EMPOWERING OTHERS AND LEADERSHIP BY W WARNER BURKE
EMPOWERING OTHERS AND LEADERSHIP BY. W. WARNER BURKE
Managers vs. Leaders � Managers �Enjoy relating with people, attain sense of self from activities, work to maintain order �May be short-sided, look at daily operations � Leaders �Loners, risk takers and visionaries �Charismatic, inspiring, flexible �Inspire others to accept change �Aware of followers needs
Transactional Leadership � Views leader-follower relationship as a process of exchange � Task accomplishment � Problem solving � Steadier, less turbulent manner of working with others � Complement transformational leader
Transformational Leadership � “Recognizes and exploits the existing need or demand of a potential follower…. looks for potential motives in followers, seeks to satisfy higher needs, and engages the full person of the follower. ” � Converts followers into leaders and leaders into moral agents
Cont. � Visionary � Accurately assess and provide a mission and goals to respond to follower’s needs � Never leave matters as they find them � Change is the rule, not the exception � Less concerned with how to achieve an end than the purpose of the mission
Empowering processes � Each of the following is approached differently by leaders vs. managers: �Providing Direction �Stimulating followers and Subordinates �Rewarding Followers and Subordinates �Developing Followers and Subordinates �Appealing to Followers and Subordinate Needs
Need both! � People can grow and develop with either one or both � Leaders need managers to help reach goals � Managers need leaders to help articulate goal and direction � The key is flexibility – some situations will require one over the other
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