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Leadership definition and Leader vs Boss
The document discusses the nature of leadership, defining it as the ability to influence others towards achieving common goals, emphasizing the importance of vision, trust, and effective communication. It contrasts successful leadership traits with poor leadership characteristics, highlighting that effective leaders inspire and motivate while ineffective ones may be corrupt or incompetent. Additionally, it differentiates between leadership and management, noting that while all leaders are managers, not all managers possess leadership qualities.
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- 3. Leadership involves influencingthe attitudes, beliefs, behaviors and feeling of other people. Leadership definition..
- 4. Peter Drucker“the only definition of a leader is some one who has followers” John C Maxwell ”leadership is influencing- nothing more, nothing less” Warren bennis “leadership is a function of knowing your self, having a vision that is well communicated , building trust among colleagues, and taking effective action to realize your own leadership potential.” Other definitions
- 5. A leaderis any person who influences individuals and groups within an organization, helps them in the establishment of those goals, thereby allowing them to be effective. Leadership is mobilizing the actions and efforts of others to achieve common goals. Cont’d
- 6. If youractions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader (john Quincy Adams) Cont’d
- 7. They don’tmake plans , they don’t solve problems, they don’t even organize people. What leaders really do is prepare organizations for change and help them cope as they struggle through it.. (John P Kotter) Cont’d
- 8. Leadership is agroup phenomenon Leadership is goal oriented, leaders guide and influence others Leadership involves some form of hierarchy in the group key elements of the definition of the leadership
- 12. Leadership is aprocess not a position Leaders Situation followers
- 13. Communicate Motivate Team building Problem Solving Resolving conflicts Promote creativity (the experiment) Characteristics of Successful leaders
- 14. Challenge theprocess for improvement (they don’t go with the status quo) Inspire a shared vision Enable others to act (coach and support) Model the way (set an example) Successful leader
- 15. Encourage thefollowers Change agent (anticipate the change) Take followers to the destination e.g Bill Gates, co founder of Microsoft Sam Walton, former CEO of Wal-Mart Walter E, Disney Walt Disney Henery Ford, Ford Motor Michael Dell, founder of Dell Computer Andy Grove, former CEO of Intel Successful leader
- 16. Think of someonein your life whom you would consider as “Leader” Think…
- 17. Honest, trustworthy good role model caring committed good listener treat people with respect positive, enthusiastic risk taker planner decision maker consistent Open to change accountable transparent responsible sensitive connected to the community knowledge wisdom social skills Leadership qualities
- 18. To somedegree we have all of them – some more than others We must choose and work to strengthen these qualities in ourselves if we are to be effective leaders. Are we born with these qualities or are they learned behaviors?
- 19. Families Education Businesses Service associations Teams Countries World Consider howlife would be different without leadership
- 20. Rude andunapproachable Cold, aloof and arrogant Untrustworthy Self centered and political Poor performers Unable to delegate Insensitive, abrasive, bullying style Micro managing – does not build a teams Characteristics of leaders who fail
- 21. Bad leadership fallsinto two categories: Bad as ineffective and bad as unethical “Ineffective leadership fails to produce the desired change while unethical fails to distinguish between right and wrong” Barbara Kellerman Bad leadership defined
- 22. Corrupt (focuson self interest, lie, cheat, steal) Brutal Disrespectful Incompetent (lacking the skill or will to sustain effective action) Irresponsible Unhelpful Mean (un caring) Dangerous Immoral (dishonest) Ineffective unethical What do we mean by bad?
- 23. Leadership must beearned, how? Trust Confidence Competence Consistency Integrity Vision Leadership is not automatic
- 24. Leadership and managementare closely related but distinguishable functions Leaders Managers Innovative Administer Develop Maintain Inspire Control Take the long term view Have a short term view Ask what and why ask how and when Leaders and managers
- 25. Leaders Managers Challengethe status quo Accept the status quo Originate Imitate Do the right things Do things right Leaders and managers
- 26. Leaders Manager Visionoriented Process oriented Protect staff Protect self Approaches decisions Approaches decisions actively cautiously Listen actively listen selectively Deals with conflict Avoids conflict Trusted Unclear regarding trust Leaders and managers
- 27. Leadership Management Setoverall & future Set day by day direction direction Focuses on results Focuses on processes Mostly external Mostly internal Concern effectiveness concern efficiency Stakeholder focused Personal focused Customer needs Worker needs Embodies mission/vision Embodies goals/objectives Gets more resources Manages resources Leadership Vs Management
- 28. Leadership Management Securestechnologies Applies technologies Seeks to create Seeks stability/manage needed change change Create teams Manage teamwork
- 29. Vision tellingwhat and why Enabling Developing Challenging Good leaders do the right things Leaders focus on….
- 30. Goals andobjectives Telling how and when Maintaining Conforming Good managers do the things right Managers focus on….
- 31. “All leaders aremanagers… But not all managers are leaders” True or False?
Editor's Notes
- #4 There are 186 million definitions available on the internet about leadership. There is no universally agreed up definition available about leadership.
- #9 Its not working in isolation.
- #13 Leader is a person .. To be remeMbered
- #14 Common things are always there in leaders. A miilion dollar idea is useless if its not communicated well Converting synergy in teams through motivation
- #15 Challenge the process for improvement (they don’t go with the status quo) challenge meet and overcome barriers never fear failure Inspire a shared vision vision desire team goals believe on team Enable others to act coach and support trust and confidence Model the way set an example deeds match other words work for a cause
- #16 Encourage the followers encourage to keep going when times are tough with simple actions commitment Change agent anticipate visionery reformer commitment Take followers to the destination Bill Gates, co founder of Microsoft Sam Walton, former CEO of Wal-Mart Jack Wetch, former CEO of General Electric Walter E, Disney Walt Disney Henery Ford, Ford Motor Michael Dell, founder of Dell Computer Andy Grove, former CEO of Intel
- #21 Arrogant - Maghror
- #23 Brutal - Wahsheeyana
- #24 Causes of bad leadership Two key sources Traits Character “Leaders behave badly because of who they are and what they want” “Barbara Kellerman”
- #26 Originate- Sarchshma Immitate- Taqleed
- #30 Managers Vs. Leader Aleader models behavior A manager may just demand it A leader sees opportunities A manager solve a problem A leader create a future A manager try to protect the current status A leader innovate A manager administers A leader investigates A manager accept the order A leader challenges A manager accept the status