LEADERSHIPTeam MembersVinay Kumar. DSrinavas RajuHussein ValiShruthi

Definition of Leadership:

Leadership refers to the relation between an individual and a group around some common interest and behaving in a manner directed or determined by him. Leadership may be defined in terms of totality of functions performed by executives as individuals and as a group.

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Leader is a person who leads his team in an Organization or business for better results in doing their task or job given

Traits:Leadership must have the

following:

1. Establishing relationship between an individual and groups.

2. It is an important function for making an organization successful.

3. We are concerned about the manager as leader.

4. Without a good leader the organization cannot run effectively.

5. Direction of activities in the organization is effected by the leader.

Leadership Traits

Motivating Employees: Motivating is necessary for work performance. A good leader by exercising his leadership motivates the employees for high performance. Good leadership in an organization itself motivates and understands an employee by doing this it helps the leader to take individual attention and keeping the motivation level high among the subordinates.Creating Confidence: A good leader may create confidence in his followers by directing, giving advice and Getting good results in the organization. he tries to maintain the level of confidence towards his capacity.

Building Morale: High moral leads to high productivity and organization stability. Good leadership in an organization will raise high their employee`s moral thus ensuring productivity and stability in the organization.

Leadership Concept: It represents an abstract quality in a man. A leader may or may not be a business executive but a business executive must be a leader. It is the followers who make a person a leader. An executive has to earn his followers. He may not get a follower unless; he makes people willing to follow him. Only willing followers can and will make a leader

Concept of Leadership

Characteristics of Leadership:1. Leadership is a personal quality of character and

behavior in a man.2. Attaining specified goals to the maximum satisfaction of

both the leader and the follower.3. A leader must lead his group with authority and

confidence.4. A leader motivates his group to work for the attainment

of a goal.5. It is a process of directing, guiding and influencing.

Theories of leadership:1. Trait Theory2. Behavioural Theory3. Situational Theory

Trait Theory

This is defined as an enduring quality of an individual. The trait approach determines the success of leader. It depends on the leaders own characteristics.

People say that a particular individual was successful leader because of his certain qualities. Various trait theories have suggested the following traits in a successful leader

(1) Physical factors (2) intelligence (3) Self confidence (4) Sociability (5) Will (6) Dominance and (7) Urgency

There are variations in trait established by various researches they are;

No Common traits: There cannot be common traits for a successful leader. this was evident by various researches conducted on leadership traits.

Degree of traits: No evidence has been given about the degree of the Various traits. The degree varies.

Problem of Measurement: There is a problem of measuring traits. The various tests cannot give definite conclusion. There have been many people with the traits specified for leader, but they were not good leaders.

Behavioral Theory

This approach say that strong leadership is the result of effective role behavior. Leadership is shown by a person's acts more than by his traits. Traits are affected by followers, goals and environment in which these occur. Thus, there are four basic elements leaders, followers, goal and environment, which effect each other in determining Suitable behavior.

Situational Theory

The prime attention is given to the situation in whichLeadership is exercised. Research is being done to the situation that surrounds the exercise of leadership. The point is that in one situation leader may be successful while in others he may not. Ohio state university research has givenFour situation variables that affect the performance of Leadership.

They are1. The cultural environment2. Differences between individuals3. Differences between jobs4. Differences between organization