Introduction to Leadership Development APAMSA Leadership Development Module

What is "Leadership"? Leadership has been defined in terms of... behaviors influence relationships communication trust integrity confidence expertise management power authority entitlement

Leadership Definitions Leadership is… “the process of influencing the activities of an organized group toward goal achievement.” Rauch & Behling,Leaders and mangers: International perspectives on managerial behavior and leadership (New York: Pergamon Press,1984 p. 46) “about articulating visions, embodying values, and creating the environment within which things can be accomplished.” Richards & Engle, Transforming leadership (Virginia: Miles River Press, 1986, p. 206) “a process of giving purpose (meaningful direction) to collective effort, and causing willing effort to be expended to achieve purpose.” Jacobs & Jaques, Measures of leadership, (New Jersey: Leadership Library of America, 1990, p.281)

Leadership Development Relevant Competencies Relevant competencies involve a cluster of leadership skills and complementary traits Utilize these competencies to help guide your leadership development Engage in community outreach opportunities as a means to exercise these competencies Source: G. Yukl, Leadership In Organizations (New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006, p. 189-210)

Leadership Development Leadership Challenge (1) Relevant Competencies Assume an active leadership role in the production of a community health project (You do not have to be an officer to be a leader) Identify one of the following competencies that you anticipate will be the most challenging to develop

Leadership Development Relevant Competencies Maintain self-awareness Develop relevant skills Recognize that a strength can become a weakness Compensate for weakness Source: G. Yukl, Leadership In Organizations (New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006, p. 189-210)

Leadership Development Relevant Competencies Maintain Self-Awareness Become aware of your emotions and motives when under stress or in a crisis, in what ways do they direct your behavior? How does your behavior affect others? Ask for feedback about your behavior and how it affects others Build on your strengths, and try to compensate or correct for your weaknesses Source: G. Yukl, Leadership In Organizations (New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006, p. 189-210)

Leadership Development Relevant Competencies Develop Relevant Skills Commit to life-long learning and active self-development Understand and develop effective leadership traits and skills Doing is learning: Actively seek leadership opportunities to demonstrate/develop leadership traits and skills Source: G. Yukl, Leadership In Organizations (New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006, p. 189-210)

Leadership Development Relevant Competencies Recognize That A Strength Can Become A Weakness A strength in one situation can become a weakness in another situation, one must adapt to every situation Any strength taken to the extreme can become a weakness, even when the situation has not changed Confidence becomes arrogance, innovation becomes recklessness, decisiveness becomes rashness, open-mindedness becomes lack of focus Source: G. Yukl, Leadership In Organizations (New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006, p. 189-210)

Leadership Development Relevant Competencies Compensate For Weaknesses Recruit team members who have strengths that complement your weaknesses Delegate work according to the strengths of each team member Sometimes, a committee of varied expertise can better manage a task than one skilled individual Source: G. Yukl, Leadership In Organizations (New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006, p. 189-210)

Leadership Development Summary Relevant Competencies Developing these competencies requires a cluster of leadership skills and complementary traits Leadership skills and traits are acquired and developed through practice and experience Seek to exercise these competencies in the production of community engagement projects

Leadership Development Next Topic… Leadership Traits & Skills Our next module reviews the traits and skills characteristic of effective leadership

Leadership Development Resources G. Yukl, Leadership In Organizations, New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006, p. 189-210 Free Management Library www.managementhelp.org/ldrship/ldrship.htm