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LEADERSHIP IN ORGANIZATIONS Learning Objectives Define leadership and explain its importance for organizations. Identify personal characteristics associated with effective leaders. Explain the five sources of power and how each causes different subordinate behavior. Describe the different theories of leadership. Describe the different leadership styles. Explain innovative approaches to leadership in the new workplace. The Nature of Leadership Leadership occurs among people, involves the use of influence, and is used to attain goals. Leadership: the ability to influence people toward the attainment of goals. Leadership versus Management Leaders have followers Charismatic, transformational style People focus Seek risk A surprising number of these leaders had some form of handicap in their lives which they had to overcome. Some had traumatic childhoods, some had problems such as dyslexia, others were shorter than average. This perhaps taught them the independence of mind that is needed to go out on a limb and not worry about what others are thinking about you. Managers have subordinates Authoritarian, transactional style Work focus Seek comfort An interesting research finding about managers is that they tend to come from stable home backgrounds and led relatively normal and comfortable lives. This leads them to be relatively risk-averse and they will seek to avoid conflict where possible. In terms of people, they generally like to run a happy ship. Position Power Legitimate Power Power that stems from a formal management position in an organization and the authority granted to it. Reward Power Power that results from the authority to bestow rewards on other people. Coercive Power Power that stems from the authority to punish or recommend punishment. Personal Power Expert Power Power that stems from special knowledge of or skill in the tasks performed by subordinates. Referent Power Power that results from characteristics that command subordinates’ identificat