COMMERCE 1BA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Eliab, Shammah, Job Satisfaction
12 Apr 2017
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Influence that particular individuals exert on the goal achievement of others. Effective leadership achieves organizational goals by enhancing the productivity, innovation, satisfaction, and commitment of the workforce. Leadership is about motivating people and gaining their commitment. Leadership has a strong effect on an organization. Strategic leadership: ability to anticipate, envision, maintain flexibility, think strategically, and work with others to initiate changes that will create a viable future for the organization. Formal leadership: assigned leadership roles that are expected to influence others and are given authority. Informal leadership: no formal authority and must rely on being liked or perceived as skilled. Biblical story of david is recognized worldwide in three major religions (judaism, Story of choosing of david is found in 1 samuel 16 (old testament history) Excellent example of trait-based assumptions about leaders (physical, psychological, demographic, etc. ) 6 when they arrived, samuel took one look at eliab and thought, here he is! 7 but god told samuel, looks aren"t everything.
