Company of Heroes

Leader’s

Overview

Power of Self-LeadershipLeadership Styles:

StrongmanTransactorVisionary Leader Super leader

Comparison of LeadershipLeadership of Today and Tomorrow

Unleashing the power ofSelf-Leadership

Who is the Leader?

A person who determines the course of a ship.

Traditional Vs Modern Leaders

In traditional leadership approach,

Leader is a boss or hero

at center stage.

He is a primary pillar of strength.

In modern leadership approach,

Leader creates self-leaders.

He creates pillars of strength

The changing World

In todays changing world, work place is beset by changes.

Death of hierarchyBoundary less organizationsModel companies are practicing 3 big D’s:

DownsizingDelayeringDecentralizing

These changes have transformed the concept of leadership from Boss-Rex to Super leaders.

Who is Boss-Rex?

Who is a Super Leader?

Key practices of Horizontal Organizations

Flattened OrganizationsKey work processesReasonable authorityRewarding on relevant skillsMeasuring organizational performanceRegular communicationSignificant information

Unconventional leadership of Ricardo Semler

“Before you can lead others Learn to lead yourself”

Semler’s approach towards leadership

Workers set their own hours.Some workers set their own salaries.There are no receptionists.There are no office walls.Managers are evaluated by their employees.Employees vote on all major decisions.

The Strongman

Traditional Boss-Rex Leader.

Leads through commands.

Relies on position power.

Off With His Head !

Boss-Rex’s Leadership costs his job.Richard Synder;

Former CEO of Simon & Schuster

Strongman Behaviors

Command and Direction

Assigned goals

Intimidation

Reprimand

1. Command and Direction:

Commanding others.

Self proclaimed king or queen.

Commander, Director, Boss-Rex

2. Assigned Goals:

Concerned with the achievement of goals.

Identifying poor subordinate performance.

3. Intimidation:

Foundation for exerting influence.

Shouting on employees.

Knocking over a piece of furniture.

Coldly staring down an employee.

4. Reprimand:

Punishing subordinates .

Verbal attack

Distasteful job assignment

A cut in pay

Demotion

Followers of the strongman

yes-men or yes-persons.

Lack of creativity and innovation.

Focus on guessing the leader.

The Transactor

Most common type of leadership practiced today.

Focus on power of rewards.

Transactor Behaviors.

Interactive goal setting

Contingent personal reward

Contingent material reward

Contingent Reprimand

1. Interactive goal setting:

Challenging but realistic goals.

A system for allocating rewards.

2. Contingent personal reward:

Intangible rewards.

They include; Praise and recognition Pat on the back

3. Contingent material reward:

Monetary rewards are more powerful.

They include:

Pay raisesPromotion opportunitiesBonuses

4. Contingent Reprimand:

Guidelines to reprimand in effective manner:

Praise in public, punish in private.Reprimand following the behavior.Focus on undesirable behavior, not the person.Make sure the desired behavior is made clear.

Followers of the transactor

Followers are sensitive to rewards.

They are skilled calculators.

No concern for continuous improvement.

“What is in it for me?”

The Visionary Hero

“Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs,

than to …live in the great twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.’’

Theodore Roosevelt

Follow ME !!!

Visionary heroes are basically inspiring.

They are effective in two situations:

Time of crises.Major organizational changes.

Visionary Hero’s Behavior

Communication of leader’s vision

Emphasis of the leader’s values

Exhortation

Inspirational persuasion

1. Communication of the leader vision:

Create and communicate vision

Purposeful Vision

Connection to historical points or current issues

2.Emphasis of the leader values:

What are values?

How leader’s values help the followers?

“Ethical values are more important than monetary values.”

3.Exhortation and Inspirational Persuasion:

Speech is a vehicle.

Exhortation exemplifies the process.

Combine the words to create energy and emotions.

Followers of Visionary Heroes

Enthusiastic.

Dependent on leaders.

Willing to go above and beyond the call of duty.

First 3 Leadership Styles

Control Others

Give them Direction

On the Basis of high knowledge

The Super Leader

Dwight Eisenhower said.

’’More you develop people now, the greater will be your confidence in them when you thrust

bigger’’

Who is Super Leader?

Leading others to lead themselves

Creating the Company of Heroes

Super Leader Behavior

Mastering and Modeling Self-leadership

Facilitating the transition of Self-leadership

Fostering teamwork

Facilitating the Self-leadership culture

Mastering and Modeling Self- leadership

What is self-leadership?

Strategies to master self-leaders1. Motivation2. Constructive thinking3. Enjoyment

Demonstrate Model

Mastering and Modeling in influence followers in underlying aspects:

Personal Responsibility

Initiative Taking

Self Motivation

Continuous Improvement

Facilitating the Transition of Followers to Self-Leadership

Delegate tasks

Ignore some honest mistakes

Challenging goals

Training opportunities

Feedback opportunity

Fostering Teamwork

Primary sources of fostering teamwork

Capability

Knowledge

Experience

Facilitating a Self-Leadership Culture

What is Culture?

Values

Norms

Beliefs

Super Leaders develop the followers:

Independent and Interdependent

Sense of ownership

Pride in their work

Takes reasonable risk

Continuous improvement

Developed followers of the Super leaders become:

Self leaders

Effective

Empowered

Confident

Leadership Comparison

Two Situations

Compliance vs. Commitment

Degree of Urgency(high or low)

Compliance alone, transactor or strong manCompliance with urgency, strong man

Commitment alone, visionary or superleaderCommitment with urgency, visionary

Leadership of Past

One individual held the central position

Leadership of today and Tomorrow

Involvement of all the human resources

Now a days Organization needs

Knowledge

Creativity

Experience

Wisdom

All these things comes from Super leaders

Consequences of leadership types

Strongman: Develop Dependent Followers

Transactor: Develop Dependent Followers

Visionary Hero: Develop Dependent Followers

Super leader: Develop Independent Followers