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Chapter-I Leadership vs. Management

The document discusses leadership and defines it as a process with three components: a leader, followers, and situations. It identifies three levels of leadership - top manager, middle manager, and front line manager. Key characteristics of effective leaders are that they are constant interactors, motivators, team builders, problem solvers, good listeners, anticipate change, encourage risk taking, and promote creativity. Studying leadership helps organizations select and train people for leadership positions, and benefits leaders, organizations, followers, and society. The importance of leadership is that leaders initiate action, provide motivation, guidance, confidence, and build morale and work environment.

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Chapter-I Leadership vs. Management

The document discusses leadership and defines it as a process with three components: a leader, followers, and situations. It identifies three levels of leadership - top manager, middle manager, and front line manager. Key characteristics of effective leaders are that they are constant interactors, motivators, team builders, problem solvers, good listeners, anticipate change, encourage risk taking, and promote creativity. Studying leadership helps organizations select and train people for leadership positions, and benefits leaders, organizations, followers, and society. The importance of leadership is that leaders initiate action, provide motivation, guidance, confidence, and build morale and work environment.

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CHAPTER – I

Introduction to Leadership
INTRODUCTION
According to Maxwell, “Leadership is influence – nothing more,
nothing less.”
According to Peter Drucker, “A leader is someone who has
followers.”
Leadership is a process and not a position. This process has 3
important components.
1) Leader
2) Followers
3) Situations
INTRODUCTION …Cont’d

Leadership may be classified at 3 levels:


 Top Manager – The Big Boss
 Middle Manager – Simply Boss
 Front line Manager – Foreman and Supervisor
Characteristics of Leaders

1) Constantly interacting & commanding


2) Motivator
3) Team builders
4) Solve problems
5) Good listeners & resolve conflicts
6) Anticipate Change
7) Encourage risk taking
8) Promote creativities
9) Makes organization a part of his self image
Characteristics of Leaders … Cont’d

10) Personal goals, values & feelings are organizationally centered.


11) Controls the transmission of important information
12) Emphasis the present
13) Sets realistic goals
Why Study Leadership?

1) Understanding leadership helps organizations


 To select the right people for leadership positions
 To train people in leadership positions.
2) Who benefits?
 Leaders, organizations, followers and society as a whole.
The Concept Of Leadership

1) Scientific Management
The 1st phase originated in the 1890’s by Taylor.
2) Human relation phase
The 2nd phase was the human relation phase by Hawthorne.
The Concept Of Leadership …Cont’d
Yukul identified 4 common traits or areas of competence shared by all
nineties leaders.
 Management of attention: Ability to communicate a sense of
outcome, goal, or direction that attracts followers.
 Management of meaning: Ability to create & communicate meaning.
 Management of trust: Ability to be reliable & consistent so people
can count on them.
 Management of self: Ability to know one’s self & to use one’s skills
within limits.
Essentials of leadership

1) Self-confidence
2) A vision
3) Ability to articulate the vision
4) Strong convictions about the vision
5) Behavior that is out of the ordinary
6) Perceived as being a change agent
7) Environment sensitivity
LEADERSHIP vs. MANAGEMENT

Leaders focus more on enterprise strategic, wide, long term, eventful,


value added roles and competencies.

Whereas Managers are concerned more with implementation oriented,


routine, short to mid term predictable tasks, and technical detail.
Kotter’s Comparison of Leadership & Management
Dimensions Leader Manager
Agenda creation Establish Direction Plan and Budget
- Develop future vision - Develop detailed steps & timetables
-Develop change strategies to for results.
achieve vision. - Allocate necessary resources
Network dev’t for Align People Organize & Staff
agenda - Communication - Develop necessary planning, staffing,
achievement - Provide policies & procedures

Execution Motivation & Inspire Control & Problem Solve

Outcomes Change, often dramatic. Order & predictability.


Effective Leadership

1) Trust (integrity, consistency, openness & loyalty)


2) A Nurturing Climate
3) Freedom of Expression
4) Respect for Diversity
5) Free and Open for Creativity
6) Change Agent
Importance of Leadership

1) Initiates Action
2) Motivation
3) Providing Guidance
4) Creating Confidence
5) Building Morale
6) Builds Work Environment
7) Coordination

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