Leadership: Made By:Naveed Nizar Ali
Leadership: Made By:Naveed Nizar Ali
What is leadership?
Leadership is a part of management and of the most
significant elements of direction. A leader may or may not be
manager but a manager must be a leader. A manager as a
leader must lead his subordinates and also inspire them to
achieve organizational goals. Thus leadership is driving force
which gets the things done by others. Leadership represents
an abstract quality in a man. It is a psychological process of
influencing followers or subordinates and providing guidance
to them. Thus the essence of leadership is follower ship. It is a
follower who make a person as leader. An executive has to
earn follower He get many subordinates because he is in
authority but he may not get a follower unless he makes the
people to follow him. Only willing followers can and will make
him a leader.
LEADERSHIP DEFINITION
Leadership is the quality of behavior of
individual whereby they guide people or their
activities in organizing efforts (CHESTER
BARNARD)
Leadership is the ability of the manager to
induce subordinates to work with zeal and
confidence. (KOONTZ O DONNELL)
Intelligence
Power of judgment
Initiative and creative ability
Human relation attitude
Self confidence
Knowledge of business
Honesty and integrity
Desire to lead
Positive attitude
Role model
Self sacrifice
Coercive power:
The power a leader has because of his or her ability to punish or control.
Reward power:
The power a leader has to give positive benefits or reward.
Expert power :
Influence that based on expertise special skills or knowladge.
Referent power:
Power that arises because of a person desirable resources or personal
traits.
Focus on things
Do things right
Plan
Organize
Direct
Control
Follow the rule
Focus on people
Do the right thing
Inspire
Influence
Motivate
Build
Shape entities
LEADERSHIP STYLE
Autocratic style
A leader who tended to centralize authority, dictate work
method, make unilateral decisions and limit employee
participation
Democratic style
A leader who tended to involve employees in decision making,
delegate authority, encourage participation in deciding work
method and goals and use feedback as an opportunity for
coaching employees
LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES
AND
BEHAVIORAL DESCRIPTORS
STAFFING
Developing job descriptions for position
openings
Reviewing applications
Interviewing applicants
Hiring
Contacting applicants to inform them of
being hired or not
Filling in where needed
TRAINING/DEVELOPING
Orienting employees arranging for training
and seminars etc
Clarifying role duties and job descriptions
Coaching, mentoring, walking work group
members through task
Helping work group members with personal
development plans
DECISION MAKING/PROBLEM
SOLVING
Define problem
Choosing between two or more alternatives
or strategies
Handling day to day operational crises as
they arise
Actually deciding what to do
Developing new procedures to increase
effciency
MONITORING/CONTROLLING
PERFORMANCE
Inspecting work
Walking around and checking things out
Monitoring performance data
MOTIVATION
Listening to suggestions
Conveying appreciation, compliments
Giving credit where due
Increasing job challenge
Delegating responsibility and authority
DISCIPLINING/PUNISHING
Enforcing rules and policies
Demotion, firing, layoff
Giving negative performance feedback
Public relations
Customers
Contacts with supplier
External meetings
Community service activities
LEADERSHIP QUOTES
An army of a thousand is easy to find, but,
ah, how difficult to find a general.
A real leader faces the music, even when he
doesn't like the tune
A leader is one who knows the way, goes
the way, and shows the way
LEADERSHIP QUOTES
A great leader's courage to fulfill his vision
comes from passion, not position.
LEADERSHIP QUOTES
The challenge of leadership is to be strong, b
ut not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, b
ut not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be
humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrog
ant; have humor, but without folly.
Leaders are the ones who keep faith with
the past, keep step with the present, and
keep the promise to posterity.
SITUATIONAL APPROACH TO
LEADERSHIP
CONCLUSION
I can conclude my presentation by this
quotation
The job of the leader is today is not to
create a followers .its to create more leader.
(RALPH NADER)
REFRENCES
Management by (STEPHEN P ROBBINS)
Human behavior at work by (JOHN W
NEWSTROM & KEITH DAVIS)11 edition
Organizational behavior by (MCGRAW AND
HILL) 10 EDITION
Principle of management by (ASIM
MEHBOOB SIDDIQUI)