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Chapter 12 Leadership Followership Leadership Followership Leadership - the process of guiding directing the behavior of people in the work environment Formal leadership - the officially sanctioned leader-ship based on the authority of a formal position Informal leadership - the unofficial leadership accorded to a person by other members of the organization Followership - the process of being guided directed by a leader in the work environment Leadership vs Management Management Process Reduces uncertainty Provides stability Components Planning budgeting Organizing and staffing Controlling problem solving Leadership Process Creates uncertainty Creates change Components Setting organizational direction Align people with the direction via communication Motivate people to action Empowerment Need gratification Leadership Theories What is Leadership? The ability to influence a group towards the achievement of goals. Leadership Process Managers exercise leadership behavior to influence subordinates’ behavior to achieve goal directed results. Leader and Follower Attributions Influence Leadership Outcomes Managers Perform Interpersonal, Informational, and Decision-Making Roles Specific Combinations of Roles Leadership Theory Typology Type I Universal Trait Theories of Leadership Universal Trait theories - attempt to identify the traits /or inherent attributes of leaders the impact of these traits /or styles on followers Early Type I theories focused on a leader’s physical attributes, personality, ability Current Type I theories focus attention on the distinctions between leaders managers focus on charismatic leadership Transactional Transformational Leadership Leaders as Distinct Personalities Leader - an advocate for change new approaches to problems Manager - an advocate for stability the status quo Leaders Managers Emergence of Women Leaders Gender “A womans place is in the House, ……… And in the Senate. Geraldine Ferraro Gender roles attitudes a