Chapter 2 - Leadership involves an interaction between the leader, the followers, and the situation. Leadership is a process in which leaders and followers interact dynamically in a particular situation or environment. Leadership is a broader concept than that of leaders, and the study of leadership must involve more than just the study of leaders as individuals. The study of leadership must also include two other areas: the followers and the situation.
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Trang 2CHAPTER TWO
Leadership Involves an Interaction Between the Leader, the Followers, and the Situation
Trang 3An Interactional Framework For
Analyzing Leadership
Leadership Followers
Leader
Situation
Personality Position Expertise, Etc.
Values Norms Cohesiveness, Etc.
Task Stress Environment, Etc.
Trang 4Styles of Followership
• Alienated
• Conformist
• Pragmatists
• Passive
• Exemplary
Trang 5Leader Traits That Influence the
Leadership Process
• Personality
• Position
• Experience
• Selection process
Trang 6Follower Traits That Influence the
Leadership Process
• Expectations
• Personality
• Maturity
• Competency levels
Trang 7Follower Traits That Influence the Leadership
• Motivation
• Number of followers
• Trust and confidence
Trang 8Followers Can Make a Bigger
Contribution By:
• Being more proactive in solving
organizational problems
• Becoming better skilled at “influencing
upward.”
• Staying flexible and open to
opportunities
Trang 9How Leaders Interact with
Followers
• Create environments where
followers’ innovations and creative contributions are welcome
• Encourage growth and development
in followers
• Interested in the big picture of
followers’ work
Trang 10• Motivate followers through more
personal and intangible factors
• Redefine the parameters of tasks
and responsibilities
• Change situations rather than
just optimize their group’s adaptation to it.