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In Seleraku Trading, Mr. Yusof is the founder of the business. He also act as a leader to his
employees. Mr. Yusof starts his business with only five workers, but now he have more than
60 employees working under his company.
INTERACTIVED
• Situational leadership
• Empowerment
• Transformational leadership
Leadership Traits and Skills
Usually, successful leaders always possess traits like greater drive, motivation, honesty and
integrity, extraversion and self-confidence, conceptual ability and business knowledge. The
physical characteristic of a leader is often connected with height and appearance. In general,
leaders always have the personalities such as self-esteem, dominance and emotional stability.
In Seleraku Trading, Mr. Yusof has the traits and skills of a good leader as the way he
introduce himself and the impression that he gave shows that he was able to lead his company
well.
Leadership Behavior.
The effectiveness of a leader defines based on two orientations. First is task orientation, like
setting performance goals, planning and scheduling the work, coordinating activities, giving
directions, setting standards, providing resources and supervising worker performance.
Second is relations orientation, such as showing empathy for the concerns and feelings of
others, being supportive of needs, showing trust, demonstrating appreciation, establishing
reliable and stable relationships and allowing subordinates to participate in decision making.
Leadership Power
Power is the ability to use human, informational, or material resources to get something done.
It is important for leaders to have leadership power as it influence not only subordinates but
also peers, supervisors and people outside the organization such as clients and suppliers.
Position Power.
Legitimate power
Coercive power
Reward power
Information power
Personal Power.
Expert power
Referent power
Power Orientation
• Personalized power orientation is associated with a strong need for esteem and status.
It is often manifested in centralized and controlled decision making and often used
impulsively.
• Socialized power orientation is the use of power for the benefit of others to make
subordinates feel strong and responsible.
Follower-Centered Approaches
Self-Leadership
Characteristics of Self-Leadership
There are many of characteristics of self-leaders. First is the capacity to motivate themselves
and stay focused on tasks. Secondly is the integrity that demands both loyalty to the
organization and the willingness to act according to beliefs. Self-leaders also have full
understanding of the organization and their contributions to it. Willingness to take the
initiative to deal with problems is also one of the characteristics. Because of that, self-leaders
must have the skills of versatility, skillfulness and flexibility to adapt to a changing
environment. Lastly is about responsibility for their careers, actions and development.
Interactive Approaches