Implicit Leadership Theories

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Leadership

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Individualreflection
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On your own, think about leaders in general.
From your perspective, what characteristics
do leaders have?
What do they do (what don’t they do?)
Write notes to capture your thoughts.
Be prepared to share with your classmates.

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Groupdiscussionanddrawingexercise
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Step 1: Interview each other.
• What did you find? On which points do you agree/disagree?
Step 2: Discuss the following points:
• What are possible explanations for agreements/disagreements?
• What are other factors that impact on leaders’ effectiveness?
Step 3: In the group, make a drawing of your “leader”
• Include a one sentence summary statement.
• Begin with: “An effective leader … ”

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Show and tell
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Each Group:
• Step 1: Say your statement – Show your drawing – explain as needed
• Step 2: Answers questions from the class

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An effective leaders is a clear
communicator, adaptable,
and open-minded.
An effective leader builds a bridge that connects individual talents to company goals.
An effective leader has passion that inspires
others to be the best versions of
themselves.
An effective leader strives to
unite and connect others while
initiating change an innovation.
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An effective leader is a driven, forward-
thinking, competent, decisive team player,
that nurtures their employees.

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An effective leaders sets an
example for others through being
confident in their beliefs made
through operation and analysis,
confidence in their decisions
making, as well as possessing
natural experience and intuition.
An effective leader
must work closely
within their team,
not from afar.

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An effective leaders turns
resources into results.

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General Discussion
• What are the similarities and
differences between the drawings?
• How effective would the leader of one
group be in the context of another
group?
• What is the role of followers in these
drawings?
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Leadership islike a beauty.
You know itwhen you seeit.
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An effective
leader needs to
be all things at
once
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An effective leader is
responsible for
employees’ and their
family's well-being.
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An effective leader is the
same boat with wide
followers and is just one
aspect of leadership
process.
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Aimsofexercise
• Make individuals aware of their personal implicit leadership theories
• Facilitate negotiation of socially determined implicit leadership theories
• Increase awareness of differences between implicit leadership theories in
various social contexts
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Implicitleadershiptheories(ILTs)
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• Images people have of the traits and behaviors of leaders
• A person's behavior is interpreted in reference to these images
• Claiming a leadership identity:
Match between a person’s ILT and their own self-concept
• Granting leadership:
Match between a followers ILTs and characteristics of the leader
• What are the implications for leader’s effectiveness?
• What challenges might this create for leaders to be effective across
situations?

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What’sYOURimageofleadership?
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Definingleadership
Process of influencing others to achieve
group or organizational goals
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