1. Traits, Situational, and Functional Leadership
Chapter Three

2. “Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will show themselves to be great.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson

3. Traits Approach to Leadership
Born with leadership traits
Not sure what those characteristics were:
Height
Weight
Appearance
Intelligence
Disposition
Inconsistent findings
Certain traits may enhance the perception that somebody is a leader

4. Research Interpersonal Factors Cognitive Factors
Emotional stability
Self confidence
Manage conflict
Cognitive Factors
Intelligence>problem solving and decision making
Administrative Factors
Planning and organizational skills
Knowledge of work being performed

5. Situational Approaches to Leadership Study
Fiedler’s Contingency Model of Leadership
Path-Goal Theory
Hersey and Blanchard’s Situational Leadership Theory
Leader-Member Exchange Theory

6. Fiedler’s Contingency Model
Least Preferred Co-Worker
Leader Situation has 3 dimensions:
Position Power
Task Structure
Leader-Member Relations
Leader effectiveness in a given situation is affected by their LPC score.
Criticism of the theory

7. Path Goal Theory Based on expectancy theory
Motivate followers through communication and situations. Communication styles are:
Directive Leadership
Supportive Leadership
Participative Leadership
Achievement-oriented Leadership
Situational Factors:
Nature of Followers
Nature of Tasks

8. Situational Leadership Theory
Hersey and Blanchard say the level of maturity of a worker plays a role in leadership behavior
Maturity consists of:
Job maturity – talks-related abilities, skills and knowledge
Psychological maturity – feelings of confidence, willingness and motivation
Follower readiness
Leader behavior

9. Situational Leadership Theory

10. Leader Member Exchange (LMX)
How leaders develop relationships with followers
In group
Out group
Satisfaction
Stress
Work load

11. Functional Approach to Leadership
Ability to communicate like a leader determines leadership
Theories
Barnard
Benne and Sheats

12. Types of Group and Individual Roles
Task-related
Group Building and maintenance
Individual

13. Task-related Roles Initiator Information/opinion seeker
Information/opinion giver
The elaborator
The orienter/coordinator
The energizer

14. Group Building and Maintenance Roles
The encourager
The harmonizer/compromiser
The gatekeeper
The standard-setter

15. Individual Roles The aggressor The blocker The recognition seeker
The player
The dominator