership likely to be effective with well-educated and intelligent team members?
In groups of 4 or 5 discuss:
1. Do Mitchell Gold and Bob Williams exhibit task-related behaviors? If so, which ones?
2. What were some relationship-oriented attitudes and behaviors that Mitchell Gold and Bob Williams engaged in?
3. Can Mitchell Gold and Bob Williams be described as leaders who demonstrate consideration? Explain.
Week 8 Characteristics and Traits of Leaders
LO1 Explain the concept of trait-based leadership
LO2 Describe how leaders are impacted by motives and needs
LO3 Describe how emotional intelligence contributes to leadership effectiveness
LO4 Identify the issues surrounding the debate as to whether leaders are born or made
LO5 Explain the influence of heredity and environment on leadership.
GROUP ACTIVITY:
• Using your 16PF results that you did before today's class, form groups of 4 or 5 and discuss their implications for your leadership
• Record these ideas/reflections as they will form part of Assessment 3
• What traits did Danielle display that made her an effective leader?
• Write these down as you are watching the video
• Share these with the class
Emotional Intelligence
• How might emotional intelligence contribute to leadership effectiveness?
• Based on your experience, what leader in the media do you think has good emotional intelligence and why?
Personality for Leadership
GROUP ACTIVITY:
• As you watch the video, think about whether you agree with the findings.
• Discuss in your groups.
Gender and Leadership
GROUP ACTIVITY:
Read article: ‘A study in leadership women do it better than men'
In groups of 4 - 5 discuss:
• Which gender supplies better leaders for organisations?
• Why do you think this is the case?
• Be prepared to present back
Workshop Week 9
Charismatic, Transformational and Strategic Leadership
LO1 • To understand the meaning of charismatic leadership.
LO2 • To understand the characteristics of charismatic leaders and the impact they have on followers.
LO3 • To understand the concept of transformational leadership.
LO4 • To understand how strategic leadership relates to an organisation's overall strategy.
Measuring Charismatic Speakers
GROUP ACTIVITY:
1. In groups of 3 or 4, select two of the "Inspirational Speeches" to watch on the previous slide
2. Compare and contrast the use of charismatic leadership to support the desired outcome
Inspirational Speech
GROUP ACTIVITY:
1. Select a well-known leader and identify the key points that he/she should include in an inspirational speech.
2. Discuss how this should be delivered in a charismatic way to support the desired outcome
3. The aim is to deliver this in the most charismatic and inspirational manner possible.
Inspiring Leadership
In groups of 3-4 discuss:
• How does business strategy link to strategic leadership?
• What makes this type of leadership different from others?
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