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Leadership and Motiviation 1. Introduction and Definition 2. Leadership Types a. Natural born leader b. Developed leader 3. Leadership Models a. Traditional b. Non-traditional 4. Leadership Traits a. Make people feel important b. Promote your vision c. Treat others as you want to be treated d. Take responsibility for your actions 5. Motivational Theories a. Classical Theory and Scientific Management b. Behavior theory c. Contemporary Motivational Theories *************************************************************** INTRODUCTION Effective leadership is the process of motivating others to meet specific objectives. We will look at a few areas of leadership and motivation. LEADERSHIP TYPES Few business leaders get to be highly recognized names in the world at large or even the broadest business communities like the team of William Hewlett and David Packard. In 1938 they pooled $538 to found their namesake Hewlett-Packard in a rented garage. Hewlett focused his energy on leading the technology side of the now $31 billion high tech leader. Packard wrestled with managing the day to day operation and died at the age of 83. Many believe that David Packard's chief legacy may be his management style. His employees awarded him a M.B.W.A. Degree---"Master By Walking Around" for the legwork expanded in his belief that upper management should remain close to workers. The "HP way" also strives to maintain a small company atmosphere even as the work force expanded to 100,000. Employees were allowed freedom, and Internal competition was encouraged, while working toward a shared objective. Packard's commitment to employees was also legendary. In 1990 he came out of semi-retirement to help manage a sweeping corporate overhaul that successfully averted the job losses that subsequently hit many other High tech companies. David Packard was truly a leader to admired. A good leader he was. This prompts the question "What is a good leader?" LEADERSHIP MODELS There are many good leaders to choose from. You have military leaders, politicians, CEO's, coaches, athletes, teachers, the list is endless. You may ask what do all people from different walks of life have in common? First lets define what a leader is, a leader is getting things accomplished by acting through others or getting people to perform to their maximum potential. LEADERSHIP TRAITS Now let's identify some common traits of a leader. Leaders are people who set the example and have the courage to take the initiative to dominate the situation. They are decisive ,bold, tactful, and communicate very well. They maintain enthusiasm, commitment, devotion and are knowledgeable of their duties. MOTIVATIONAL THEORIES Workers need more than job satisfaction and morale. They also need motivation. Motivational theories can be classified into three