15- Motivation and Leadership

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Chapter 15

Motivation and Leadership

What Would You Do?Leadership: Dealing with tragedy Sandler O’Neill is an investment

banking firm located in the World Trade Center on September 11

Top leaders are lost in tragedy Can new leadership help the firm

survive this catastrophic event?

Learning Objectives:What is Motivation?After reading the next section, you should be able to:

1. explain the basics of motivation

Basics of Motivation

Exhibit 15.1

Basics of Motivation

Effort and performance Need satisfaction Extrinsic and intrinsic motivation Motivating with the basics

Work Performance and Motivation

Exhibit 15.2

Effort and PerformanceJob performance = Motivation x Ability x Situational

constraints

Job performance how well someone performs a job

Motivation effort put forth on the job

Ability knowledge, skills, and talent of job incumbent

Situational constraints factors beyond individual’s control impacting

performance

Need Satisfaction Needs

physical or psychological requirements that must be met

Unmet needs motivate people Four approaches

Maslow Alderfer McClelland Herzberg

Need Satisfaction and Motivation

Exhibit 15.3

Extrinsic and Intrinsic Rewards Extrinsic rewards

tangible and visible to others contingent on performance

Intrinsic rewards natural rewards associated with performing a task for

its own sake

Rewards and Motivation

Exhibit 15.5

Motivating withthe Basics Ask people what their needs are Satisfy lower-order needs first Expect people’s needs to change Satisfy higher-order needs by

looking for ways to allow employees to experience intrinsic rewards

Learning Objectives:How Perceptions and Expectations Affect Motivation

After reading the next two sections, you should be able to:

2. use equity theory to explain how employees’ perceptions of fairness affect motivation3. use expectancy theory to describe how

workers’ expectations about rewards, effort, and the link between rewards and

performance influence motivation

Equity Theory Components of equity theory How people react to perceived

inequity Motivating with equity theory

Components ofEquity Theory Inputs

employee contributions to the organization Outcomes

rewards employees receive from the organization

Referents others with whom people compare themselves

Outcome/Input ratio comparison of outcomes to inputs

Outcome/Input Ratios

Exhibit 15.6

Inequity When people perceive that their O/I

ratio is different from their referent’s. Underreward

referent’s O/I ratio is greater than yours experience anger or frustration

Overreward referent’s O/I is less than yours possibly experience guilt

How People React to Perceived Inequity (Underreward) Reduce inputs Increase outcomes Rationalize inputs or

outcomes Change the referent Leave

Equity and Motivation

Exhibit 15.7

Motivating with Equity Theory Look for and correct major

inequities Reduce employees’ inputs Make sure decision-making

processes are fair distributive justice procedural justice

Expectancy Theory

Components of expectancy theory

Motivating with expectancy theory

Components of Expectancy Theory Valence

the attractiveness or desirability of a reward Expectancy

perceived relationship between effort and performance

Instrumentality perceived relationship between performance

and rewardsMotivation = Valence x Instrumentality x Expectancy

Expectancy and Motivation

Exhibit 15.8

Motivating withExpectancy Theory

Systematically gather information to find out what employees want from their jobs

Clearly link rewards to performance Empower employees to make decisions

that enhance expectancy perceptions

Learning Objectives:What is Leadership?After reading the next two sections, you should be able to:

4. explain what leadership is5. describe who leaders are and what effective leaders do

LeadershipLeaders versus managers

Substitutes for leadership: Do leaders always matter?

Managers versus Leaders

Exhibit 15.9

Substitutes for Leadership: Do Leaders Always MatterLeadership substitutes

subordinate, task, or organizational characteristics that make leaders redundant or unnecessary

professional orientation, intrinsically satisfying work, cohesive work groups

Leadership neutralizers subordinate, task, or organizational characteristics

that interfere with a leader’s actions subordinate’s ability, intrinsically satisfying work,

organizational rewards beyond leader’s control

Who Leaders Are and What Leaders Do Leadership traits Leadership behaviours

Leadership Traits Drive Desire to lead Honesty/integrity Self-confidence Emotional stability Cognitive ability Knowledge of the business

What Really WorksIntelligence

Dominance

Extroversion

Leadership Traits Do Make a Difference

What Really WorksPerformance and Charisma

Charisma and Perceived Leader Effectiveness

Charisma and Leader Satisfaction

LeadershipBehaviours Initiating structure

degree to which leader structures followers’ roles by setting goals, giving directions, setting deadlines, and assigning tasks

Consideration extent to which a leader is friendly,

approachable, supportive, and shows concern for employees

Learning Objectives:Situational LeadershipAfter reading the next two sections, you should be able to:

6. explain Fiedler’s contingency theory7. discuss Hersey & Blanchard’s situational theory

Putting Leaders in the Right Situation: Fiedler’s Contingency Theory

Leadership style: Least preferred co-worker

Situational favourableness Matching leadership styles to

situations

Fiedler’s Contingency Theory

Exhibit 15.12

Leadership Style: Least Preferred Co-worker Leadership style is the way a leader

generally behaves toward followers leaders are generally incapable of changing

their leadership styles Style is measured by the Least

Preferred Co-worker scale (LPC) relationship-oriented task-oriented

Situational Favourableness How a particular situation either

permits or denies the leader’s ability to lead

Three factors leader-member relations task structure position power

Situational Favourableness

Exhibit 15.14

Matching Leadership Styles to Situations

Exhibit 15.15

Adapting Leader Behaviour: Hersey & Blanchard’s Situational TheorySituational leadership

leaders need to adjust their leadership styles to match followers’ maturity

Worker maturity ability and willingness of worker to take

responsibility for directing one’s own work four levels of maturity:

M1 – neither willing nor able M2 – willing but not able M3 – able but not willing M4 – able and willing

Leadership Styles Leader chooses style based on worker’s

maturity for a specific task Four styles:

telling — high task/low relationship selling — high task and relationship participating — low task/high relationship delegating — low task and relationship

Strategic Leadership

After reading this next section, you should be able to:

8. explain how visionary leadership (i.e., charismatic and transformational leadership) helps leaders achieve strategic leadership

Visionary Leadership

Charismatic leadership

Transformational leadership

Charismatic Leadership Creates an exceptionally strong

relationship between leader and followers

Charismatic leaders: articulate a clear vision based on strong

values model those values communicate high expectations to followers display confidence in followers’ abilities

Types of Charismatic Leaders Ethical charismatics

provide development opportunities for followers open to positive and negative feedback recognize others’ contributions share information emphasize interests of the group

Unethical charismatics control and manipulate followers do what is best for themselves not the organization only want positive feedback only share information beneficial to themselves

TransformationalLeadership

Generates awareness and acceptance of group’s purpose and mission

Gets employees to see beyond their own needs and self-interest

Goes beyond charismatic leadership Different from transactional leadership

Transformational Leadership Transformational leaders are

visionary and they use:

Inspirational motivation Intellectual stimulation Individualized consideration

What Really Happened?Leadership: Dealing with Tragedy Deceased employees’ families

given pay check for the rest of the year insurance coverage for five years

Jimmy Dunne became manager and provided strong leadership developed skills in negotiation, calmness,

patience, support, while maintaining strong business focus

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