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Chapter 3
LEADERSHIP THEORY AND PRACTICE SIXTH EDITION 2
Overview
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Perspective Definition
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Technical Skill
Human Skill
Conceptual Skill
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Leaders need
all three skills –
but, relative
importance
changes based
on level of
management
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Analytical ability
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Skills-Based Model
Skills Model Perspective
Competencies
– Individual Attributes
– Leadership Outcomes
– Career Experiences
– Environmental Influences
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Skills-Based Model of
Perspective
Leadership
Research studies (1990s) Capability model -
goal: to identify the Examines relationship
leadership factors that between a leader’s
create exemplary job knowledge & skills & the
performance in an
organization leader’s performance.
Suggests many people
Emphasizes the capabilities
have the potential for
that make effective
leadership possible rather leadership
than what leaders do
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Competencies Skills
Individual Attributes
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Leadership Outcomes
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Career Experiences
Environmental Influences
Strengths
Criticisms
Application
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Skills Approach
Principal Research
Focus
Perspectives
Focus is primarily Katz (1955) suggests importance of
particular leadership skills varies
descriptive – it depending where leaders reside in
describes leadership management hierarchy
from skills Mumford, Campion, & Morgeson,
perspective (2007) suggest higher levels of all skills
needed at higher levels of hierarchy
Provides structure
for understanding Mumford, Zaccaro, Harding et al.
the nature of (2000) suggest leadership outcomes are
direct result of leader’s skilled
effective leadership competency in problem solving, social
judgment & knowledge
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Strengths
First approach to conceptualize and create a
structure of the process of leadership around skills
Describing leadership in terms of skills makes
leadership available to everyone
Provides an expansive view of leadership that
incorporates wide variety of components (i.e.,
problem-solving skills, social judgment skills)
Provides a structure consistent with leadership
education programs
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Criticisms
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Application
The Skills Approach provides a way to delineate
the skills of a leader
It is applicable to leaders at all levels within the
organization
The skills inventory can provide insights into the
individual’s leadership competencies
Test scores allow leaders to learn about areas in
which they may wish to seek further training
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