WORK3202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Servant Leadership
2 May 2018
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WORK3202 Introduction WK 1
Evolution of leadership definitions
1900-1929
• Emphasised control and centralisation of power with the common theme of domination
21st century
• Authentic leadership
• Spiritual leadership-membership to motivate followers
• Servant leadership- puts the leader in the role of a servant to make followers the same
• Adaptive leadership- leaders encourage followers to adapt
Ways of conceptualising leadership
Leadership is a PROCESS whereby and individual INFLUENCES a GROUP of individuals to achieve a
COMMON GOAL
• But what about self-leadership and leadership as followership?
Process
Transactional event that occurs between the leader and followers
• Leader affects and is affected by followers
Influence
How leader affects the followers
Groups
One individual influencing a group of others to accomplish common goals
Common goals
Stressing mutuality lessens the possibility that leaders might act towards followers in ways that are
unethical
Types of leadership
Trait vs process
Trait perspective suggests that certain individuals have inborn characteristics to make them leaders
Process perspective suggests that leadership is a phenomenon that resides in the context of the
interactions between leaders and followers that makes leadership available to everyone and can be
learned
Assigned vs emergent
Assigned
Assigned leadership is based on occupying a position in an organisation eg team leaders
Emergent
Emergent leadership is when others perceive an individual as the most influential member of a group
regardless of their title
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Document Summary
1900-1929: emphasised control and centralisation of power with the common theme of domination. 21st century: authentic leadership, spiritual leadership-membership to motivate followers, servant leadership- puts the leader in the role of a servant to make followers the same, adaptive leadership- leaders encourage followers to adapt. Leadership is a process whereby and individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a. Transactional event that occurs between the leader and followers: leader affects and is affected by followers. One individual influencing a group of others to accomplish common goals. Stressing mutuality lessens the possibility that leaders might act towards followers in ways that are unethical. Trait perspective suggests that certain individuals have inborn characteristics to make them leaders. Process perspective suggests that leadership is a phenomenon that resides in the context of the interactions between leaders and followers that makes leadership available to everyone and can be learned. Assigned leadership is based on occupying a position in an organisation eg team leaders.
