1. Leadership
Prof.Khagendra Nath
BULMIM

2. How do you define a Leader?

3. LEADER
Lifelong learners
Encourages Growth
Accelerates Learning
Develops Relationships
Extends Invitations
Reveals Potential
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4. Who is a leader ?
“A leader is one who guides and directs other
people. He gives efforts of his followers a
direction and purpose by influencing their
behaviour.”-Louis A. Allen.

5. “A great leader shows the ability to
make decisions and act boldly in the
face of setbacks and adversity” –
Kautilya,

7. Leader
• Based on modernism & initiative (Leaders are
forward looking and full of initiative.)
• Based on creative destruction (Leaders are open to
the process of destroying existing business modules
to make way for the new one.)
• Based on capability to communicate (Leaders are
communicate aggressively , they vision, mission
and philosophy.)
• Based on managing complexity (Leaders are made
things simple by cutting through bureaucracy.)
• Based on role model definition (Leaders willing to
play role of ideal citizen.)

8. Functions of a Leaders
• Creating a Vision
• Developing followership
• Implementing the vision
• Following through
• Achieving results
• Team playing

9. Functions of a Leaders
• Leader is a representative of subordinates
• Leader is an appropriate counselor
• Leader uses power properly
• Leader uses time well
• Leader strives for effectiveness

10. How Do We Develop Leaders?
• -Leadership cannot be taught but it can be learned
• -No substitute for learning from experience but
needs to be situated in a planned and integrated
model of leadership development
• -Learning from experience affected by the amount
of challenge, variety of task and feedback quality
• -Leadership theory helps leaders make sense of
their development as leaders, challenges their
assumptions and opens up new horizons

11. What makes “Successful Leadership”
remain a hotly debated topic
• Leadership is not just about talent,
intelligence, or charisma.
• Winning leaders usually are those who
bring forth a rare mix of vision ,passion
and drive.
• These intangibles motivate ,excite and drive
others to relate to a grand vision.

12. • Leadership, then , is not about maths and
science alone. It is about the human touch
that converts efforts into result, and
talent into magic.
• In a commoditized off-the-shelf world,
leadership is all about creating lasting
competitive advantage

13. Four Different Ways of
Understanding Leadership
Person : is it WHO ‘leaders’ are that makes them
leaders?
Result : is it WHAT ‘leaders’ achieve that makes
them leaders?
Process : is it HOW ‘leaders’ get things done that
makes them leaders?
Position : is it WHERE ‘leaders’ operate that
makes them leaders?
(Keith Grint, 2005)

14. What is leadership ?
“The process of influencing the activities of
an organized group in its efforts toward
goal setting and goal achievement”
(Stogdill, 1950,)
Three key components to this definitions :
- an interpersonal process between one person and a group
- can’t have ‘leaders’ without ‘followers’
- criterion for effective leadership = goal achievement

15. What is leadership ?
• “Leadership is a process by which an
executive imaginatively directs , guides and
influences the work of others in choosing
and attaining specified goals by mediating
between the individuals and the
organization in such a manner that both
will obtain maximum satisfaction.” – Theo
Haimann.

16. Leadership
• Leadership as “a process of influence on a
group in a particular situation at a given
point of time and in a specific set of
circumstances that stimulates people to
strive willingly to attain organizational
objectives , giving them experience of
helping to attain the common objectives and
satisfaction with the type of leadership
provided.” -James Gibbin

17. Leadership
• Leadership is a psychological process of
influencing followers or sub-ordinates and
providing guidance to them.
• It is always related to a situation which means a
leader may be effective in one situation while
ineffective in another.
• To be effective , a leader should change his
leadership style depending upon the requirements
of the situations.

18. Importance of Leadership
Leadership helps an organization in the following ways:
• Determination of goals
• Organization Activities
• Achieving coordination & cooperation
• Representation of workers
• Providing Guidance
• Inspiration of employees
• Building employees Morale
• Facilitating Change
• Creates confidence
• Provides good working climate

19. Characteristics of leadership
• Leadership is a process of influence
• Leadership is related to a situation
• Leadership is the function of stimulation
• Leadership gives an experiences of helping
attain the common objectives.
• Employees must be satisfied with the type
of leadership provided.

20. Approaches to Leadership
• Power-Influence
• Traits and skills
• Leader Behavior
• Situational Approaches
• Reciprocal Approaches
• Leader emergence

21. Learned
Educated
Active
Dynamic
Energetic
Reliable
Social
Humble
Impressive
Percussive

22. A Leader
DOMINANT
A – 4 A - 1
Succession Emergence
HOSTILE WARM
A - 3 A - 2
Election Appointment
SUBMISSIV

23. Leaders Ridicule Opposition Acceptance
 As drivers of corporate success ,
organizational design and leadership abilities
are of prime importance
Business Entrepreneurs as
 Organizations need great strategies but the House leaders leaders
strategic thinking and the rhetoric that
supports this is largely dependent on the • Managing relationships • Innovation
• Personal effectiveness • Ability to take risks
quality of leadership at the top. • Success • Achievement orientation
•Visioning & Strategic Planning • Empathy • Passion
• Managing complexity • Traits • Perseverance
• Styles
•Achievement Orientation • Impact &
effectivenes
•Personal Effectiveness s
•Emotional Resilience
•Relationship Management
•Functional Effectiveness Employees as
leaders Politicians
•Decision Making as leaders
Technical capability
Mass appeal
•Creativity & Change Change leadership
Networking
Energy
Communication
Customer focus
Decision making
•Customer Focus Decision making
Success

24. Who is a Leader? Motivation
Leadership
Communication Planning
Remember the 3 M’s
Motivate Manage Master

25. Leadership Qualities….

26. • Plan of today & tomorrow, think in a rational, logical and strategic way, build teams, be
a problem solver and a motivator, be balanced in all situations, train and develop
people, believe in integrity, put right person to right job.

27. • Never forget to smile, it costs nothing. Bear a winning attitude,
be gentle & kind to all, but mind discipline.

28. • Have patience, be polite even if you are a leader, bear a right kind of attitude and “Can Do”
attitude, take people along with you, have a clear vision, believe in observation, be focused,
spread your fragrance where ever you are…

29. • Care for people, show affection, empathize with them, love them unconditionally, give them shelter,
protection, a sense of security….