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Leadership, managementTRANSCRIPT
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John W. Gardner
October 8th 1912 – February 12th
2002
John W. Gardner
October 8th 1912 – February 12th
2002
Leadership & Management are DifferentLeadership & Management are Different
Mr.Gardner’s “Leadership papers” (1986 – 88)
were published in “On Leadership”
(1990)
Mr.Gardner’s “Leadership papers” (1986 – 88)
were published in “On Leadership”
(1990)
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Tasks of leadershipTasks of
leadership
• Envisioning goals• Affirming values• Motivating• Managing: priorities, organisation building,
systems, decisions, judgement• Achieving workable unity: conflict resolution,
trust• Explaining & teaching• Serving as a symbol• Representing the group• Renewing
• Envisioning goals• Affirming values• Motivating• Managing: priorities, organisation building,
systems, decisions, judgement• Achieving workable unity: conflict resolution,
trust• Explaining & teaching• Serving as a symbol• Representing the group• Renewing
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Moral Aspects (Goals) of
Leadership
Moral Aspects (Goals) of
Leadership
• Release of human potential• Mutual interdependence of individual and
group• Maintain and renew values• Foster individual initiative and responsibility
• Release of human potential• Mutual interdependence of individual and
group• Maintain and renew values• Foster individual initiative and responsibility
Winston Churchill
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Unacceptable morality
Unacceptable morality
• Cruelty• Encourage wickedness• Use followers' weakness', fears or
superstitions• Diminish followers' independence• End justifies the means
• Cruelty• Encourage wickedness• Use followers' weakness', fears or
superstitions• Diminish followers' independence• End justifies the means
Adolf Hitler
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A lifelong process of learning
A lifelong process of learning
• Training• Early years at home• Formal education• Self-knowledge• Communication• Specific leadership training• Extra-curricular
• Training• Early years at home• Formal education• Self-knowledge• Communication• Specific leadership training• Extra-curricular
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Leadership developmentLeadership
development
• Role models & mentors• On the job• Cross-boundary experience• Off-site experience• Mid-career renewal
• Role models & mentors• On the job• Cross-boundary experience• Off-site experience• Mid-career renewal
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Leadership developmentLeadership
development
• Personal value system• Personal value system
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Renewing: The Leader's Creative
Task
Renewing: The Leader's Creative
Task
• The key is the release of human energy, talent and potential
• The key is the release of human energy, talent and potential
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Leadership: a summary
Leadership: a summary
• Leadership is the process of persuasion or example by which an individual (or leadership team) induces a group to pursue objectives held by the leader and his or her followers
• Do not confuse leadership with: • Status• Power• Authority
• Leadership must be institutionalised, and generally requires a team, today
• Leadership is the process of persuasion or example by which an individual (or leadership team) induces a group to pursue objectives held by the leader and his or her followers
• Do not confuse leadership with: • Status• Power• Authority
• Leadership must be institutionalised, and generally requires a team, today
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• Leadership is dispersed in today's complex society and organisations
• Leaders and followers should all participate in action
• Group members must help lead the group to meet its objectives: • Share leadership
• Leaders must be held accountable
• Leadership is dispersed in today's complex society and organisations
• Leaders and followers should all participate in action
• Group members must help lead the group to meet its objectives: • Share leadership
• Leaders must be held accountable
Leadership: a summary
Leadership: a summary
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• Leaders must deal with colliding and conflicting systems
• Leaders must release human potential• Leaders must share, renew and regenerate
values and beliefs
• Leaders must deal with colliding and conflicting systems
• Leaders must release human potential• Leaders must share, renew and regenerate
values and beliefs
Leadership: a summary
Leadership: a summary
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• Leaders must motivate• Leaders must renew, and make tangible the
future• Leadership is a lifelong development process
• Leaders must motivate• Leaders must renew, and make tangible the
future• Leadership is a lifelong development process
Leadership: a summary
Leadership: a summary