1. LEADERSHIP
Presented by
Jacob John Panicker
CHMM College for Advanced Studies

2. Index
 Meaning and Definition of leadership
 Characteristics of leadership
 Importance of leadership
 Qualities of a good leader
 Leadership functions
 Leadership and management
 Formal and Informal leaders
 Types of leadership

3. Meaning of leadership
Leadership is the process of influencing and supporting others to
work enthusiastically towards achieving objectives

4. Definitions of leadership
Chester Barnard:“Leadership is the quality of the behavior of individuals
whereby they guide the people or their activities”
Koontz and O'Donnell:”Leadership is the ability of the manager to induce
subordinate to work with confidence and zeal”

5. Characteristics of leadership
 Process of influencing
 Existence of followers
 Stimulative function
 Common interest
 Creative
 Inter personal

6. Importance of leadership
 Securing co-operation of members of organization
 Guidance and motivation
 Creating confidence
 Improving productivity
 Improve job satisfaction
 Co-ordination
 Maintaining discipline
 Representing the enterprise

7. Qualities of a good leader
 Self confidence
 Intelligence
 Communication skill
 Listening skill
 Vision and foresight
 Ability to inspire the people
 Empathy
 Moral qualities
 Accepting responsibility
 Sociability
 Adaptability

8. Leadership functions
 Fixation of goal
 Organization of activities
 Co-ordination
 Representation of group
 Motivation
 Facilitating change

9. Leadership and management
Manager
Leader
 He drives and order
 He coaches and advice
 He depends on his authority
 He create fear
 He depends on his confidence
and goodwill
 He fixes blames and find faults
 He inspire enthusiasm
 He makes work heisting one
 He solve problem
 He believes in „I‟
 He makes work a game
 He knows all the answers
 He believes „we‟ and „you‟
 He consults and seeks advice

10. Formal and Informal leaders
 Formal leader: they possesses organizational authority to direct and control
activities of subordinate
 Informal leader: they do not hold any organizational authority

11. Types of leadership
 Autocratic leadership
 Participative leadership
 Free rein leadership
 Positive and Negative leadership

12. Conclusion
leadership is very essential for a good manger. If they have good
leadership quality they can achieve the common goal of the
company.

13. Reference
 Organizational behavior text by Aswathappa
 Management and business communication text for B.com by K.G.C Nair
P.J. varghese, K.R.C Nair

14. Ask me about the topic if you want
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