Lecture Art of Leadership and Motivation - Lecture 32

by creating an environment in which people receive recognition for work done well, where employees are motivated to work hard for the success of the organization. 20[r]

Prof Dr Mohammad Majid Mahmood

Art of Leadership & Motivation

HRM – 760 Lecture ­ 32

Review of

Art of Leadership & Motivation

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Learning Objectives

• Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:

• Explore questions such as: who are you as a leader, what do you want to accomplish, what issues are you passionate

about, and what is your personal leadership definition;

• Understand and conceptually be able to discuss traditional

and emerging leadership theories;

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Learning Objectives

• Critically analyze past and current leadership experiences;

and

• Apply leadership theory to practice to enhance leadership

skills, experience and knowledge

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"Leadership is constantly changing, and

survivors learn to change with it."

"Yesterday, natural resources defined power Today, knowledge is power

Yesterday, leaders commanded and controlled

Today, leaders empower and coach

Yesterday, leaders were warriors Today, they are

facilitators

Yesterday, leaders directed Today, leaders

delegate

Dr Denis Waitley The Toastmaster, 2012 5

If your actions inspire

others to dream more,

learn more, do more,

and become more, you

are a leader”

John Quincy Adams

Leadership

Leadership is the influencing

process of leaders and followers

to achieve organizational objectives through change

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Management is more than getting work done through people It is

developing people through work If you want to

improve your workforce management, then

you need to improve the way you lead people.

Workforce Management

L E A D E R S H I P is about

influence…

““ The process of influencing others to understand and

agree about what needs to be done and how to do it, and the process of facilitating individual and collective efforts to

accomplish shared objectives” (Yuk, 2006) 9

Leadership occurs… anywhere

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Leader Effectiveness

 What results would we expect to see from a

“good” leader:

◦ Performance (the job gets done)

◦ Motivation (followers are energized)

◦ Effort (followers try hard)

◦ Satisfaction (followers are happy)

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Communication Judgement

Dominance Sensitivity  Sensitivity  to others to others

Self­confident Intelligence Intelligence

Skills of Effective Leaders

Stability

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DEVELOPING YOUR LEADERSHIP SKILLS

Lifelong Learning Journey

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And provide recognition when others do the same!

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1 Lead by Example

with your employees, respecting their abilities & contributions, and demonstrating trust &

attentiveness to their needs.

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2 Build Strong Relationships

Communication is a two-way street.

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3 Communicate Effectively

Encourage and reward collaboration and innovation on a regular basis.

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4 Build Team Spirit

that are clear, specific and measurable Communicate the goals to your team, in ways and words that they understand.

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documenting staff progress and success – looking for ways to save the company money is always a

good idea.

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6 Understand the Finances

by creating an environment in which people receive recognition for work done well, where employees are motivated to work hard for the success of the organization.

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7 Encourage the Team