Leadership
Leadership
Leadership is concerned with control and power in a group. Leadership can be aimed at either maintaining the interpersonal relationships in the group or prodding the group to achieve its task. Groups will sometimes have two leaders: one for the social dimension and one for the task dimension. There are also three main perspectives on leadership. First, some researchers believe some people are born with traits that will make them a good leader. A second perspective is that the group's leader selects an appropriate leadership style for the given task. A third way of understaning leadership says that to some degree, leaders are born with traits that make them good leaders, but that they also learn how to become a leader and use strategies appropriate to a given situation. Learn more about leadership and then complete the interactive exercise at the end of the discussion.
| "Good Leaders are Born" | This approach says that people are born with traits that make them effective leaders. The challenge for the group is to find a person with these traits. |
| One-Best-Style |
This approach says that in a given situation, one particular style of leadership is most effective. There are four main styles:
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| Contextual10 | This approach says that leaders are to some degree born with leadership traits, but that the situation, personalities of other group members, pressures on the group, and group norms also determine leadership. |
Center for Creative Leadership http://www.ccl.org/
Non-profit educational institute designed to develop innovative models of managerial practice. Site includes newsletter and research about leadership.
JC Penney Leadership Center http://www.ou.edu/business/jcpenney/
This center, at the University of Oklahoma, promotes leadership in management. Site contains news and general information about the program.
Leadership Education for Advancement and Promotion (LEAP) http://advance.colorado.edu/.
View LEAP's online materials on leadership studies including brochures and newsletters.
On-line journal of leadership studies.
Colorado Leadership Alliance / Student Leadership Institute
Information can be found at the University of Colorado at Boulder at http://www.colorado.edu/ by searching "student leadership institute." Or go directly to www.slinstitute.org to read about these leadership organizations.
Academy of Leadership, University of Maryland. http://academy.umd.edu/
This academic institute provides training and seminars about leadership. The web page also describes grants available by the center.
National Initiative for Leadership and Institutional Effectiveness http://ced.ncsu.edu/ahe/nilie/index.html
The website of NILIE, at North Carolina State University, offers research articles and other information about leadership and organizations.
Don Clark's Leadership Guide http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/leader/leader.html
Starbuck's Coffee Executive Don Clark presents his multiple-chapter guide to leadership.
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