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Chapter 11

Strategic Leadership in Organizations

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Learning Objectives

After studying this chapter, you should be able to:

Understand what organizational processes determine a company’s performance.

Understand how top executives can influence organizational processes and performance.

Understand the conditions that determine the importance and effects of strategic leadership.

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Learning Objectives (Cont.)

Understand the potential advantages of executive teams and how to use them effectively.

Understand some emerging theories of leadership in organizations.

Understand the procedures that can be used to formulate a good competitive strategy.

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Learning Objective 1

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Understand what organizational processes determine a company's performance

Determinants of Organizational Performance

Environmental adaptation

Efficiency and reliability

Competitive Strategy

Human Resources

Programs, systems, and structures

Culture

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Learning Objective 2

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Understand how top executives can influence organizational processes and performance

How Leaders Influence Organizational Performance

Leadership Behaviors

Task-oriented improves efficiency and reliability

Change-oriented improves adaptation

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How Leaders Influence Organizational Performance (Cont.)

Decision-making

Strategy

Structure

Programs

Systems

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How Leaders Influence Organizational Performance (Cont.)

Trade-offs and Synergies

Coordinating leadership across levels

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Learning Objective 3

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Understand the conditions that determine the importance and effects of strategic leadership

Situations Affecting Strategic Leadership

Environmental uncertainty

Declining performance

Top executive constraints

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Research on Effects of Strategic Leadership

CEO succession

Case studies

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Learning Objective 4

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Understand the potential advantages of executive teams and how to use them effectively

Executive Teams

Potential advantages

Facilitating conditions

Leadership

Example study

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Learning Objective 5

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Understand some emerging theories of leadership in organizations

Emerging Theories

Shared and distributed leadership

Relational leadership

Complexity theory

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Two Key Executive Responsibilities

External monitoring

Competitive strategy formulation

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Learning Objective 6

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Understand the procedures that can be used to formulate a good competitive strategy

Guidelines for Strategic Leadership

Determine long-term objectives

Learn customers’ wants and needs

Learn about competitors

Assess current strengths and weaknesses

Identify core competencies

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Guidelines for Strategic Leadership (Cont.)

Evaluate need for strategic change

Identify promising strategies

Evaluate strategy outcomes

Involve other executives

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