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The Leader as Social Architect
BTE 401 Chapter 13
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04/29/2012

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Strategic Leadership
Definition
The ability to anticipate and envision the future, maintain flexibility, think strategically, and initiate changes that will create a competitive advantage for the organization in the future
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Vision
Definition
An attractive, ideal future that is credible yet not readily attainable.
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The domain of Strategic Leadership
Definition
1. Vision
2. Mission
3. Strategy
4. Mechanism for execution
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the nature of vision
Definition
Maintaining the current reality, staying on course while moving toward a desired future.
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What vision does
Definition
Vision links the present with the future
Vision energizes ppl and inspires commitment
Vision gives meaning to work
Vision establishes a standard of excellence and integrity.
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Common themes of vision
Definition
Vision has a broad appeal
-It motivate ppl to work toward a common end.
Vision deals with change
-Effective visions help org. achieve bold change.
Vision encourages faith
-It is a picture of a world not imagined or verified in advance.
Vision reflects High ideals
-Good visions are idealistic and portray an uplifting future.
Visions define the destination and the journey
-Good visions depict and include specific outcomes wanted to achieve for the organization.
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Levels of vision
Definition
1. Divisional
2. departmental
3. Individual
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Self-reference
Definition
A principal stating that each element in a system will serve the goals of the whole system when the elements are imprinted with an understanding of the whole.
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Mission
Definition
The organizations core broad purpose and reason for existence.
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What Mission does
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The mission defines the core enduring characteristics and spirituality of an organization and can be used as a tool for leadership to help employees find purpose in their work.
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Mission purpose
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It captures ppls idealistic motivations for the why the organization exists
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Discovery
Definition
1.Description (Finding the new)
2.Basis for action (Pioneer/entrepreneur)
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Excellence
Definition
1. Description (Being the best)
2. Basis for action ((Fulfillment)
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Altruism
Definition
1. Description (Providing service)
2. Basis for action (Happiness)
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Heroism
Definition
1. Description (Being Effective)
2. Basis for action (Achievement)
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Strategic management
Definition
The set of decisions used to formulate and implement specific strategies that will achieve a competitively superior fit between the organization and its environment so as to achieve organizational goals
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Strategy
Definition
The general plan of action that describes resource allocation and other activities for dealing with the environment and helping the organization attain its goals
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Core competence
Definition
Something the organization does really well in comparison to competitors.
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Synergy
Definition
The interaction between organizational parts to produce a joint affect that is greater than the sum of the parts.
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Value
Definition
The combination of benefits received and cost paid by the customer
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Strategy formulation
Definition
Integrating knowledge of the environment, vision, and mission with the core competence in such a way as to attain synergy and create customer value.
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Strategy execution
Definition
Putting strategy into action by adjusting various parts of the organization and directing resources to accomplish strategic goals.
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A leaders contribution
Definition
Leader are responsible for establishing direction through vision and strategy. When leadership fails to produce a good direction through vision and strategy organizations flounder.
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Stimulating Vision and Action
Definition
Leaders must link dreams (Vision) with strategic action(Plans),in order to have goals, objectives, and plans that employees will understand and be able to know how to achieve the future state desired.
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Four types of Strategic Vision, and Action leaders
Definition
1.High Vision-High Action(The effective Leader)
2. High Vision-Low Action(The dreamer)
3. Low Vision-High Action(The doer)
4. Low Vision-Low Action(The uninvolved).
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