1. Understanding Leadership and Motivation

2. By the end of the session you should be able to :
The differences between leaders and managers
The different leadership styles
Assess own leadership style

3. Leadership v Management
Manager – duties, responsibilities, power and authority, plans, organises, directs and controls activities
Leader – makes others do what the leader wants to be done, influences, makes people follow
Managers are people who do things right, while leaders are people who do the right thing. — Warren Bennis, Ph.D. On Becoming a Leader

4. Leadership Theories: 20th Century History
1900’s: the “great man” theories -- it’s an innate ability; who is born to lead?
1930’s: group theory -- how leadership emerges and develops in small groups.
1940’s - 50’s: trait theory -- what universal traits are common to all leaders?
1950’s - 60’s: behaviour theory -- what key behavioural patterns result in leadership.
1960’s - 70’s: contingency/situational -- establish which leadership behaviours succeeded in specific situations.
1980’s s: excellence -- what interaction of traits, behaviours, key situations, and group facilitation allows people to lead organizations to excellence?

5. Activity - Leadership Theories and Styles
The trait approach to leadership
The behaviour school (Macgregor, Blake and Mouton)
The contingency or situational school (Fielder, Hersey- Blanchard, Tannenbaum & Smidt, Adair)
Leaders and followers (Servant Leadership, Team leadership, Transactional and Transformational Leadership)

6. Trait theory

7. Behaviour theory

8. Contingency/Situational Theory
Hersey and Blanchard
Tannenbaum and schmidt

9. Leaders and followers Servant leadership
Transactional vs Transformational
Characteristics of Servant Leaders are as follows:
“Servant-Leadership is a practical philosophy which supports people who choose to serve first, and then lead as a way of expanding service to individuals and institutions. Servant-leaders may or may not hold formal leadership positions. Servant-leadership encourages collaboration, trust, foresight, listening, and the ethical use of power and empowerment.”
Taken from the Center for Servant Leadership web site, April 2003.

10. Assess own leadership style (AC 2.1)
Complete the Brefi test, out to your manager, a peer and a direct report
Complete the Inspired Leadership test on Moodle, save or print out results

11. Leadership skills for the future:
Watch the video:

12. Any Questions?