LEADERSHIP

 Leadership (or leading) is the ability (process) of influencing the behavior of people and
directing towards the achievement of certain goals.

 It is the art of influencing and inspiring the behaviour of others in accordance with
requirements.

 It is a process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in
the accomplishment of a common task.

 Keith Devis said that leadership is the process of encouraging and helping others to work
enthusiastically toward objectives.

 According to Koontz and Donnell, the act of leadership is the process of influencing people so
that they will strive willingly and enthusiastically toward the achievement of the group goal.

 Ideally, people should be encouraged to develop not only willingness to work but also a
willingness to work with confidence and zeal. Confidence reflects experience and technical
expertise; zeal is earnestness, and intensity in the execution of work.

 A leader does not stand behind a group to push and prod; she/he places herself/himself before
the group, facilitates progress and inspires the group to accomplish organizational goals. •
Leadership is the potential to influence the behavior of others.
LEADERSHIP IS BOTH A PROCESS AND A PROPERTY

 As a process -focusing on what leaders do; leadership is the use of no coercive influence to
shape the group or organizational goals, motive behavior towards the achievement of those
goals and help define a group or organizational culture.

 As a property leadership is the set of characteristics attributed to individuals who are perceived
to be leaders.

 Leadership is the ability to persuade others to seek defined objectives enthusiastically.

 It is the human factor which binds a group together and motivates it towards goals.
Leadership is a Process

 Leadership is the ability of a superior to influence the behavior of a subordinate or group and
persuade them to follow a particular course of action.

 It is the art of inspiring subordinates or followers to perform their duties willingly, competently,
and enthusiastically.
Leadership is a Property

 Leadership is the set of characteristics attributed to individuals who are perceived to be leaders.

 Thus leaders are people who can influence the behaviors of others without having to rely on
force or people whom others accept as leaders.

 As a process, leadership involves the use of no coercive influence to direct & coordinate the
activities of the members of an organized group towards the achievement of group objectives.

 Such qualities include; ability to inspire the other, ability, to understand human behavior, the
ability of verbal assertiveness, willingness to take the risk.
THE NATURE OF LEADERSHIP
 Leadership derives from power and is similar to, yet distinct from, management. In fact,
“leadership” and “management” are different.

 There can be leaders of completely unorganized groups, but there can be managers only of
organized groups. Thus it can be said that a manager is necessarily a leader but a leader may
not be a manager.

 Leadership is essential for managing. The ability to lead effectively is one of the keys to being
an effective manager because she/he has to combine resources and lead a group to achieve
objectives.

 Leadership and motivation are closely interconnected. By understanding motivation, one can
appreciate better what people want and why they act as they do.

 Leadership and motivation are closely interconnected. By understanding motivation, one can
appreciate better what people want and why they act as they do. • • A leader can encourage or
dampen workers motivation by creating a favorable or unfavorable working environment in the
organization.

 The essence of leadership is followership. In other words, it is the willingness of people to follow
a person that makes that person a leader. Moreover, people tend to follow those whom they
see as providing a means of achieving their desires, needs and wants.

 Leadership involves an unequal distribution of power between leaders and group members.
Group members are not powerless; they can shape group activities in some ways. Still, the
leader will usually have more power than the group members.

 Leaders can influence the followers’ behavior in some ways. In fact, leaders can influence
workers either to do ill or well for the company. The leader must be able to empower and
motivate the followers to the cause.

 The leader must co-exist with the subordinates or followers and must have the clear idea about
their demands and ambitions. This creates loyalty and trust in subordinates for their leader.

 Leadership is to be concerned about values. Followers learn ethics and values from their
leaders. Leaders are the real teachers of ethics, and they can reinforce ideas. It is very
important for leaders to make positive statements of ethics if they are not hypocritical.

 Leading is a very demanding job for both physically and psychologically. The leader must have
the strength, power, and ability to meet the bodily requirements; zeal, energy, and patience to
meet the mental requirements for leading.
Styles of Leadership

 Leadership style refers to a leaders’ behavior towards group members.

 The behavioral pattern which the leader reflects in his role as a leader is often described as the
style of leadership. Leadership style is the result of the leader’s philosophy, personality, value
system, and experience.

 Leadership style is the result of the leader’s philosophy, personality, value system, and
experience.

 It also depends on the types of followers and organizational atmosphere prevailing in the
enterprise.
Seven Leaderships Competencies

 Emotional Intelligence
 Integrity

 Drive

 Leadership motivation

 Self Confidence

 Intelligence

 Knowledge of the Business Organization

IMPORTANCE OF LEADERSHIP

 Initiates action- Leader is a person who starts the work by communicating the policies and
plans to the subordinates from where the work actually starts.

 Motivation- A leader proves to be playing an incentive role in the concern’s working. He

motivates the employees with economic and non-economic rewards and thereby gets the work
from the subordinates.

 Providing guidance- A leader has to not only supervise but also play a guiding role for the
subordinates. Guidance here means instructing the subordinates the way they have to perform
their work effectively and efficiently.

 Creating confidence- Confidence is an important factor which can be achieved through

expressing the work efforts to the subordinates, explaining them clearly their role and giving
them guidelines to achieve the goals effectively. It is also important to hear the employees with
regards to their complaints and problems.

 Building morale- Morale denotes willing co-operation of the employees towards their work and
getting them into confidence and winning their trust. A leader can be a morale booster by
achieving full co-operation so that they perform with best of their abilities as they work to
achieve goals.

 Builds work environment- Management is getting things done from people. An efficient work
environment helps in sound and stable growth. Therefore, human relations should be kept into
mind by a leader. He should have personal contacts with employees and should listen to their
problems and solve them. He should treat employees on humanitarian terms.

 Co-ordination- Co-ordination can be achieved through reconciling personal interests with

organizational goals. This synchronization can be achieved through proper and effective co-
ordination which should be primary motive of a leader.
Lessons from ‘Chak De India’

 “We should try to make difference…”

 He communicated a clear common goal.

 A leader who made them realize their own potential.

 By having a right attitude and a positive body language which can make a huge difference

 By harnessing the right talent for the right time at the right place.

 WHO BELIEVES IN THAT…”Success does not mean the absence of failure. It is about winning
the war and not every battle…”

 He motivated the team by showing the Power of Expectation(showing confidence in the teams
abilities and success)
 By strategizing every move and knowing what he want to achieve….through his team
THE LEADERSHIP IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM

 Evolution from Leadership to Exceeder Ship. – Exceeder ship which entails:

 Embedding the desire to surpass targets into the business mindset and performance.

 It’s all about developing a performance driven culture with a can-do attitude, where there is a
trust, focus, innovation and integrity, and where people are positive and optimistic, and are
empowered to make decisions.
The Era of Exceeder Ship

✔ The organization is not looking a manager, a leader, but….an EXCEEDER!

John Maxwell says: The proof of leadership is found in the followers..