MGHD27H3 Chapter 9: Textbook Notes - Chapter 9
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Reports in magazines suggest that effective powerful leaders have a rare combination of vision, skills, expertise, and toughness as well as having the ability to influence governments, public partners, and peers. Leadership is the influence that particular individuals exert on the goal achievement of others in an organizational context (e. g. enhancing productivity, innovation, satisfaction, and commitment from the workforce) Strategic leadership 8900,/078,-994,39. 5,9e, envision, maintain flexibility, think strategically, and work with others to initiate changes that will create a viable future. Strategic leaders can provide an organization with a competitive advantage by helping their organizations compete during turbulent and unpredictable environments. Any organizational member can influence others but individuals with authority or position (e. g. formal leaders: manager, supervisor) may be expected to influence others. At times, there can be ineffective formal leaders when they fail to influence others. Informal leaders do not have formal authority so they rely on being well liked or being perceived as highly skilled to exert influence.
