Personal Reflection Paper

MGT 411 Leading Organizations

Module 1: Defining Leadership

Lecture 1: Introduction to Leadership

Lecture 2: Overview of the Course

Lecture 3: Leadership vs. Management

Lecture 4: Avoiding Derailment

Lecture 1: Introduction to Leadership Objectives

• Explain why leadership is so important

• Define “leader” and “leadership”

• Describe today’s external environment

• Define “organization”

Leadership is Important

“We’re going to see leadership emerge as the most important element in business – the attribute that is highest in demand and shortest in supply.”

- Tom Peters

82% of organizations report –

“having a hard time finding qualified leaders”

$22 Billion

Exceptional Leaders

Bottom 20% Middle 60% Top 20%

“Leadership”

Influence based relationship  among leaders and followers who  intend real changes and outcomes  that reflect their shared purposes

“Leadership”

Influence based relationship  among leaders and followers who  intend real changes and outcomes  that reflect their shared purposes

“Leadership”

Influence based relationship  among leaders and followers who  intend real changes and outcomes  that reflect their shared purposes

“Leadership”

Influence based relationship  among leaders and followers who  intend real changes and outcomes  that reflect their shared purposes

“Leadership”

Influence based relationship  among leaders and followers who  intend real changes and outcomes  that reflect their shared purposes

“Leadership”

 Influencing others to come together around a common vision

• Multidirectional • Noncoercive

 Reciprocal in nature  Involves creating change  Qualities required for effective leadership

are also needed to be an effective follower

“Leader”*

A person who

influences others to get things done

*According to McKinnon

“Leader”*

A person who

influences others to get things done

*According to McKinnon

• Significant Accomplishment • Have Followers • Don’t Do the Work

The New Reality for Leaders

Shared mindset that  represents a fundamental  way of thinking about, 

perceiving, and  understanding the world

Paradigm

The New Reality for Leaders

The New Reality for Leaders

“We’re in a brawl with no rules”

- Tom Peters

Challenging External Environment

V U C A

Challenging External Environment

Volatile Uncertain Complex Ambiguous

Challenging External Environment

Volatile Vision Uncertain Understanding Complex Clarity Ambiguous Agile

Organization Defined

“A group of people who work together to  achieve some specific purpose” 

“Two or more people with a common goal”

Leaders function within an organization

“Organization” Purpose

“No organization can depend on genius; the supply is always scarce  and unreliable. It is the test of an organization to make ordinary  human beings perform better than they seem capable of, to bring  out whatever strength there is in its members, and to use each one’s  strength to help all the others perform. 

The purpose of an organization is to enable  common people to do uncommon things.” 

‐ Peter Drucker 

The Fundamental Five

Guardian – Establish TRUST

Navigator – Clarify PURPOSE

Coach – Strengthen PEOPLE

Architect – Build the TEAM

Revolutionary – Lead CHANGE