Leaders are not born.....instead they are created....Well, Leadership quality is not mere a single quality but a blend many special qualities....This presentation will giv idea about those qualities with enough pictures....
3. Outline
What is Leadership? Who is a
Leader?
Ingredients of a good leader
Is Leader and Boss same?
Myths about Leadership
Qualities of a good leader
Types of Leadership
Leadership Qualities to be learnt
from famous personalities
4. What is Leadership?
o
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Organizing a group of people or a
team to achieve a common goal
Ability to direct the people in the
right direction
10. Who is a Leader? Who is a Boss?
Boss/Manager
Focus on things
Do things right
Organize
Direct/Instruct
Control the team
An assigned position
Leader
Focus on people
Do the right things
Influence
Inspire/Motivate
Build the team
An achieved position
12. Myths about Leadership
A leader may/mayn‟t have a formal
authority
Persons who are leaders in one
situation mayn‟t necessarily be the
leaders in other situations
The qualities of a leader are
demonstrated from his/her
behaviour, not their position
13. Myths about Leadership
There is no any written rigid rule for
being a leader
The style of a leader depends on
his/her
Philosophy
Personality
Past experience
14. Myths about Leadership
o A Leader need not possess sound
technical platform
Statistics…………….
o 75% of US presidents were in the bottom half of
their school classes
o More than 50% of all CEO’s of Fortune 500
companies had ‘C’ averages in college
o About 50% of all Millionaires, Entrepreneurs
had not finished their graduation
18. 1….Self-knowledge
Leadership begins with selfknowledge
Ask you the question, “What do you
know about yourself as a leader?”
It is said that,
“Self-knowledge is the basis for character;
Character is the root of integrity;
Integrity provides the foundation for Leadership”
20. 2….Communication
Communication is the heart of
leadership
Involves Listening, Speaking,
Feedback
Build good rapport with your team
members
Communicate effectively,
“It is not what you say, but also how you say”
24. 4….Motivation and Self-confidence
Have self-confidence
Instil them to others by motivating
them
It is said that,
“A good leader inspires people to have confidence in
their leader;
A great leader inspires people to have confidence in
themselves”
26. 5….Emotional Intelligence
Be emotionally stable and shouldn‟t
lose your temper at any stage
Should have good Presence of Mind
Need mental toughness since no
one can lead without being
criticized/discouraged
28. 6….Responsibility and
Decision-making
Take the responsibility and always
try be an initiator
Have enough courage to accept the
failure
Should be able to judge one‟s
decision and say
…..This will work
…..This won‟t
30. 7….Patience and
Knowing your team well
Be patient enough to collect the
feedback and suggestions from
your team
Know the „plus‟ and „minus‟ of each
individual in your team
Make your plans public and provide
them good guidance
It is said that,
“The ears of the leader must ring with the
voices of the people”
32. 8….Don’t ask them to do,
Make them to do
When the best leader‟s work is
done, the people say, "we did it
ourselves”
The job a leader today is not to
create followers; it is to create more
leaders
It is said that,
“Give me a fish, I‟ll live for a day
Teach me to fish, I‟ll live for lifetime”
34. 9….Focus
Concentrate on your task without
mood-swings
Haste makes waste….So deal
everything on the basis of one-at-atime
Prioritise the “To-do” list
Hard-work and Persistence are your
two eyes
It is said that,
“Winners never quit; Quitters never win”
36. 10….Holding-court quality
An unique quality which can‟t be
taught
Ability to keep the eyes of the
people sticked on you
CHARISMA—ability to uniquely
inspire people
38. Types of Leaders
Leader by position/power achieved
Leader by personality and charisma
Leader by moral example
Leader because of the ability to
accomplish things
41. Autocratic Leadership
Retains the power and decisionmaking authority
Do not consult staff nor allowed to
participate
Expects his/her team to obey
without questioning
42. Bureaucratic Leadership
Leads “by the book”
Doesn‟t think on his/her own
Does things according to the
procedure or policy
He/She is mere a police officer and
not a leader
44. Laissez-faire Leadership
o This means „let it be‟...
o The leader doesn‟t care about his team
o Detached and far removed from the people
he/she is supposed to serve
o Goes in his/her own way and lets his/her
men proceed in their own ways
46. Democratic Leadership
More recommended style
Also called as Participative style
Encourages the team to be a part of
decision-making
Keeps the team informed about
everything that affects their work
and shares responsibilities
47. Democratic Leadership
Develops plans to help the team
members evaluate their own
performance
Recognizes and encourages
personal and group achievements
To say shortly, it is the leadership
“For the people;
By the people;
Of the people”
49. Transformational Leadership
The leader has Charisma(ability to
uniquely inspire people)
Inspire people with words,
personality and thoughts
Make changes happen in self and
others
Extremely powerful and hard to
teach
52. Mahatma Gandhiji
A self-less and honest leader
Lord Mountbatten remarked him as
“One-man boundary force”
With his charismatic leadership
style, he won Independence
He had led many social movements
like
o Salt Satyagraha
o Non-cooperation
movement
o And many Boycotts
53. Gandhian Management
When he initiated compromise
between two opponents—he was a
GOOD MEDIATOR
When he applied his qualities of
truth,love and non-violence—he was
an AUTOCRAT
When he gave procedural details to
accomplish a goal—he was a
BUREAUCRAT
54. Vision
“I have nothing new to teach the
world;
Truth and Non-violence are as old as
the hills”
56. Adolf Hitler
Austrian-born German politician
Leader of Nazi‟s
Responsible for starting
World War-II
Served as a German soldier in
WW-I
Took leadership in WW-II and
aimed to provide stronger
government
57. Achievements
German military power seemed
unstoppable during WW-II
Successfully invaded more than 10
countries with his brilliant strategic
planning
Ultimate Autocrat and a Dictator
“Had a vision of expanding Germany
into Russia and terminate Jews”
60. Abraham Lincoln
“The greatness of Napolean,Caesar,Washington
is moonlight to the sun of LINCOLN”
Leo Tolstoy
16th President of USA
Self-educated man
Faced many failures before
becoming the President
64. Indira Gandhi
Known as “Iron Lady of India”
Charismatic Political Leader
Elected as Prime Minister for 4
times
Described as “Architect of
Modern India”
67. India……A nation of Youth
o About 45% of Indian population is
YOUTH
o The Hindu says, “India is set to
become the YOUNGEST COUNTRY
by 2020”
o But still deficient of efficient
leaders
68. UNITED WE STAND; DIVIDED WE FALL
Without good leadership and
good leaders, it is impossible to
achieve the goals of nation