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LEADERSHIPLEADERSHIP► Leadership is an integral part of work and social life. In fact

in any given situation where a group of people want to accomplish a common goal, a leader may be required.

► Leadership behavior occurs in almost all formal and informal social situations. Even in a non formal situation such as a group of friends some sort of a leadership behavior occurs wherein one individual usually takes a lead in most of the group activities.

► You may have observed this is the group of your friends too. Sometimes you may have also seen how the change of situation leads to emergence of a new leader in a group.

► You also know leadership behavior occurs in political and organizational set-up, wherein the leaders may or may not be having formal authority but may exhibit leadership behavior by influencing people to work towards common goals.

THE CONCEPT OF LEADERSHIP THE CONCEPT OF LEADERSHIP IN BUSINESSIN BUSINESS

► The concept of Leadership in Business Communication may be traced in a business meeting and its success, A meeting should be held only when it is very necessary and can bring about a fruitful result.

► The success of a business meeting depends on the ability of the leader initiating and conducting the same.

► A business meeting is a gathering where purposive discourse occurs among people who exchange information for understanding and making better decisions. A meeting is useful when the leader and the participants come to an understanding about an issue, Meetings may be informational, suggestive or problems-solving.

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►Leadership, of course, plays the key role. An effective leader is all out to succeed. Leadership may be of various kinds. Authoritarian, democratic, or not-leaders to be the worse. Naturally, authoritarian, is one choice but not very happy one. Democracy is the only way to satisfy many of the participants and accommodative in nature.

► Leading and Participating are characteristics that develop in the process of communication as and when needed. They are needed in discussion, symposium, debate, panel forum, etc. Leaders and participants are prominent people in a given situation of work and are focused on mass media. Leading and participating help solving business problem or resolve issues pertaining to business activities. The contribute idea that may influence a meeting in the business areas. Business communication demands both the leader and the participant to come up to the expectation of the people who have been gathered around. They can help move in a guided manner.

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VARIOUS FUNCTIONS OF VARIOUS FUNCTIONS OF LEADERSHIPLEADERSHIP

A leaser has to adopt either the style of domination or accommodation. Depending on the ability a person can be a very successful leader in business.

The functions of a leader in a meeting can be understood with reference to time

(i) before the meeting, (ii) during the meeting and (iii) after the meeting.

1. BEFORE THE MEETING: the leader plans the purpose, the audience, meeting date, time, place , agenda and venue.

2. DURING THE MEETING: leader’s opening statement, stimulating discussion, sorting/ selecting interpreting data and stating the conclusion play very important role in understanding the function of leader and sometimes the types of Leader.

3. AFTER THE MEETING: follow up is very necessary function of a leader, it includes distribution of minutes and seeing that responsible committees, departments or individuals are appointed and action has been initiated in the right direction, i.e. as decided in the meeting. So the functions of a leader in business communication provide the key to success in the Endeavour.

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Leader id the one who makes things smoothly in a desired direction. The function may move from appointed leader to groups’ members each contributing ideas in flounce the meeting.

Leadership may be of various kinds:a) Authoritarian leadershipb) Democratic leadership.c) Not- leaders or leaderless.a) AUTHORITATIAN LEADERSHIP: It is autocratic in nature. That’s leader suggestions must be

accepted commands must be carried out. The leader has contempt for disgruntled participants and dominates the thinking of the group. He even manipulates others to his/her advantage. He/she accepts those who praise him/her and resents those who disagree. He keeps people under tight control and is self seeker and self lover.

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b) DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP:It is opposed to authoritarian control. He/she to hear people are

accommodate their views. He/she shares views with people. He gives concession and strengthens organization by participation and cooperation. He makes people feel that it is a group decision and carries weight or consolidates results. People under command feel happy that it is their own decision.

c) Withdrawn LEADER LEADERLESSIt is the word type of leadership. He gives up Leadership in favour of

group. He believes in shared wisdom rather. He has no power to lead. He is just in and continuous to exist. He has little direction and control. He depends on others. It is at best trying to survive marginally. Naturally, authoritarian is not a very happy choice but it exists in real life. Democratic Leadership is the only way to satisfy many of the participants and accommodative in nature. The last one, i.e. not-leader of leaderless is undesirable and nor a popular practice. Hence the most desirable is Democrat Leadership and; accepted by all Autocratic Leadership is found in commanding position more practically in authority inborn areas where so called discipline is everything.

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Student of BBA part II in University of Sindh