Strategy and Leadership PV237
Ing. Michala Homolova, MBA.
Leadership
Strategy and Leadership PV237
Leadership Theories
Who leaders are / What leaders do /
Under what circumstances
● Traits – leaders are born not made
● Behaviors – leaders behave in certain
way
● Situational Leadership – leadership
based on circumstances
Leadership Styles
● Transactional Leaders
Leaders who clarify goals, roles, and responsibilities,
typically meet their deadlines within their budget and
in the expected quality.
● Transformational Leaders
Leaders who generate awareness and acceptance of
group’s purpose and get employees see beyond their
own needs for the good of the group. They make their
followers believe they are a vital part of the
organization. Their teams typically overperform.
Leadership Styles
● Transactional Leaders
Reward for performance
Management by exception: searches for
deviations and corrects them
Leadership Styles
● Transformational Leaders
Idealized Influence: Provides vision and sense
of mission, instills pride, gains respect and trust
Inspiration: Communicates high expectations,
uses symbols to focus effort, expresses important
messages in simple ways
Intellectual Stimulation: Promotes intelligence,
rationality, and careful problem solving
Individualized Consideration: Treats people
individually, CARES, coaches, advises
Leadership fast track course
● A short course on leadership (Adair, 1983)
The six most important words …
“I admit I made a mistake”
The five most important words ...
The four most important words ...
The three most important words ...
The two most important words ...
The one most important word ...
The least most important word ...
The surprising truth about what
motivates us
● https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=u6XAPnuFjJc
Assignment 5
● 24 hours take away
● Those who did not attend, think about
your own completion of Adair’s fast
course on leadership (I don’t want you
to google it, but think it from
scratch!)