Chapter 10 Slide 10 1 Leadership Behavior IrwinMc

Chapter Goals Slide 10 -2 + The goal of this chapter is to explain the significance of studying leadership behavior by exploring early research on it and discussing ways to categorize different leadership behaviors. Irwin/Mc. Graw-Hill The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. © 1999

Advantages to Examining a Leader’s Behavior Slide 10 -3 + Behavior can be observed which makes it easier to measure. + Many people are less defensive about it and feel more in control of it than they do about their personalities or intelligence. Irwin/Mc. Graw-Hill The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. © 1999

Leadership questionnaires Slide 10 -4 + Leadership questionnaires have been developed to measure different leader behaviors in work settings. Examples include: ® Leader Behavior Description Questionnaire (LBDQ) ® Supervisory Descriptive Behavior Questionnaire (SBDQ) ® Leadership Opinion Questionnaire ® Leadership Behavior Description Questionnaire – XII Irwin/Mc. Graw-Hill The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. © 1999

Measuring Leadership Behavior Slide 10 -5 + Alternative Formats for Measuring Leadership Behavior ®The Leadership Grid ®Coaching Behavior Assessment System (CBAS) ®Operant Supervisory Taxonomy and Index (OST) Irwin/Mc. Graw-Hill The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. © 1999

Managerial derailment Slide 10 -6 + Why do some leaders fail or encounter managerial derailment – Leaders who “were on the fast track, but their careers had derailed? ” ®Inability to build relationships with co-workers ®Failure to meet business objectives Irwin/Mc. Graw-Hill The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. © 1999

Managerial derailment Slide 10 -7 Cont. ®Inability to lead and build a team ®Inability to adapt to new bosses, businesses, cultures, or structures ®Inadequate preparation for promotion ®Self-Defeating Behaviors Irwin/Mc. Graw-Hill The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. © 1999

Common Self-Defeating Behaviors Slide 10 -8 + Procrastination + Suspiciousness + Defensiveness + Overcommitted + Worrying + Overly critical + Alienating + Rigidity + Hostility + Overcontrolling + Perfectionism + Inability to trust others Irwin/Mc. Graw-Hill The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. © 1999

Factors in permanent behavior change Slide 10 -9 + Studies have shown that certain factors contribute to a permanent behavior change. They include: ®Having written development plans ®Reviewing development with direct supervisor Irwin/Mc. Graw-Hill The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. © 1999

Factors in permanent behavior change Slide 10 -10 Cont. ®Capitalizing on on-the-job experience ®Seeking feedback on progress from others ®Having the person’s supervisor held accountable for his/her development Irwin/Mc. Graw-Hill The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. © 1999

Coaching Slide 10 -11 + Coaching – process of equipping people with the tools, knowledge, and opportunities they need to develop themselves and become more successful. Irwin/Mc. Graw-Hill The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. © 1999

Mentoring Slide 10 -12 + Mentoring - structure and series of processes whereby the lessexperienced members of an organization develop necessary skills and leaders abilities. Irwin/Mc. Graw-Hill The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. © 1999