1. EDUC524 Challenges in Urban Education: LEADERSHIP
DR. CASTRUITA
October 23, 2018

2. PRESENTERS: Adrienne Thomas Dan Phan Terrynce Rucker

3. SKILLS APPROACH TO LEADERSHIP

4. Northouse’s Leadership Theory and Practice
OVERVIEW:
Define
Perspectives
Activity

5. PERSPECTIVE 1: Robert Katz 1955
The Skills Approach emphasis is on skills and abilities that can be learned and developed for future leadership (Northouse, 2007). Proposed by Robert Katz in the Harvard Business Review, titled "Skills of an Effective Administrator" from 1955, recognizes three different abilities that a leader should have.

6. THE SKILLS APPROACH TO LEADERSHIP
TECHNICAL - having knowledge about and being proficient in a specific type of work or activity
HUMAN - having knowledge about and being able to work with people
CONCEPTUAL - the ability to do the mental work of shaping meaning of organizational policy or issues (what company stands for and where it’s going)

7. ACTIVITY: The Building Blocks of Leadership ( Groups of 4)

8. Use blocks to build level of skill needed.
Read job description
Use blocks to build level of skill needed.
Technical Skill
Human
Conceptual
One group volunteers to share building blocks

9. ROBERT KATZ
1955

10. THREE SKILLS APPROACH

11. WHAT WOULD YOU ADD?
Use the RED block and on the tape write ONE additional skill needed for this job.

12. M.D. Mumford et. al 2000 THE SKILLS-BASED MODEL OF LEADERSHIP
Individual Attributes (General Cognitive Ability, Crystalized Cognitive Ability, Motivation and Personality)
Competencies (Problem Solving Skills, Social Judgment Skills and Knowledge)
Leadership Outcomes (Effective Problem Solving, Performance).

13. PERSPECTIVE 2: M.D. Mumford et. al 2000
The Skills -Based model model is characterized as a capability model because it examines the relationship between a leader’s knowledge and skills (i.e., capabilities) and the leader’s performance (Mumford, Zaccaro, Harding, et al., 2000, p. 12). Leadership capabilities can be developed over time through education and experience ( Northouse, 2007).

14. M.D. MUMFORD et al 2000

15. Cons
Pros
By including so many components it becomes more general and less precise
The theory is not a good predictive theory
Theory claims not to be a trait theory however it lists major components that are trait-like
Theory was constructed by studying military personnel and has questionable application to other populations
Describes leadership in terms of skills that makes leadership available to everyone
It is an expansive view of leadership that incorporates a wide variety of components
Consistent with the curricula of most leadership education programs

16. Scene from Office Space SELECTION and DEVELOPMENT OF LEADERS
What do you do again?

17. Thank you!