Who is a leader

 Question: Who is a leader?

 Ans: A leader is a person, who has a dominant position in a given field and has the ability to influence a group of people towards achievement of objectives.

 Extraordinary person, able for handling certain situation, taking decision in bad situation, good ideas, views, expression, body language confidence, can impress others easily.

 Question: What is a leadership?

 Ans: Leadership is the process of inspiring, motivating & influencing people in order to achieve specific goals.

     1.     Autocratic

2.     Democratic

3.     Laissez-Faire

4.     Transformational

5.     Transactional

6.     Situational

7.     Bureaucratic

8.     Charismatic

 

1. Autocratic Leadership:

1.     Complete control

2.     Rarely take suggestions

3.     Ruling in iron

4.     Leads high employee turnover

5.     Strategic decision coming from single individual

 

2. Democratic Leadership:

1.     Participative in nature

2.     Welcome views of others

3.     Higher job satisfaction

4.     Quick decision making is crucial

 

3. Laissez Faire Leadership:

 

1.     Emphasize on let them do approach

2.     Hands off approach (observe)

 

4. Bureaucratic Leadership:

 

1.     Traditional way

2.     Emphasis on written work process

3.     Rigid rules to follow hierarchy

4.     Time consuming decision making

5.     Highly regulated administration

 

5.Transformational leadership:

 

1.     Emphasize on communication skills

2.     Inspire staff through own activities

3.     Create environment of intellectual stimulation

4.     Leader requires more skilled managers

 

6. Transactional Leadership:

 1.     Emphasis on chain of command

2.     Based upon carrot-stick approach (reward- punishment)

3.     Creates exchange system (good performance leads good rewards)

4.     Effective for achieving short-term goals

 

7.Situational Leadership:

 

1.     Uses mix-use of all styles, depends upon the situations

2.     Autocratic (Administration)

3.     Participative (to motivate employees, product development etc.)

4.     Bureaucratic (policy making)

5.     Leader requires more skilled managers

 

8.Charismatic Leadership:

 1.     Emphasize on personality & positive charm of leader

2.     Inspire staff through own actions

3.     Less effective because team totally depends on pursuance

 

9.1(6 traits of good Leadership)

 

1.     Leader must have vision

2.     Able to identify unexplored path

3.     Leader must know how to manage failure

4.     Have courage to take decision

5.     Nobility in Management

6.     Leader must be transparent & honest.

 

9.2 Other traits of good Leadership

 

1.     Radiate positive energy

2.     Have proactive attitude

3.     They delegate tasks, properly.

4.     They are approachable (easy access for all)

5.     They do what they expect from others

6.     They are accountable

7.     They are decisive (confident in his decision)

 

10. How to be a good Leader:

     1.     Learn to set vision.

2.     Learn from other leaders.

3.     Work to build skills (build your skills).

4.     Believe you are a leader (self-confidence).

5.     Take up tasks.

6.     Share your ideas.

7.     Listen to others (know how do they feel).

8.     Learn how to delegate.

9.     Treat other leaders with respect.

10.  Be respectful to others positions.

11. Know that there are many different types of leaders, respect them.

12.  Be a team member –lead people involving yourself.

 

10.Difference between Manager and Leader

 

Sl No.	Leader	Manager
01	Have vision	Have target
01	Influence people	Manage people
03	Leader say “We”	Manager say “I”
02	Motivate & influence people	Directing & controlling
03	Have Followers	Have sub ordinals
04	Have foresightness	Have quick decision making & co-ordination (key skill)
05	Focus on people	Focus on processes
06	Promote change	Reacts to change
07	Uses conflict as an asset	Avoids conflict

 

11.Other qualities of a Good leader

 

1.     Job of a leader is to take the right decision

2.     physical quality (fit for work)

3.     Knowledge & intelligence

(Superior judgment, ability to take

right decision , take decision on facts

& logic)

4.     Have high integrity & honesty

5.     Self confidence

6.     Decisiveness: Not get confused. Takes decision upon facts & figures.

7.     Sense of responsibility: Must accept responsibility of any mistake done by his subordinates under his guidelines.

 

Initiative: Take risk for organizational development

 

}  Motivation skills: Must be able-

ü To inspire subordinates

ü To get united contribution of employee

ü To answer questions of employee

ü Bring best in employee performance

 

}  Communication skills

  

Superior          >>            information/ instructions

 

Leader                                   Leader                                                                      

                                                          ˅

˅

^

^                                                       

   Problem/ grievance     << Subordinate

 

}  Social responsibility: Must be-

 

ü Friendly with subordinate

ü Provide works supportive working environment to

         subordinate

}  Try to understand people & maintain good relationships with them.

 

12. The importance of Leadership in effective management

 Leadership is about vision and innovation, whereas management is about maintenance of excellent standards. A leader innovates and a manager administers on the innovation.

 A leader focuses on individuals and Inspires them, a manager focuses on Systems and structures. A leader always has their eye on the horizon, whereas a manager should be watching the bottom line.

 A good leader can enable people to feel like they can influence how practices in the workplace are carried out, leading to heightened levels of job satisfaction and productivity among the workforce.

Leadership is the art or process of influencing people to perform assigned tasks willingly, efficiently and competently: without leadership a manager simply cannot be effective.