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Leadership
Leadership
What is Leadership ?
Leadership
• Leadership is ”the
ability to get
extraordinary things
done --- by ordinary
people”.
Leadership
• Leading People
Influencing People
Commanding People
Guiding people
Leadership
Who is a Leader?
A leader is a person
others opt to follow to a
place they would not
have gone by themselves.
- BarkerBarker
The Meaning of Leadership
Qualities of a Leader
• The Three Broad Heads are:
1. Personal Traits
2. Knowledge & Ability
3. Skills
Leadership Attributes
Leadership Qualities
• ”Leadership is the
activity of influencing
people to strive
willingly for group
objectives”.
- Georgy R Terry
Leaders As Role Models
• Team members copy and imbibe
some of the qualities of their leader.
• Teams look up to their leaders very
much like a child looks upto parents.
Leaders As Catalysts
• The presence of leader
increases the speed of
the reactions and
responses, without
personally getting
involved in the activities performed.
Leaders Create Confidence
• Leaders provide
firmness, courage and
self-cofidence in people
through encouragement
and positive feedback.
Effective Leadership
• Essential Factors for effective leadership
are:
• 1. Set crystal clear Goals
• 2. Select people carefully to attain the Goal.
• 3. Use good interpersonal skills with
encouraging communication to motivate.
Characteristics of a Leader
Top Leadership Traits
1. Flexibility of mind
2. Human Relations
3. Imagination & Clarity of
Thoughts.
4. Enthusiasm & Drive
5. Faith in himself
6. Mental & Physical energy.
7. Tact & Humour
Good Interpersonal Skills
• Good Interpersonal skills
is the key to getting
along well with people.
• This is an art mastered by
all successful leaders.
Intelligence
• Knowledgable, smart,
well Informed and wise
are the leaders who
WIN !
Coaching
* ”Coaching i s’nt an
addition to a leader’s job.
It is an integral part of it”
--- George. S. Odiron
* It improves the productivity
of team members
Counselling Ability
• Leaders need to have
good counselling ability
to improve team
members attitude
towards Goal attainment.
Technical Competance
• The ability to Plan,
Organize, Delegate,
Analyze and take
decision.
• Abilty to Coordinate
and Control the group
activities.
Problem Solving & Decision Making Skills
• Quick, Effective,
result oriented and
correct decisions
lead to SUCCESS
Communication Skills
• Listen more, talk
less, use positive
Body Language,
smile,
Praise loudly,
Blame softly.
Objectivity
• Leaders never lose
sight of their goals,
even against all
odds.
Ten Functions of Leadership
• 1. LEAD
Leaders propel team
members towards
attaining Goals
2. Motivate
• Leaders assure and
propel their teams
and themselves to
achieve set goals.
3. Control
• Leaders govern,
regulate, command
and manage their
teams towards goal
attainment.
4. Stimulate
• Leaders excite, urge,
provoke and charge
the team.
• Leaders stimulate
them to go all out,
towards goal
attainment.
5. Assert
• Leaders uphold, affirm,
• and emphasise the
objectives set.
6.Goal Setting for the team
* Setting goal &
clarifying.
* Making Plan.
* Defining the task.
* Allocating work &
resources.
7. Communicates Information
• Guiding & Controlling
through communication
• Ensuring proper
communication with
the group.
• Regular evaluation &
sharing information.
8.Builds Effective Team
• Builds a strong
Team spirit
9. Conflict Solving
• Effectively handles
conflicts among
Team members.
10. Leads his Team to Success
• Improving both
Task achievement
and Job satisfaction
Leadership Styles
Structural Vs Situational Leadership
• 1. The Bison Herd Model.
• 2. The Bird Model
The Bison Herd Model
Early settlers immobilized bison herds by seeking out and killing the alpha male! Organizations led by leadership based on permanent precedence are vulnerable.
The Bird Model
The Bird Model
• Migratory birds are good
example of both situational
leadership and outstanding
followership. • As they fly, they keep
changing the lead , yet reach
their destination.
Leadership Styles
• Leadership Style depends upon:
1. The situation (Appropriate for the
situation)
2. Leader’s personality.
3. Team members’ maturity level & needs.
The Management & Leadership Styles
• All leaders have two important priorities
and these are:
1. The Task &
2. The People to
perform the task
Classification of Leadership Styles
1. TASK ORIENTED:• Also called work centered
leadership.• Leader shows greater concern for
work than the workers.• Uses maximum authority ,
direction and controll.
Classification of Leadership
• 2. PEOPLE ORIENTED:
• Leader shows greater concern for his
people than the task (work)
• Democratic in controll & decision
making.
Another Type of Classification
1. AUTOCRATIC:
• Leader dictates what he wants.
• Is strict.
• Doesn’t delegate authority.
• Is a one-man show.
Types of Classification
2. PERSUASIVE:
• Sells his ideas,
• Using moral and enthusiasm of members
3. CONSULTATIVE:
• Discusses with team members.
• Then, takes his decision himself.
Types of Classification
4. DEMOCRATIC:
• Involves team members
in discussion & also in
decision-making.
Another Type of Classification
1. DIRECTING:
• Leader instructs.
• Then, closely supervises task
accomplishment
Another Type of Classification
2. COACHING:
• The leader continues to direct and
closely supervises.
• But, also explains decisions.
• Solicits suggestions.
• Supports progress.
Types of Classification
3. SUPPORTING:
• Facilitates and supports task
accomplishment.
• Shares responsibility for
decision making and
problem solving.
Types of Classification
4. DELEGATING:
• Turns over responsibilities to team
members for decision-making and
problem solving.
Which Leadership to be Adopted?
• The leader has to adapt his style to a given
situation.
• It is called ” Situational Adaptable
Leadership (SAL).
A good leader will find him- or herself switching instinctively between styles according to the people and work they are dealing with.
A good leader will find him- or herself switching instinctively between styles according to the people and work they are dealing with.
Situational Leadership Style
SAL takes into account the following:
• Leader’s awareness of self.
• His natural style.
• Situation.
• Organizational culture.
• Group characteristics & age of the team.
• Motivation level.
Appropriate Leadership Style
DEVELOPMENT LEVEL APPROPRIATE LEADERSHIP STYLE
D1* LOW COMPETENCE* HIGH COMMITMENT
S1 DIRECTING STRUCTURE, CONTROL & SUPERVISE
D2• SOME COMPETENCE• VARIABLE COMMITMENT
S2 COACHING DIRECT & SUPPORT
Appropriate Leadership Style
D3* HIGH COMPETENCE* VARIABLE COMMITMENT
S3 SUPPORTING PRAISE, LISTEN & FACILITATE
D4• HIGH COMPETENCE• HIGH COMMITMENT
S4 * DELEGATINGTURN OVER RESPONSIBILITYFOR DAY-TO-DAY WORK
TASK RELATIONS
(4) Low Task & Low Relationship
(3) Low Task & High relationship
(2) High Task & High Relationship
(1) High Task & Low Relationship
The Life Cycle Theory
(3) Low Task & High Relationship
(4) LOW TASK & LOW RELATIONSHIP
(2) HIGH TASK &HIGH RELATIONSHIP
(1) HIGH TASK &LOW RELATIONSHIP
HIGH
4
MEDIUM
3 2
LOW
1
DNA of a Leader
Management & Leadership
• The organization of resources is -
Management.
• The organization of people is -
Leadership.
MANAGEMENT
• Management is the art
of organizing resources
to meet objectives.
Leadership
• • Leadership is instrumental
in the success of the
organization.• Team performance
normally depends upon
the quality of leadership.
•
Management & Leadership
• Management of
things is relatively
easy – • They don’t answer
back
• The leadership of
people is much
more difficult –
• They do.
Leadership Vs Manager
To Sum Up
How to be an Effective Leader?
Use Effective Leadership & Be a Winner
Excel As A Leader
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