Leadership

Leadership

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  Leadership in OrganizationsBasic Ideas of Leadership in an organization
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  What Is Leadership?The ability to influence a group toward the achievement of goals.
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  Purpose of Leadership Leadership is a way of focusing and motivating a group to enable them to achieve their aims. It also involves being accountable and responsible for the group as a whole.
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  Different Ideas ofLeadership Traditionally, a permanent team leader would be appointed by more senior levels of management or elected by the group. This technique relies on the assumption that one single person has all the strengths required.
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  Different Ideas ofLeadership However, it has been argued that "on the best teams, different individuals provide occasional leadership, taking charge in areas where they have particular strengths. No one is the permanent leader, because that person would then cease to be a peer and the team interaction would begin to break down"
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  The Difference BetweenManagement And Leadership Leadership and management are two notions that are often used interchangeably. Care must be taken in distinguishing between the two concepts
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  The Difference BetweenManagement And Leadership Managing and leading are two different ways of organizing people. The manager uses a formal, rational method whilst the leader uses passion and stirs emotions.
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  Leadership is afacet of management Leadership is just one of the many assets a successful manager must possess The main aim of a manager is to maximize the output of the organization through administrative implementation
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  Differences In Perspectives Managers think incrementally, whilst leaders think radically. Managers do things right, while leaders do the right thing.
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  “ Leadersstand out by being different. They question assumption and are suspicious of tradition. They seek out the truth and make decisions based on fact, not prejudice. They have a preference for innovation."
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  Subordinate As ALeader In many cases it is a subordinate member with specific talents who leads the group in a certain direction
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  “ Leadersmust let vision, strategies, goals, and values be the guide-post for action and behavior rather than attempting to control others."
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  The Leader IsFollowed. The Manager Rules A leader is someone who people naturally follow through their own choice, whereas a manager must be obeyed. A leader may have no organizational skills, but his vision unites people behind him.
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  Functions of ManagementVersus Leadership 1/2 Management produces Order and Consistency Planning / Budgeting Establish agendas Set time tables Allocate resources Organizing / Staffing Provide structure Make job placements Establish rules and procedures Leadership produces Change and Movement Establishing Direction Create a vision Clarify big picture Set strategies Aligning People Communicate goals Seek commitment Build teams and coalitions
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  Functions of ManagementVersus Leadership 2/2 Management Controlling / Problem Solving Develop incentives Generate creative solutions Take corrective action Leadership Motivating and Inspiring Inspire and energize Empower subordinates Satisfy unmet needs
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  A Leader Should: provide continuity and momentum be flexible in allowing changes of direction
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  Ideally, a leadershould be a few steps ahead of their team, but not too far for the team to be able to understand and follow them.
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  Skills Needed Leaders must have a wide range of skills, techniques and strategies. These include: Planning Communication skills Organization Awareness of the wider environment in which the team operates
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  Key words fordescribing Leadership Guiding Stimulating Coaching, and Coordinating
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  A Chinese proverbSays “ What does it matter if a cat is black or white, so long as it catches mice”
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  Final Note Leadershipplays a central part in understanding group behavior. For it’s the leader provides the direction toward goal attainment. Therefore a more accurate predictive capability should be valuable in improving group performance.