Leadership refers to the influence that certain individuals have on other people’s actions in an organizational context. The leader is the person who, because of his formal and / or informal status (power, prestige, influence), mobilizes, influences, organizes and leads groups and activities towards setting and achieving results.
As it can be noticed from the above definition, besides prestige and influence, power has an important role, as it has five sources:
ü The power to offer rewards (the leader is entitled to reward individuals who achieve certain results);
ü coercive power, which is the opposite of the first source (it is based on individuals’ fear to receive negative sanctions);
ü legitimacy (the power exercised by a leader due to his status);
ü referential power (it is based on the leader’s charisma);
ü Professional power (defines the leader’s skills in certain areas, being recognized by others.
It should be noted that the definition of the situation has an important role because these sources of power are based on the perception of others, on the way in which the others perceive the leader. If people don’t believe in his power, then he has no power.
There are 10 principles that can increase the honor and power of a leader: the power of persuasion, patience, kindness, availability to learn, tolerance, kindness, sincerity, comprehension, consistency, integrity.
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