The new reality for organizations Collaboration presents greater leadership challenges than the old concept of competition. It is not something that is done to people: effective followers are needed to create effective leadership. Leadership is an everyday way of acting and thinking. It involves influence, it occurs among people, those people intentionally desire significant changes and these changes reflect purposes shared leaders and followers. Leadership is the ability to support and inspire the people who are needed to achieve organizational goals.
The nature of leadership Leadership can be described as the ability to support and inspire the people who are needed to achieve organizational goals. The challenges for leaders is to evolve to a new that relies on human skills, integrity, and teamwork. The new reality involves the shift from stability to change and crisis management, from control to empower, from competition to collaboration, from uniformity to diversity, and from a focus to a higher ethical purpose. The biggest challenge leaders face today is the changing world that wants a new paradigm of leadership. What does it mean to be a leader? This chapter introduces the concept of leadership and explains how individuals can grow as leaders. The competing values approach to shaping culture. Culture strength, adaption, and performance. Ethical considerations in using power and politics.
Increasing power through political activity. Personal qualities for leading diverse people. Leading with love versus leading with fear. Emotional intelligence leading with heart and mind. Social perception and attribution theory. Preview text Summary The Leadership Experience Richard L.