4. Summary: Personal Effectiveness (continued)

• Motivation theory (continued)
  • Expectancy theory
  • Goal theory
  • Equity theory
  • Need theories (Maslow, Herzberg)
  • Theory Y (McGregor)
• Leadership analysis (3 circles)
  • Understand the leader
    • Values and attitudes
    • Personality traits and MBTI
    • Natural abilities
    • Experience/knowledge/skills
  • Understand the followers
    • Relationship with the leader
    • Values and needs
    • Personality traits and MBTI
    • Competence and motivation (Hersey)
    • Independent thinking and action (Kelly)
  • Understand the situation
    • The task, objective, or problem: success requirements and importance

• Leadership analysis (continued)
  • The organization: authority, structure, and culture
  • The environment: important external factors
• Define the leadership objectives and key obstacles

5. Formulate the best “people strategy” (see the next section)

6. Implement (see the next section)

Tying It Together

• Individual leadership behavior is based on the combinations of:

  • Philosophy and attitudes
  • Values
  • Preferences
  • Attributes

• Versatility and the ability to put yourself in others’ shoes and to respond to the needs of the situation is also important

  • Versatility can be enhanced with more knowledge about yourself and ways to understand others
    • It can be enhanced with good habits

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