1. Leadership & Management
Discussion for Lesson 1: Introduction to the Study of Leadership

2. Lesson 1 Reading Objectives
The student will comprehend the historical and modern definitions of leadership.
The student will comprehend the five fundamental transformations in today's organizations and leaders.
The student will comprehend the primary reasons for leadership derailment and the new paradigm skills that can help them avoid it.

3. Lesson 1 Reading Objectives
The student will comprehend how their leadership potential is developed and the stages of development.
The student will comprehend and appreciate the value and potential of learning about leadership.
The student will know the three basic myths of leadership study.
The student will comprehend the interactional framework for analyzing leadership.

4. Lesson 1 Discussion Objectives
Discuss the historical and modern definitions of leadership.
Discuss the five fundamental paradigm transformations in today's organizations and leaders.
Discuss the primary reasons for leadership derailment and the new paradigm skills that can help them avoid it.
Discuss the interactional framework for analyzing leadership.

5. Definitions of Leadership
Navy 1944: Leadership is the art of inspiring, guiding, and directing bodies of men so that they ardently desire to do what the leader wishes.
Text 2000: An influence relationship among leaders and followers who intend real changes that reflect their shared purposes.

6. Five Paradigm Transformations
From: Industrial Age
Stability
Control
Competition
Things
Uniformity
To: Information Age
Change
Empowerment
Collaboration
People and Relationships
Diversity

7. Reasons for Leader Derailment
Insensitive, abrasive, bullying style.
Cold, aloof, arrogant.
Betrayal of personal trust.
Overly ambitious.
Specific performance problems with the business.
Over-managing—can not build a team.

8. The Interactional Framework
Figure 1-6

9. Next Class The Changing Paradigm of Management. Decision Making.
Read: Leadership & Management, Chapter 2.
Written Assignment 1 is due at the start of class on the day of Lesson 5

10. Summary The historical and modern definitions of leadership.
Five fundamental paradigm transformations in today's organizations and leaders.
Leadership derailment and the new paradigm skills.
The “interactional framework” for analyzing leadership.