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Overview Ø Leadership Defined Ø Leadership Styles Ø Leadership Models Ø Elon Musk’s Leadership

Leadership Defined Ø Ø Prentice defined leadership as “the accomplishment of a goal through the direction of human assistants” and a successful leader as one who can understand people’s motivations and enlist employee participation in a way that marries individual needs and interests to the group’s purpose. (Prentice, 2014) Kruse defines leadership as “a process of social influence, which maximises the efforts, towards the achievement of a goal”.

Leadership Styles

Leadership Styles Ø Ø Ø Ø Democratic Leadership Autocratic Leadership Laissez-Faire Leadership Strategic Leadership Transformational Leadership Transactional Leadership Coach-Style Leadership Bureaucratic Leadership

Leadership Models

Leadership Models 1. Managerial Grid which focuses on a leader's concern for task and concern for people to predict leadership outcomes 2. Four Framework Approach which uses four common concepts to guide leadership behaviour in specific situations 3. Situational leadership which guides a leader on the type of coaching required to develop a worker in a specific situation.

Leadership Models (Clark, 2015)

Elon Musk

Elon Musk Ø Ø Ø Ø Full Name: Elon Reeve Musk Place of Birth: Pretoria, South Africa Birth Date: June 28, 1971 (Age 49) Mother: Maye Musk Father: Errol Musk Siblings: Brother – Kimbal & Sister – Tosca Companies: Zip 2 Corporation (1995) , Pay. Pal (1999), Space. X (2002), Tesla Motors (2003), Solar. City (2016), The Boring Company (2017) Personal Life: Married Twice and currently with his girlfriend musician Grimes. (biography. com)

Elon Musk’s Leadership

Elon Musk’s Leadership Ø Ø Ø Elon Musk has a lot of leadership styles and traits such as: People Management Skills Lead by example Confidence Skilled at problem solving Leading with purpose Collaborative Comfortable with change Operating with integrity Continuous learner Optimistic Clear strategic vision Focusing on the big picture (Sattar, 2020)

Elon Musk’s Leadership ü ü ü Elon Musk is a creative leader, a visionary with a unique personality and boundless creativity. He believes in personal transformation & hardwork Accepts failures as opportunities to learn Encourages employees to keep learning Works very hard Has exceptionally high expectations & feels disappointed & angry when people fail his expectations Eager & inventive

References Becker, B. (2020, February 7). The 8 Most Common Leadership Styles & How to Find Your Own. Retrieved August 15, 2020, from https: //blog. hubspot. com/marketing/leadership-styles Clark, D. (2015, August 15). Leadership Models. Retrieved August 15, 2020, from http: //www. nwlink. com/~donclark/leader/leadmodels. html Elon Musk. (2020, June 1). Retrieved August 14, 2020, from https: //www. biography. com/business-figure/elon-musk Kruse, K. (2015, September 2). What Is Leadership? Retrieved August 15, 2020, from https: //www. forbes. com/sites/kevinkruse/2013/04/09/what-is -leadership/#7244 fd 645 b 90 Prentice, W. C. H. (2014, August 1). Understanding Leadership. Retrieved August 15, 2020, from https: //hbr. org/2004/01/understandingleadership Sattar, S. B. (2020, July 27). Leadership Qualities, Skills, and Styles of Elon Musk. Retrieved August 14, 2020, from https: //www. thestrategywatch. com/leadership-qualities-skills-styles-elon -musk/