2. Do you want to be a leader?
Why?
Why not?

3. Some quotes to consider…
"A good leader is not necessarily the most popular person in their business, but the best ones are liked because they are respected for their clarity and vision"  - Alan Sugar
"Good leadership is about the company's success, not your own"  - Anne Mulcahy (CeO Xerox)
"Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality"  - Warren Bennis Founding Chairman of The Leadership Institute at the University of Southern California.

4. Syllabus aims… the meaning of leadership
the range of leadership styles
assessing internal and external factors influencing leadership style
the role of leadership in managing change
assessing the importance of leadership.

5. The meaning of leadership
A relationship through which one person influences the behaviour or actions of other people
Source: Mullins (The Nature of Leadership)

6. Can you name me some leaders
Can you name me some leaders? (They don’t have to be from the world of business!)
Confucius 
Genghis Khan
Edmund Hillary
first to summit Mount Everest during the 1953 British expedition
Lenin
Kofi Annan Head of UN

7. What about business leaders?

8. Current Business leaders
Click here for loads more

9. What about these?

10. In reality, both are closely linked
Leaders
Managers
Inspire people
Build relationships
Take risks
Have followers
Enact the plan
Use their authority
Manage risks
Have subordinates
In reality, both are closely linked

11. You will need to go back to these links later for your task!

12. Leadership types…
Authoritarian
Paternalistic
Democratic
Laissez-faire

13. Used in the armed forces!
Leadership theory
Authoritarian
Authoritarian leaders provide clear expectations for what needs to be done, when it should be done, and how it should be done.
There is also a clear division between the leader and the followers.
Authoritarian leaders make decisions independently with little or no input from the rest of the group. 
Anna Wintour
Editor of Vogue
Used in the armed forces!
Mrs Gordon's notes 13

14. Paternalistic Leader decides what is best for employees
Leadership theory
Paternalistic
Leader decides what is best for employees
Links with Mayo – addressing employee needs
Akin to a parent/child relationship
Still little delegation
A softer form of authoritarian leadership
John Cadbury
Mrs Gordon's notes 14

15. Leadership theory
Democratic
Democratic leaders offer guidance to group members, but they also participate in the group and allow input from other group members.
Employees have greater involvement in decision-making
Emphasis on delegation and consultation
President John F. Kennedy – more charismatic than democratic?
One of the best examples of a democratic leader is also a political figure - Dwight D. Eisenhower
As a military leader Eisenhower was faced with the difficult task of getting the Alliance forces to agree on a common strategy.  Eisenhower worked hard to make sure everyone worked together to come to a common understanding.  This was one of his greatest achievements.  It was here that the democratic leadership style and collaborative efforts of Eisenhower shone through and with a victory of the Alliance forces to help back up the correctness of the approach.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mrs Gordon's notes 15

16. Leadership theory
Democratic
Democratic leaders offer guidance to group members, but they also participate in the group and allow input from other group members.
Employees have greater involvement in decision-making
Emphasis on delegation and consultation
Mrs Gordon's notes 16

17. Leadership theory
Laissez-faire
Is a leader who leaves the details to experts and doesn't interfere with subordinates.
Leader has little input into day-to-day decision-making
Conscious decision to delegate power
Managers / employees have freedom to do what they think is best
Effective when staff are ready and willing to take on responsibility
Not the same as abdication
Mrs Gordon's notes 17

18. Another theory on leadership styles

19. Tannenbaum and Schmidt
Four Main Styles of Leadership
Tells
Manager identifies problems, makes decision and announces to subordinates; expects implementation
Sells
Manager still makes decision, but attempts to overcome resistance through discussion & persuasion
Consults
Manager identifies problem and presents it to the group. Listens to advice and suggestions before making a decision
Joins
Manager defines the problem and passes on the solving & decision-making to the group (which manager is part of)

20. What factors would influence the leadership style????
Choose one of these leaders and list all the factors that would influence their leadership style

21. Larry Page and Sergey Brin
Irene Rosenfeld
CeO of Kraft
Francisco D'Souza
Youngest CeO at 37
Larry Page and Sergey Brin
Co-Founders, Google
Andrea Jung
CeO of Avon

22. Internal Factors affecting leadership style
Personal value systems
Manager’s experience
Confidence in subordinates
Feelings of security
Nature of the business problems
Type of organisation (size, structure)
Effectiveness of teams and groups
Skills and experience of subordinates
Pressure (time, costs)

23. External Factors affecting leadership style
The political and legal environment
The economic environment
The social environment
The technological environment
Changing nature of the industry

24. Your task
Use the internet to research the benefits and limitations of each type of leadership style…
Make your own ‘revision notes’ to use…
See last slide for links to useful resources.

25. Group Mind Maps… How can a good leader help a business be successful?
Leadership theory
Group Mind Maps…
How can a good leader help a business be successful?
How can a bad leader cause a business to be less competitive?
What other factors, other than leadership, help a business be successful? Consider at least 2 internal & 2 external factors.
Use three pieces of A3 paper….
Get each group to share their ideas – pull together a clear answer to each section – get students to make notes on the ‘final’ answer. Stress that this is a typical ‘essay’ answer….
Share your ideas on these areas
Mrs Gordon's notes

26. Extension task….
Use the internet to research more of the work of up to two leadership theorists covered in this unit, which could include:
Kurt Lewin
Blake and Mouton’s Country Club Management (1964)
Tannenbaum and Schmidt’s Continuum Theory (1973)
Douglas McGregor – Theory X and Theory Y Managers
Fred Fiedler – Contingency Model
John Adair – Action Centred Leadership

27. Your HWK task….
Your task is to research a current chief executive of any business.
This could be of one of the UK’s FTSE 100 firms.
Write a short report (at least 500 words) giving examples of leadership style and justifying your findings. Include an image of the CeO
How do these leadership theories apply to your chosen leader?
Include your word count at the end of your work!

28. Most innovative businesses in 2009.

29. Further reading http://www.leader-values.com/