Defining Leadership

Defining Leadership- Tasks- Relationships- ChangeLeadership Foundations City University-Seattle Dr. Richard MacLean

Todays GoalsReview Leadership ModelsIntroducing/understanding the underlying basis of a leadership modelDeveloping a taxonomy of leadershipGroup work

Reviewing ModelsGreat Man TheoryTrait TheoryPsychoanalytic TheoryCharismatic TheoryMaster: Slave DialecticBehavior TheorySituational TheoryContingency TheoryTransactional v. Transformational Distributed TheoryServant Leadership

Basis of StudyLeader-Centric Models of Study- Analysis of the Leader traits

Follower-Centric Models of Study- Analysis of desired traits

Taxonomy of LeadershipCharacteristics of the LeaderCharacteristics of the GroupLeaders RoleNeeds for leadershipHistorical/political goalsGroup members (skills, roles and numbers)Task complexityCorporate/Organizational structureCharacteristics of followersResource control and/or needsLeader as:Companion/colleagueBossOwner of task/outcomeCoachEnablerWhat is missing (Leadership Delta)