Myths of Leadrship

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LEADERSHIP

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MYTH OF LEADERSHIP

SHRUTI MAM

JYOTI KUMARI

ANKITA SINGH

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PRESENTED BY -


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GREAT MYTHS OF LEADRSHIP IN PRACTICEGREAT MYTHS OF LEADRSHIP IN PRACTICE

Undoubtedly, leadership is much talked and written about

subject in the management literature. In behavioural training

too, leadership has the top priority. There are many managers

who still believe that leadership is a born talent, leadership is

only for top management and one should have an inbuilt

charismatic personality to be a leader.

Two of the most insightful leadership theorists, namely

Warren Bennis and Burt Nanus in their book titled Leaders:The strategies for taking charge published in 1985 identified five

great leadership myths.


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Why study thehistory of

leadership

MapTesting

Map

making

MapReading

To explore

leadership concepts

(map-reading)To test leadership

concepts (map-

testing)

To develop richer

personal leadership

maps (map-making)


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ORIGIN OF LEADERSHIP

KAURAVAS

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akshouhiniofarmy, Bhishma, Drona,

Karna,Shalya,Ashwathama

PADAVAS

Decenraliiizeor Distributedleadership,5

commanderfor5division

Arjun SupremeCommander

Yudhisthir CommanderinChief

Krishna ArjunasCounselor


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Hold on ! You cant all have the front seat!

LEADERSHIP


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LEADERSHIP

Quite frankly, weve had so many applicants with attitude,over-qualification,inflated egos and hyper aggressiveness thatwe are looking for someone without a clue.


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LEADERSHIP


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MYTH OF LEADERSHIP

The realityis

that 99 percent of

all leadership

occurs not form

the top,but from

the middle of an

organisation


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1)Leadership is rare skill

There is a widespread belief that leadership is

rare because leadership skills are rare with

people in organization. But the fact remain isthat many people possess leadership

competency within them. We realize this when

opportunities are extended to them to

demonstrate their leadership prowess. The

formal organization structures discouragepeople to exhibit leadership behaviour.


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2)L

eaders are born, not made

Biographies of great leaders and stories surrounding

them create a picture that leadership is a born talent.But the fact is that many leadership skills and

competencies can be learned. However, there is no

simple formula or model through which leadership

can be developed. This involves a rigorous process

and many times a lifetime effort is required.


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3)L

eaders are charismatic

There is a tendency to think that one need to be stylish,

smart, ad charming in appearance to become a leader.

This is only half true. In reality, successful leadership

practices and behaviours contribute for a leadership

rather than charisma self-leading a person to effective

leadership behaviour.


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4)Leaders exists only at the

top of an organization

Organizations have played into this myth by focusing

leadership efforts only on top management. The fact isthat leadership is required at every level of operation in

the organization. One has to be a good leader even in a

single person operation to excel in that. Therefore,

there must be multiplication of leadership roles.


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5) The Leader controls,

directs and manipulates

Leadership is a role of empowering the followers as

opposed to popular misnomer leadership as powerseeking role. Leadership is epitome of equity,

fairplay and sacrifice and not the act of

manipulation. Effective leaders ensure rewards to

others at the cost of self comfort. Further,

facilitation is what leaders engage in and notcontrolling and directing.


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6)Theperson with the title, most rank

or thehighest position is the leader

True leadershipis not based on position or rank.

It is based on action,performance,ability,and

effectiveness. Weall relate to working for those

people who wereplaced in leadership roles whodid more to demoralizeand destroy thebusiness

than anything else.


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7)Good leaders have moreeducation

than other people

Educational degrees may mean you

havea good education,but it doesn't necessarily

mean you area good leader. When it comes to

leadership,experienceis thebest teacher.

In the military,you start out at the

bottom. You areplaced in leadershippositions and

closelyevaluated. As your experiencebroadens, so

does your responsibility. This practical experience

is reinforced with weeks and months of formal

training throughout theindividual's career.


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The leader speaks and the followers listen

The leader controls information and the followers can only

guess

The leader knows and the followers only have opinions

The leader decides and the followers just do what theyre

told

The leader directs resources and the followers must make

do with less and lessThe leader commands and the followers obey

The leader is superior and the followers are inferior

MYTH CONTD


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MYTH CONTD

To become rich, I have to be miserable.

To be successful, I have to be unfair to mycustomers and employees.

I must dominate to win.

I must know everything.

I have to make all the decisions.

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