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Leadership at the Workplace
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How can you become a good leader?
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Steps to Becoming a Good Leader
Study the qualities of recognized good leaders
Study yourself. Determine weak and strong characteristics
Develop yourself as a good follower. Individuals who cannot obey cannot direct
Study the organization of various groups
Follow a definite plan for leadership training and improvement
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Leadership Styles
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Authoritarian
Democratic
Laissez-faire
Authoritarian
Characteristics:
Causes unhappy relationships to develop
Dictates group activity
Limits discussion on ideas
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Democratic
Characteristics:
Allows group members to feel they can do tasks their own way
Is friendly and sociable
Keeps the group focused
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Laissez-faire
Characteristics:
Allows group members to do whatever they want
Is less structured than democratic
Not very productive
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Leadership Styles
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Teamwork
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Roles of Members of a Group
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Employer Expectations and Organizational Priorities
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Hard and Soft Skills
The SCANS report presents a set of foundation skills and workplace competencies deemed essential for work world success today.
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What are Soft Skills?
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Soft Skills
The SCANS report presents a set of foundation skills and workplace competencies deemed essential for work world success today.
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Communication Skills
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Managing Your Organization’s Priorities
Clarify the organization’s mission statement
Create a prioritization process
Develop structures
Provide opportunities for collaboration
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Workplaces of Tomorrow
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How to Make a Four-Door Diorama
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Review
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• What are leadership skills?• Explain the steps to becoming a good leader.• Compare and contrast the following leadership styles:
• Authoritarian• Democratic• Laissez-faire
• What are soft skills?• How can a business owner develop effective ways to manage
the organization's priorities?
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References and Resources
Images:
Photos obtained through a license with Shutterstock.com™.
U.S. Airways – Workplaces of Tomorrow
Websites:
Mind Tools
Leadership Styles – Choosing the Right Approach for the Situation
http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_84.htm
Sam Ingersoll
Management Skills
http://samingersoll.com/management-skills
Hongkiat.com
Five Characteristics of a Positive Work Environment
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/positive-working-environment
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References and Resources
YouTube™:
How to Make a Four-Door Diorama
http://snapguide.com/guides/make-a-four-door-diorama
Syntuity
What Are Soft Skills?
https://youtu.be/Qjc8h6r_N8w
U.S. Department of Labor
Communication Skills
https://youtu.be/X0voPlW2pSs
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