2. Table of Contents
Definition of Leadership………………………..1
Elements of Leadership ………………………...2
Types of Leaders ………………………..……….3
Characteristic of leaders ………………………4
Skills needed for Leading ……………………..5
Leadership Process ………………………………6
Leadership Competencies ………………………7
3. Definition of Leadership
Leadership
The origin of this word is from “lead” means
“to go”.
Leadership is the process of influencing
people to accomplish goals.
Leadership management skills that focus on
the development and employment of vision,
mission and strategy as well as the creation
of a motivated work force.
4. Leadership- is a style or a process
whereby a person called a nurse
leader will influence a group of people
known as the followers of the purpose
of attaining a single goal or objective.
Leadership is defined as the process of
influencing others towards goal.
7. INFLUENCE:
Ability to obtain followers, compliance or request.
It is a skill that can be developed, and it is one of a
major components of the power triangle.
Power:
Ability to efficiently and effectively exercise
authority and control through personal,
organizational and social strength .
Ability to improve the will of one person or
group to bring about certain behaviors in the
other groups of persons.
8. Authority
Represents the right to expect or secure
compliance.
Responsibility
Making decision that next to the interest of
the shareholders, also takes into account
stakeholders, such as workers, clients, suppliers,
the environment the community of the future
generations.
Accountability
Address both the organizations expectation
of the employees expectation of the
organization.
9. Different type of Leader Power
Power is the ability to obtain retain and
motive people and to organize resources to
accomplish a task
Reward power- The positive on the leader to compensate
or remunerates staff members by reward, incentives,
promotion, commendation etc.
Coercive power- The negative power of a leader to
implement sanction or termination as a form of
disciplinary power
Legitimate power- Power is based on an official poison in
the organization. Through legitimate power, the
manager has the right to influence staff members and
staff members have an obligation that influence.
10. Expert power- Power is based on knowledge skills and
information nurses who have expertise in areas
such as physical assessment of technical skills gain
respect and complain from others.
Referent power- Admiration and respect, the staff feels
towards a leader. Personal quantities influence
charisma.
Informal power- Is based on personal characteristics.
Informal power may results from personal
relationship being in the right time or unique
personal characteristics such as attractiveness,
education experience.
11. Types of Leadership
Natural Leader
The person becomes the leader inspite of
himself. He does not seek the goal, it is trusted
upon him by the group and by the tide of events.
Charismatic Leader
The person is an authentic hero in the eyes of
his followers for he can do no wrong he/she
inspires people to make sacrifice even their lives
for the cause.
12. Rational Leader
The person is consistent and
persistent.
Consensus Leader
The leader is perceived as acceptable to
all.
Leader by Force
The leader power speaks through the
nuzzle of gun. He/she dominates others
through fear. He is ruthless in suppressing
opposition.
13. Characteristics of
LeadersManagerial Abilities
Welcomes different opinions and is more
interested in giving than receiving.
Provides rationale for difficult decision.
Asses abilities of the workers guides them to
develop new skill.
Plans, organize make decision effectively
encourage cooperate and participant
Provide the workers with adequate
facilities.
14. Inter Personal Relationship
Shows supportive and caring behavior
towards subordinates.
Is good listens and sensitive to other need.
Guides and motivate to act and work
together.
Establish relationship between all type of
workers and able to work with others
harmoniously.
Professionalism
Committed to the profession and
maintains confidentiality.
15. Temperamental ( nature of person )
Reliable, open, honest and sincere
Shows a sense of humor fact full, friendly and
loyal.
Positive energetic hard worker happy and
enthusiastic.
Credibility and forward thinking
Act as a role model and influence others.
Acts an activist, challenger, creative thinker,
agent, innovator risk taker and courageous.
change
Acts as facilitator and solution seeker.
16. Skills Needed for Leading
Diagnosing: involves being able to understand the
situation and the problem to be solved or resolved,
this is a cognitive competency.
Adapting: involves being able to adapt behaviors and
other recourses to match the situation. This is a
behavioral competency.
Communicating: employed to advance the process in a
way that individuals can understand and accept.
This is a process competency.
17. Leadership Process
The leadership process is a function of the
leader, the followers, and other situational
variables. The leadership process includes five(5)
interwoven aspects:
The leader
The values, skills, and the style of the leader is
important. The leader must be honest,
understanding and worthy to be followed.
18. The follower
Followership is the flip side of relationship followers are
vital because they accept or reject the leader and
determine the leaders power.
The situation
You must use your judgment to decide to the best
course of action, and the leadership style needed for each
situation.
Communication
Is the basic to the process of influencing. Through
communication the leaders vision and message are received
by the followers.
19. Leadership Competencies
Leadership abilities
Display attributes that make people glad
to follow. Provides a feeling of trust.
Visioning
Applies effort to increase productiveness
in areas needing the most improvement.
Create and set goals (vision). Senses the
environment by using personal sway to
influence subordinates.
20. Create and Lead Teams
Develops high-performance teams by
establishing a spirit of cooperation and
cohesion for achieving goals.
Faster Conflict Resolutions
Effectively handles disagreements and
conflicts. Settles dispute by focusing on
solving the problems, without offending
egos. Provides support and expertise to
other leaders with respect to managing
people.
21. Foster Conflict Resolution
Effectively handles disagreements and conflict.
Settle disputes by focusing on solving the problem,
without offending egos.
Asses Situation Quickly and Accurately
Takes change when the situation demands it.
Make the right things happen on time.
Coach and Train Peers and Subordinates
Provides performance feedback, coaching and
career development to teams and individuals to
maximize their probability of success.
22. Implementation Employee Involvement Strategies
Develops ownership by bringing
employees in on the decision making
and planning process. Provides the
means to enable employee success,
while maintaining the well being of the
organization. Develops process to
engage employees in achieving the
objectives of organization.
23. Final Thoughts
Leadership does not mean
dominating the subordinates its
means effective and productive
group performance. Leader focus on
purpose and doing the right thing,
they are future oriented changed by
change in able to plan strategies and
facilitate human potential. Leader
set direction, build an inspiring
vision they also guide their people to