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Leadership
PRESENTED BY
Sahithi Arnika
LEADERSHIP
Leadership
Leadership is the art of motivating a group of people to
act towards achieving a common goal.
The process of encouraging and helping others to work
enthusiastically towards objectives.
Definition
Leadership is the process of social influence in which
one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the
accomplishment of a common task.
M CHEMERS
Importance of leadership
Leadership transforms potential into reality.
Leadership is not mere using people and their potential
for realizing an organization's goals. It has the ultimate
aim of raising the level of human conduct and ethical
aspiration of both the leader and the led.
A leader can be a morale booster by achieving full
co-operation so that they perform with best of their
abilities as they work to achieve goals.
LEADER
Administer
Innovate
Maintain
Develop
Control
Inspire
Initiate
Originate
Do things right
Do right things
Styles of leadership
The three major styles of leadership are
democratic
Authoritarian or Autocratic
Participative or Democratic
Delegative or Free rein
Autocratic
The authoritarian leader makes decisions alone as power
is centralized in one person. Decisions are enforced
using rewards and the fear of punishment. It is abusive,
unprofessional style called bossing people around.
Democratic
The participative leader includes one or more employees
in the decision making process. Communication flows
freely, suggestions are made in both directions. The
participation encourages members commitment to the
final decisions.
Laissez-Faire
The free-rein leader gives power to subordinates to make
the decisions. However, the leader is still responsible for
the decisions that are made. This is used when
employees are able to analyze the situation. Delegative
style is generally not useful.
Theories of leadership
Trait theory
Focuses on individual characteristics of successful
leaders.
Leaders possess a set of traits which make them distinct
from followers.
This theory was common in the military and is still used
as a set of criteria to select candidates for commissions.
Managerial Grid
The managerial grid model was composed of five
different leadership styles.
These styles were a relation between a manager's
concern for people, concern for production and his
motivation.
The motivation dimension really provides the underlying
motive of the leader behind a successful leadership
style.
Managerial Grid
Pro's
Measures your performance
Highly used in today's organizations
Allows for self analysis of leadership style
Con's
Minimal empirical data to support its effectiveness
Doesn't take internal or external variables into
consideration
Doesn't take the work environment into consideration
Flawed Self-assessment
Behavioral theory
Main focus is on behaviors of actual leaders.
Determines how various kinds of specific leaders
behavior affect the performance and satisfaction of
followers.
According to this theory, people can learn to become
leaders through teaching
and observation.
The behavior approach says
that anyone who adopts
the appropriate behavior
can be a good leader.
Contingency theory
Behavior of leader depends upon characteristics of
situation leader is in.
Implies under what conditions will employee oriented
leadership will be effective and under what type of
conditions production oriented leadership be more
effective .
Most popular theories1. Fiedlers theory
2. Path-goal theory
3. Situational leadership theory
Qualities of a leader
honesty
Good communication skills
Confidence
Inspiration
Positivity
Delegation
Commitment
Humor
Creativity
Intuition
Konosuke Matsushita
Founder- Panasonic
WHO WAS HE ?
Konosuke Matsushita ( 27 November 1894 27 April
1989) was a Japanese industrialist who founded
Panasonic, the largest Japanese consumer electronics
company. For many Japanese, he is known as "the God
of Management".
A biography of Matsushita's life called Matsushita
Leadership was written by American business
management specialist John Kotter in 1998.
HIS VISION
Five lessons from
Konosuke Matsushita