2. There are three aspects to leadership- People Influence
GoalLeadership occurs among people,involves the use of influence
and isused to attain goals. 3. Leadership in past was equated with
larger than life personalities, strong egos and personal ambitions
quality to get the job done by wielding powers of the position a
leader held. resultedin dissatisfaction among employees and a sense
of followership. 4. Todaymajor characteristic of a good leader
should be humility leader should be unpretentious , modest and not
arrogant and prideful.A good leader should develop & support
others rather than touting own abilities and accomplishments. 5.
Lao-tsu said-To lead people, walk beside them ... As for thebest
leaders, the people do not notice theirexistence. The next are
good,whom the peoplehonor and praise. The next are bad, whom
thepeople fear; and the next are worst, whom thepeople hate ...
When the best leaders work isdone the people say, We did it
ourselves!" 6. Level 5 leadership refers to the highest level in a
hierarchy of managerial capabilities. there isan almost complete
lack of ego, coupled with a fierce resolve to do what is best for
the organisation. They often seem shy and unpretentious. 7. They
accept full responsibility for mistakes, poor results ,or failures
and give credit for success to other people. Level 5leaders instead
of becoming the sole leaders build an organisation with several
leaders. 8. Bestexample of level 5 leadership is Darwin Smith who
led Kimberley-clark to become the top paper product company in usa.
When retiring he simply said- I never stopped trying to become
qualified for the job 9. minimising personal ambition anddeveloping
others is its hallmark. It has been found common amongwomen
leaders.Indira nooyi, ceo-PEPSICO, Megwhitman ceo HP, Sheryl
Sandberg cooFACEBOOK 10. Informal leaders are not officially
appointed, They do not head any formally appointedorganisation or
group.they are just percieved by other groupmembers as being the
best able to satisfy thegroup needs. While formal leaders are
appointed or headan oganisation to achieve its goal. 11.
CHARISMATIC LEADERSHIP THEORY TRAIT THEORY BEHAVIOURAL THEORY
SITUATIONAL THEORY 12. According to this theory charisma is a
godgifted attribute in a person which makes hima leader
irrespective of the situation inwhich he works. These qualities are
inborn and thus cant beenhanced.LIMITATIONS it implies that no
leadership skill can beimparted through training which is wrong A
charismatic leader can fall in changedsituation.Ex- winston
churchill 13. Itstates that leadership traits can beacquired
through learning&experience(acquirable traits) but
someleadership traits are god gifted(innate traits) Innate traits-
physical features, intelligence Acquirabletraits- emotional
stability, humanrelations, empathy, objectivity, motivatingskills,
technical skills, communicative skills,social skills 14.
Strongleadership is the result of effective role behaviour.
Leadershipis shown by a persons act more than the behaviour.
Functional behaviour- positive behaviourlike motivating employees ,
building teamspirit, effective communication Dysfunctional
behaviour- negativebehaviour, inability to accept
employeeideas,poor human relations. 15. It implies that
effectiveness of a leader willbe affected by the factors associated
withthe leader and factors associated with thesituation in which
leadership is exercised. Leadersbehaviour- leaders
characteristics,leaders hierarchial position Situational factors-
subordinatescharacteristics, leaders situation, groupfactors,
organisational factors
