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Leadership actions

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There are things that leaders do that make them successful. Leadership actions are different from styles in that actions are individual and specific, whilst styles are overall approaches. Both are based on a combination of their beliefs, values and preferences, as well as the organizational culture and norms which will encourage some styles and discourage others.

Boyatzis' management competencies: Skills leaders need.
Function and leadership: actions varying with role.
Michigan Leadership Studies: Task, relationship and participative focus.
Ohio State Leadership Studies: Consideration and Initiating structure.
Schein's leadership culture-change actions: how a leader forms the culture.
The Leadership Challenge: Integrity and competence.
Yukl's taxonomy of management behavior: classic list of actions.

Also:

Management By Wandering Around (MBWA): Staying in touch.
Admitting weakness: Show you are human too.
Leaders and PR disasters: How to get it right.

Leadership actions

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