Leadership to us is having the ability to positively guide a group or activity. It is also an act that people can perform - the act of Leading or Leadership
What is Leadership?
Laissez-Faire
- leaders are "paws-off" and let the other group members make the decisions!
- Studies show that it is the leadership style with the lowest rate of productivity in the group members
By: Maddy Moore, Kezia Miller & Megan Thevenot
Democratic
Transformative
Participative Leadership
- the most effective leadership style
- higher productivity
- higher rate of contribution & morale from group members
- the leader identifies a problem, makes a clear goal and creates a vision in order to make change
- creates inspiration that leads to positive changes in the followers and the issue
- members of the group participate more equally in the decision making process, but the over-all leader makes the final decision
What is Leadership?
Write the primary idea of the mind map in the center. Use different color notes to differentiate between topics. Use lines and arrows to create branches that connect ideas to each other.
Authoritarian
Inclusive
- Includes a leader and followers
GOOD
who were some
Adolf Hitler
Nelson Mandela
- This style is responsible for the necessities/ expectations of the followers and their impressions of how the leader should act and be motivated
- group members must 'subject' to the authority (or leader) instead of the group members having individual freedom
- the group members have little or no input on ideas, decisions or tasks
Qualities of an Effective Leader
- anti-arpartheid (the state of being apart) revolutionary
- politician
- philanthropist
- President of South Africa from 1994 - 1999
- An Austrian-born German politician, the leader of the Nazi Party
- Authoritative Leader
- Used his speaking skills to "brainwash" the country, convincing them to:
- go to war with the world (resulting in WWII)
- resent and kill Jewish people or
round them up and send them to death or labor "camps"
- Humble
- Humorous
- Committed and Dedicated
- Open-Minded and Fair
- Good Communicator
- Assertive
- Patient and Encouraging
- Intelligent and Knowledgeable
LEADERS?
- Worked against racism, inequality, poverty and worked towards bringing down the arpartheid legacy in South Africa
- Was the first Black Chief Executive of South Africa
- the first to be elected in a fully representative democratic election
- Requires encouragement, awareness of the followers' needs, fairness and open communication to succeed
- His goal was to start up an imperial dominance of other countries or states and establish a New Order in Nazi Germany
and what were their qualities?
What positive Leadership Qualities did Nelson Mandela have?
Which Positive Leadership skills was Hitler lacking?
So who were some examples of
good leaders and
bad leaders?
- Humour
- Patience
- Positive Encouragement
- Fairness
- Humbleness
- Humor
- Dedication
- Fairness
- Assertiveness
- Encouragement
- Knowledge
- Good Communication skills
Had Adolf Hitler had a different mindset about people and government, he could have been an incredibly positive leader and made many great changes among more countries than just Germany.