LEADERSHIP
What is leadership ?
A process in which a leader attempts to influence his or her followers to establish and accomplish a goal or goals.
Leadership vs Management
Leadership : goes beyond management of plans and tasks. It envisions the future and sets a new direction for the organization. Successful leaders mobilize all possible means and human resources; they inspire all members of the organization to support the new mission and execute it with
enthusiasm.
Management: involves planning the goals of an organization, recruits the necessary staff, organizes them, and closely supervises them to make sure that the initial plan is executed properly (PODC).
Role of Leaders
Challenge the process.
Inspire others to come together and agree on a future direction or goal
Help others to act.
Set an example achieved quickly.
Encourage others
Characteristics
Personality traits: determination, emotional stability, diplomacy & etc.
Intellectual abilities: judgmental ability, knowledge, and verbal communication ability
Physical traits: age, height, weight & etc.
Types of Leader
Autocratic leaders
Consultative leaders
Democratic or participative
Extremely laid-back leaders
Leadership Style
The job-centered leader
The employee-centered leader.
Initiating structure
Task-oriented leadership
People oriented leadership
Directive leadership
Supportive leadership
Charismatic & Transformational Leadership
Charismatic : leaders have profound effects on followers. Through their exceptional inspirational and verbal ability, they articulate ideological goals and missions, communicate to followers with passion and inspiration, set an example in their own behaviors, and demand hard work and commitment from followers, above and beyond normal expectation (e.g. Steve Jobs; Adolph Hitler, etc ).
Transformational: leader places a higher level of trust in his or her followers and demands a much higher level of loyalty and performance beyond normal expectations
Visionary Leadership
Visionary leadership push responsibility to the frontline.
Visionary leadership leads to higher efficiency.
Visionary leadership delegates decision- making responsibility.
Visionary leadership provides learning opportunity.
• Visionary leadership rewards achievers.
Visionary leadership nourishes natural talent.
Entrepreneurial Leadership
Take initiative
Demonstrate entrepreneurial creativity
Take risk
Take responsibility