PRESENTED BY:-ANIL CHAUHAN STUDENT OF SUNSTONE EDUVERSITY

Leadership styles

Introduction Leadership is the art of motivating a group of people to

act towards achieving a common goal.

The procès of encouraging and helping others to work enthusiastically towards objectives .

Leadership is ultimately about creating a way for people to contribute to making something extraordinary happen.

Essence of leadership

Leadership refers to ability of one individual to influence others.

The influence is exercised to change the behaviour of others. Change of behaviour is caused with an objective of achieving

a shared goal. The Person influencing others(leader) possesses a set of

qualities or characteristics with which he or she to influence others

Leadership is a group phenomenon. It involves interaction between two or more people.

Importance of leadership

Leadership transforms potential into reality . Leadership is not mere using people and their potential for realising an organisation’s goals.It has the ultimate aim of raising the level of human conduct and ethical aspiration of both the leader and the led. The leader should elevate, inspire, and evangelise his followers to higher things in life.

Formal & Informal leadership Formal leadership Occurs when a manager leads by exercising formal authority.

The exercise of formal authority through assigning duties derives,from the managers official position within the organisation’s hierarchy of authority.

Any employee who is assigned a managerial position has the opportunity and responsibility to exercise formal leadership

Informal leadership Arises when a person without formal authority is influential in directing the behavious of

others. Although not formally appointed or elected he becomes a leader through his actions or personal attractions.

Leadership Style

Autocratic

Democratic

Laissez – Faire

Paternalistic

Autocratic style Centralizes power and decision-making in himself.

Maintains Order and Discipline

Focus on target

Fast Decision

Advantage

Excessive Leader dependence

Low employee Morale

One way Communication

Disadvantage

Democratic style • The Leader includes the employees in the

decision making process to determine what to do and how to do.

Democratic Style

Advantage

Disadvantage

Employee satisfaction

Increases Productivity

self motivated employees

Time consuming

Late Decision

LAISSEZ – FAIRE STYLEEmployees to take decisions, leaders are responsible for the final take

Advantage

Motivated employees

Responsible employees

Disadvantage

Lack of cohesiveness

Lack of productivity in

some occasions

Paternalistic styleEmployees and leaders share family like relationships

Advantage Solid leader-

employee relationshipLoyal and

trustworthy employees

Disadvantage

Favoritism

Dependent employees

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