1. AEE 101 Foundations in Leadership

2. What is Leadership?

3. Leadership Defined… Capacity to lead (Merriam-Webster) Quality of character and personality proving a person the ability to gain confidence and leader others (Webster’s) Process of social influence in which we can enlist the support of others to accomplish a common task (Wiki)

4. Our Definition of Leadership The action of leading a group of people to accomplish a common task or goal

5. Types of Leadership There are several types of leadership - Traits and characteristics certain leaders poses We will focus on 10 types of leadership - Most common types of leadership

6. Autocratic Leadership - Leader exerts high levels of power over his/her team Bureaucratic Leadership - Leaders “work by the books” Charismatic Leadership - Leader highly enthusiastic, could believe more in his/herself and less in the team

7. Participative Leadership - Decision making process is a team effort Laissez-faire Leadership - “Let them do” People-oriented Leadership - Leader focused on the support and development of the team

8. Servant Leadership - Leading by virtue to meet your teams needs Task-oriented Leadership - Leader focuses on getting the job done Transactional Leadership - “Management by exception” Transformational Leadership - Leader inspiring his/her team with a shared vision of the future

9. In Conclusion Like its’ types, Leadership has several definitions - However, we will only focus on one Leadership defined by leader’s actions and ability to lead his/her team towards a common goal or task - Types of LEADERSHIP?

10. For Next Week Research a leader (any public figure) that meets each one of the types of leadership discussed in class - Be sure print out his/her picture and bring it with you to class Each pictures worth 10 points

11. References Retrieved April 14, 2013 from Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leadership http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leadership 2013. Vector Study. Types of Leadership. http://vectorstudy.com/management- topics/types-of-leadership http://vectorstudy.com/management- topics/types-of-leadership 2013. Merriam-Webster. http://www.merriam-webster.com/ http://www.merriam-webster.com/ 2013. Webster Dictionary. http://www.webster-dictionary.org/ http://www.webster-dictionary.org/