MHR 405 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Transformational Leadership, Situational Leadership Theory, Work Unit
3 May 2016
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Leadership: influencing, motivating, and enabling others to contribute towards the ef- fectiveness and success of the organizations of which they are members. The view that leadership is a role, not a position assigned to one person, consequent- ly, people within the team and organization lead each other. Supplements formal leadership; employees lead along with the formal manager, rather than as a replacement for that manager. Flourishes in organizations where the formal leaders are willing to delegate power and encourage employees to take initiative and risks without fear of failure. Also calls for a collaborative rather than internally competitive culture because em- ployees take on shared leadership roles when coworkers support them for their initia- tive. Transformational leadership: a leadership perspective that explains how leaders change teams or organizations by creating, communicating, and modelling a vision for the organization or work unit and inspiring employees to strive for that vision.
