LEADERSHIP QUALITIES

BY….

o J. Jagano S. Krishnarajo A. Mohamed Shaik Yusufo D. Manikandan

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

What is Leadership?

o Organizing a group of people or a team to achieve a common goal

o Ability to direct the people in the right direction

WHO IS A LEADER?

Who is a Leader?

A leader is a one, whoo Knows the wayo Goes the wayo Shows the way

INGREDIENTS OF A GOOD LEADER

Ingredients of a good leader

A good teacher Doesn’t put down his/her team Gets the most from them Works with the framework of rules

WHO IS A LEADER? WHO IS A BOSS?

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

MYTHS

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

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

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

QUALITIES OF A GOOD LEADER

Qualities/Traits of a good leader

“Leadership is not just one quality But, rather a blend of qualities”

SELF-KNOWLEDGE

1….Self-knowledge

Leadership begins with self-knowledge

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”

COMMUNICATION…..Without it you travel alone….

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”

PERSONALITY

3….Personality

Should have attractive and pleasing personality

Honesty,Sincerity,Humility,Dignity Inspire people through your words

and action

MOTIVATION AND SELF-C0NFIDENCE

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”

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

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

RESPONSIBILITY AND DECISION-MAKING

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

KNOW YOUR TEAM WELL

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”

DON’T ASK THEM TO DO, MAKE THEM TO DO

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”

FOCUS

9….Focus

Concentrate on your task without mood-swings

Haste makes waste….So deal everything on the basis of one-at-a-time

Prioritise the “To-do” list Hard-work and Persistence are your

two eyesIt is said that,“Winners never quit; Quitters never win”

HOLDING-COURT QUALITY

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

TYPES OF LEADERS

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

Leadership Styles

o Autocratic Leadershipo Bureaucratic Leadershipo Laissez-Faire Leadershipo Democratic Leadershipo Transformational Leadership

AUTOCRATIC LEADERSHIP

Autocratic Leadership

Retains the power and decision-making authority

Do not consult staff nor allowed to participate

Expects his/her team to obey without questioning

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

LAISSEZ-FAIRE LEADERSHIP

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

DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP

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

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”

TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP

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

LEADERSHIP QUALITIES TO BE LEARNT FROM SOME FAMOUS

PERSONALITIES

MAHATMA GANDHIJI

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

likeo Salt Satyagrahao Non-cooperation

movemento And many Boycotts

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

Vision

“I have nothing new to teach the world;Truth and Non-violence are as old as the hills”

ADOLF HITLER

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

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”

Vision

Expanding Germany into Russia and terminating Jews from Germany

ABRAHAM LINCOLN

Abraham Lincoln

“The greatness of Napolean,Caesar,Washington is moonlight to the sun of LINCOLN”

16th President of USA Self-educated man Faced many failures before

becoming the President

Leo Tolstoy

Qualities

Best Democratic Leader Had strong belief in his principles Graduated as a Lawyer Skilled in everything from Wrestler

to Orator

Vision

Government is “For the people; By the people; Of the people”

INDIRA GANDHI

Indira Gandhi

Known as “Iron Lady of India” Charismatic Political Leader Elected as Prime Minister for 4

times Described as “Architect of

Modern India”

Achievements

Nationalisation of banks Took good decision during Indo-Pak

war World’s longest serving woman

Prime Minister Launching of India’s first satellite Development in Nuclear Technology

WHY LEADERSHIP QUALITIES ARE MORE

STRESSED THESE DAYS?

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

UNITED WE STAND; DIVIDED WE FALL

Without good leadership and good leaders, it is impossible to achieve the goals of nation

WANTED?????????

GOOD LEADERS

TODAY’S YOUTH ARE TOMORROW’S LEADERS

LEADERSHIP IS NOT A DIFFICULT TASK JUST ‘4’ THINGS

Have enough COURAGE to initiate and take RESPONSIBILITIES

Develop STRATEGIES to ACCOMPLISH the task

Be CHARISMATIC and direct your team to the final DESTINATION

LEADERSHIP is not what you do TO PEOPLE; LEADERSHIP is what you do WITH PEOPLE

FINALLY………

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE