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The nature of leadership

Gardner,J.W.(1990). On leadership. New York: The Free Press.

John William Gardner Born ： October 8, 1912 Died ： February 16, 2002 Political party ： Republican President of the Carnegie Corporation the founder of two influential national U.S. organizations: “Common Cause” and “Independent Sector‘’ He authored books on improving leadership in American society and other subjects.

The nature of leadership Distinctions: 區別 /特性 Leaders and managers: 領導者與管理者 The many kinds of leaders: 許多種類的領導者 Leaders and history: 領導者與歷史 Settings: 環境 /背景 Judgments of leaders: 領導者的評價 Devolving initiative and responsibility: 主動性與責任的移轉 Institutionalizing leadership: 制度化的領導

Introduction: Leadership the process of persuasion or example Individuals or a leadership team induces a group to pursue objectives-

held by leaders or shared by leaders and followers

Leaders can’t be thought apart from historic context, setting, and system

Distinctions: 區別 / 特性 Leadership status Leadership power ex. 1.military dictator 2. thug with gun Leadership official authority “Whether the subordinates become followers depen

ds on whether the executives act as leader” Leadership ＝ elite?

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Leaders and managers The 6 distinguish respects of a leader 1.think longer term 2.grasp its relationship to large realities (external conditions, global trends) 3.Influence constituent beyond their jurisdictions 4.heavy emphasis on vision, values, and motivation and understand the nonrational and unconscious elements in leader-constituent interaction 5.Political skill to cope with conflicts 6.think in terms of renewal Manager is more tightly linked to an organization; leader may have no organization.

The many kinds of leaders Leaders come in many forms, with many styles, and

diverse qualities. (eloquence/judgment/courage)1.Churchill2.Gandhi3.Lenin Military leadership1.Marshall2.Mac Arthur3.Eisenhower4.Patton5.Montgomery many kinds of leaders has implications for leadership

education—provide examples for young people to move toward the models that are right for them

Leaders and history We tend to eliminate the contradictions that make

historic leaders distinctive. The first step to view the leaders in a mature way is to

accept the complexity and context. “Does the leader make history?” or “Does the historical

moment make the leader” The balanced view:

Churchill Context:emerging

leaders

History :Historical force

Leader :Particular

characteristics

Settings Historical moment Makeup of the group1.Age level2.Educational background and competence3.Size4.Homogeneity and cohesiveness 5.Motivation and morale6.Rate of turnover

Judgments of leaders~1 People tend to exaggerate the capacity of

leaders to influence events. Leaders act in the stream of history, multiple

forces beyond their control and knowledge. Consequences are not a reliable measure of a

leadership. (Roosevelt,1930) Leaders suffer from the mistakes of

predecessors and leave some of their own misjudgment as time bombs for successors.

Changes take time

Judgments of leaders~2 Changes take time1.Lots of year 2.Public debate 3.Slow shifts in attitude Leaders may see little in their life time, but

may be setting the stage for victories that come after them.

“Verdict of history” The judgment of a leader should be

multidimensional. (strength/mediocrity/flaw) Leaders change (Churchill / Lincoln)

Devolving initiative and responsibility Most forward-looking business concerns are working in

quite imaginative ways to downward and outward through their organizations to develop lower levels of leadership.

In many of our large corporate, governmental, and nonprofit organizations we still make it all too difficult for potential leaders down the line to exercise initiative.

To emphasize the need for dispersed leadership does not deny the need fro highly qualified top leadership.

High-level leaders will be more effective in every ways if the systems ……are made vital by dispersed leadership.

Institutionalizing leadership To exercise leadership today, leaders must

institutionalize their leadership. The issues are too technical and the pace of change too

swift to expect a leader to solve personally the major problems.

If the leaders fail to institutionalize the problem-solving process, their departure leaves the system crippled.

No individual has all the skills and the time to carry out all the complex tasks of contemporary leadership

Insights 啟示 領導：引領船前進方向；管理使船前進過程中不會翻覆 領導者可以從歷史典範中汲取領導經驗，將危機轉換成激勵，維持士氣外，創造新局面 儘管環境變動快速，領導者必須要有能力洞悉未來的發展與變化 領導者要正視自己的不完美，並懂得分散領導，借重別人的專才來補足弱點 制度的建立與制度追隨是領導力展現的成果，唯有如此，才不會因領導人的離去而造成系統癱瘓

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Leaders come in many forms, with many styles and diverse qualities. There are quiet leaders and leaders one can hear in the next county. Some find strength in eloquence, some in judgment, some in courage.

Our problem is not to find better values but to be faithful to those we profess.

“We can fire the leader, but we can’t fire the historical force.”