High Performance Leadership[1]

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High Performance Leadership

A leader is someone who takes us elsewhere, he has the capability of leaving behind a legacy of something that may not have been accomplished if he had not motivated the organization to do so.

Syllabus Leadership — Theories of

Leadership, Leadership Styles Leadership — Leadership Styles Leadership Skills Leadership Lessons through

Literature Team work & Team building Interpersonal skills — Conversation,

Feedback, Feed forward

Interpersonal skills — Delegation, Humor, Trust, Expectations, Values. Status,Compatibility

Conflict Management — Types of conflicts Conflict Management — Coping strategies Conflict Management — Conflict

Management Styles Positive thinking—Attitudes, Beliefs Positive thinking — Martin Sellgman's

theory of Learned Helplessness, LearnedOptimism.

Reference text

Organizational Behavior -by Fred Luthans (9th edition)

How to Manage Conflict -by Peg Pickering.

Leadership: Research findings, practice & skills- Andrew DuBrin

Introduction (Meaning)

“Leadership is the ability to inspire confidence & supporting among the people who are needed to achieve organisational goals.”

Some other Definitions Interpersonal influence, directed

through communication toward goal attainment.

The influential increment over & above mechanical compliance with directions & orders.

The act that causes others to act or respond in a shared direction.

The art of influencing people by persuasion or example to fallow a line of action.

Leadership is needed at all level in the organization & can be practiced to some extent even by a person not assigned to a formal leadership position.

The ability to lead other is a rare quality, it become more rare in the highest levels in the organisation, because the complexity of such position requires a vast level of leadership skills.

Leadership as a partnership The Leader & the group members

are connected in such a way that the power between them approximately balanced.

Four things are necessary for a valid partnership:

1. Exchange of purpose2. A high right to say no3. Joint accountability.4. Absolute honesty.

Leadership Vs Management Leadership deals with interpersonal

aspects of managers job. It deals with change, inspiration,

motivation & influence. It involves having a vision of what

the organisation can become & mobilizing people to accomplish it.

It produces change, often to dramatic degree.

It requires electing cooperation & teamwork from a large network of people

Top level leaders are likely to transform their organizations.

Leaders create a vision to direct the organization.

Management: Management is more likely to

produce a degree of predictability & order.

Planning directing, controlling deals with the administrative aspects.

Top level managers manage the organisation.

Implement the vision is the key function of management.

Effective leaders have to be good managers themselves or to be supported by effective managers.

Leader Characteristics & traits

Group members characteristics

Internal & External Environment

Leader behaviour & Style

Leadership Framework: Leadership effectiveness:

L= f (l, gm ,s)

Leadership is the function of leader, group members, other situational variables

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Leadership Roles

1.Figurehead: leaders spend some part of their time engaging in ceremonial (traditional, official) activities, like:

Entertaining clients as an official representative.

Making oneself available to outsiders.

Escorting official visitors.

2. Spokesperson: Informs to the groups of employees about organisations activities, plans, capabilities & vision of the oganisation.

Upper-level management Clients Labour unions Professional colleagues The general public

Team player: related to team bulider role.

Technical problem solver: Important for supervisors & middle managers.

Entrepreneur: To bring Innovation & new ideas for the better functioning.

Strategic planner: related with input from others throughout the organisation.

Coach & motivator: inspire & teach to the team

Leadership traits (characters) A leader is required to be capable of

making ordinary people do extraordinary things beyond human capability & known endurance levels while in the face of adversity (hardship).

The best leaders are normal human beings with lot of common sense who know how to effectively utilize their experience & are fully motivated in the performance of their duties

General Personality traits

High tolerance

Warmth

Sense of Humor

EnthusiasmEmotional

stability

Assertiveness

Extroversion

Trustworthiness

Humility

Self-confidence

Leadership

Task-related Personality traits

Courage

Internal locus of control

Flexibility &

adaptability

Emotional Intelligence

Passion

Task-related Personality test

1.Self-awareness

2. self-management

3. Social awareness

4. Relationship management

Behavoural traits: A leader must be Conscious: ‘One

look is worth a thousand reports.’2. A leader must be responsible:3. Setting a personal example: create

a ‘Role Model’. Strength of character & Morale

Fiber: Character minimizes fear & maximizes sound judgment under pressure.

Moral fibers related to honesty.

Principle of truth: Within the organisation there has to do complete transparency &the ethos of taking upright decisions based on facts.

Six principles to maintain high morale & ethical threshold are as follows:

(Honesty, promise keeping, fairness, respect, compassion & integrity)

A leader must be Humane (caring, gentle):

Must be approachable: A leader must posses Vitality

(energy) & endurance (Patience, stamina)

Self discipline Ability to concentrate Focus Visionary Ability to change/renew.

A leader must be decisive: partially correct but timely action is much better than inaction.

He must be Pragmatic (practical): He should understand where the ideas are required to be tempered with practicality.

Highly organized: Approach should be logical & practical

Clarity of mind: it is critical for leader for creating a vision, direction setting, planning & implementation

Egoistic & self appraisal: self appraisal is a practical manifestation of ego, which leads personal developments.

Develop Skill & style: Communication skills Personality projection Delegation of responsibility

Satisfaction of Leader

A feeling of power & prestige A chance to help others grow &

develop. Respect &status Good opportunities for

advancement An opportunity to control the

resources.

Dissatisfaction of a Leader

Insufficient authority Lack of recognition Loneliness Problems involving people. Organizational politics