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CONCEPT OF LEADERSHIP

CONCEPT OF LEADERSHIP. Leadership has three meanings: First: Attribute of a person. Second: A kind of behaviour Third: Trait of a particular person that influences other people

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CONCEPT OF LEADERSHIP

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  1. CONCEPT OF LEADERSHIP • Leadership has three meanings: • First: Attribute of a person. • Second: A kind of behaviour • Third: Trait of a particular person that influences other people Leadership is the ability to convince people to follow a path they have never taken before to a place they have never been- and upon finding it to be successful, do it over and over again.

  2. DEFINITIONS • According to Keys and Case, “Leadership is the process of influencing and supporting others to work enthusiastically towards achieving objectives.” • According to James stoner, “Leadership is the process of directing and influencing the task related activities of group members.”

  3. Nature of Leadership • Entrepreneurs have to be leaders to survive in the competitive world. • Leaders are people who are able to influence others and who posses managerial authority. • Leader is at the apex who takes the decisions, risky and otherwise and every one follows.

  4. Leader is different from Manager

  5. CHARACTERISTICS OF LEADERSHIP • Personal ability • Following • Influencing behaviour • Interpersonal relationship • Mutual goals • Its essence is performance through guiding and influencing • May be situational • Assumes responsibility • Importance of communication • May be formal or informal

  6. FUNCTION OF ENTREPRENEUR AS A LEADER • Formulates purpose : defines objective • Inspire actions: make contribution to goals • Interprets reasons: adopt to changes • Represents the institution: deal with outsiders • Group interaction: exchange of ideas • Goal accomplishment: maximise potential • Develops teamwork: develop co-operation • Directs and discipline employees • Solves internal conflicts and maintain stability.

  7. LEADERSHIP TRAITS • Ability to inspire • Good decision and judgement • Intelligence • Initiative • Self-confidence • Supervisory ability • Achievement drive • Human relations attitude • Courage • Mental flexibility

  8. LEADERSHIP TRAITS (CONTD.) • Ability to communicate • Tolerance • Empathy • Emotionally stable and mature • Honest • In depth knowledge of industry and related matters • Willingness to take responsibility • Convincing power

  9. LEADERSHIP BEHAVIOUR 1. Creation of morals for employers– An effective leader assigns values to employees by himself being an example. They are vigilant and keep communicating their visions to the employees. 2. Respect begets respect – To gain respect from employees , the leader must first respect those who works for them. 3. Winning trust of employees- Effective leaders soon win the trust of their employees with the help of psychological and intellectual traits they posses.

  10. LEADERSHIP BEHAVIOUR (Contd.) 4.Celebrate the employees success– Effective leaders give due recognition to their employees for their commendable performance Rewards should be given for ex- “Employee of the month” 5.Encourage creativity among workers – Leaders not only encourage creativity among workers but also apply the ideas generated by them.

  11. LEADERSHIP BEHAVIOUR (Contd.) 6.Accept differences among workers – Leaders attempt to harness their worker’s abilities and exploit them for the benefit of organisation which will in turn benefit the employees. 7.Create informal environment – Leaders create informal environment for their workers so that they don’t feel dullness in their work. 8.Employee-oriented leadership– Where the leaders emphasise interpersonal relations and take personal interest in the needs of employees. 9.Leader-participation model– This model confirms that leadership behaviour is flexible and the leader can adapt his or her style to different situations.

  12. Women as Leaders Women as leaders could have different leadership styles than men. A study conducted on women leaders found that, “ Women see leadership as changing self-interest of followers into concern for the total enterprise by using interpersonal skills and personal traits to motivate subordinates. Men value individuality and value the rewards of working in a competitive environment. Women value cooperative enterprises that preserve or increase relationship. Female managers or executives find it difficult to fit themselves into corporate structure while maintaining their own sense of identity. Female managers are more open and flexible. Men are more rule-oriented and works in controlled manner. Women are sometimes compelled to adopt “masculine” attitude to succeed at higher level. Difference in values of women leaders and men leaders

  13. Types of Leadership • Positive and negative leadership:- • Leader who is striving to give rewards to employees is more depending on positive leadership. • If leader emphasis on penalties, then the leader is applying negative leadership. • Autocratic, Democratic and Free-rein leadership:- • The autocratic leaders lead by the ability to withhold or give rewards and punishment. • The democratic leaders consult with subordinates on various proposals and also encourage participation from them. • The free-rein leader uses his or her power very little and give a high degree of independence to their subordinates in their operations. • Creative leadership:- • Creative leaders visualize opportunity in crises situation and solve a problem before it becomes an emergency.

  14. Situational leadership:-The situational leadership is ability of leaders to adjust his or her leadership style in accordance with the readiness of followers.Charismatic leadership:-A charismatic leader is one who has great charm or personal power that can attract, influence and inspire people. Visionary leadership:-A visionary leadership is the ability to create and articulate a realistic, credible and attractive vision of the future for an organization or organizational unit that grows out of and improves upon the present.Transactional leadership:-Such leaders are able to have profound and extraordinary effect on his or her followers. They are hard working and run organisation effectively and effeciently.Transformational leaders:-They have the capacity to motivate followers, shape the organizational culture and create a suitable climate favorable for organizational change.

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