leadership & styles

Leadership & Styles of Leadership

Submitted By;ASHISH KUMAR

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PRESENTATION OVERVIEWINTRODUCTIONLEADERSHIP DEFINITION QUALITIES OF LEADERSHIPIMPORTANCE OF LEADERSHIPSTYLES OF LEADERSHIPFACTOR EFFECTING STYLES OF

LEADERSHIPCONCLUSIONREFRENCES

INTRODUCTION Leadership is an integral part of management

and plays a vital role in managerial operations. It provides direction, guidance and confidence to the employees and helps organization in the attainment of goals in much easier way. It acquires dominance and the followers accept the directives and control of a leader. It provides direction and vision for future to an Organization. In short it induced Individual’s to contribute optimum towards the attainment of Organization goal.

DEFINITION• “ LEADERSHIP is the process of influencing

the activities of an individual or a group in efforts towards goal achievement in a given situation”.

• It is the art of influencing and inspiring subordinates to perform their duties willingly, competently and enthusiastically for achievement of group objectives.

OUALITIES OF LEADERSHIP

KEY LEADERSHIP QUALITY

CLEAR VISION

QUICKLY SENSE AND RESPOND

TO THE PROBLEM

POSITIVE SELF IMAGE

INNOVATIVE IDEAS TO PROBLEM

IMPORTANCE OF LEADERSHIPSecuring Co-operationUse of powerCo-ordination and commandMaintaining DisciplineDeveloping group morale

STYLES OF LEADERSHIPAUTOCRATIC OR DICTATORIAL

LEADERSHIP STYLEDEMOCRATIC OR PARTICIPATIVE

LEADERSHIP STYLELAISSEZ FAIRE OR FREE REIGN

LEADERSHIP STYLE

AUTOCRATIC LEADERSHIP STYLE

Autocratic Autocratic

Advantages:•Provides strong motivation and reward for the leader•Quick decision making takes place as single person decides for the whole group•Subordinate are only to carry out the orders of the leader•Decision making, planning or organizing need initiative•Good in certain circumstances, such as urgent task or military action.

Disadvantages: poor decisions, poor level of employee motivationLeads to frustration, low morale and conflict among subordinateSubordinate tend to shirk responsibility and initiative.Full potential to subordinate and their creative ideas are not utilizedOrganizational continuity is threatened in the absence of the leader because subordinate get no opportunity for development

A leadership style where the leader makes all decisions independently or without consulting with subordinate

DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP STYLE

DemocraticDemocratic

• A leadership style where a leader encourages employee participation in decision-making

• persuasive or consultative • Advantages: better decisions, employee motivation• It improves the job satisfaction and morale of subordinate• The leader multiply his abilities through the contribution

of his followers.• It develops positive attitudes and reduces resistance to

change• Disadvantages: delayed decision, long consultation• This style may not yield positive result when interaction

of subordinate with leader is minimum.• This may be used as passing the buck to others and of

abdicating responsibility• This style need tremendous communicating and

persuasive skills on the part of leader.

LAISSEZ-FAIRE LEADERSHIP STYLE

Laissez-faireLaissez-faire

• A leadership style where employees are encouraged to make their own decisions within limits

• Advantages: more freedom for employees • Positive effect on job satisfaction and morale of

subordinates• Maximum possible scope for development of

subordinates• Full utilization of potential of subordinates• Disadvantages: few guidelines, little incentive,

poor motivation, maybe a mess • Subordinate do not get the guidance and support

of the leader• It ignores the leader contribution just as

Autocratic style ignores the contribution of the subordinates

• Subordinates may move in different directions and may work at cross purpose which may degenrate into chaos

COMPARISON OF LEADERSHIP STYLE

FACTORS AFFECTING LEADERSHIP STYLESThe task The tradition of an organization The type of labor forceThe leader’s personality The time Gender?

MANAGER AS LEADERS• WHICH LEADERSHIP STYLES IS BEST

SUITED FOR MANAGERSDepends on function of the leader,

subordinates, and situationSome leaders can’t work well with high

participation of subordinatesSome employees lack the ability or

desire to assume responsibilityParticipative decision making may be better

when time pressure is not acute

MANAGER AS LEADERS con…Leadership Styles

Autocratic leadership—boss makes decisions on their own without consulting employees

Democratic leadership—involves subordinates in making decisions

Free-reign leadership—leader believes in minimal supervision, leaving most decisions to subordinates

CONCLUSION “People ask the difference between a leader

and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives.”

“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”

REFERENCESORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR- JIT S

CHANDAN, FRED LUTHANS AND STEPHEN P. ROBBINS

WIKIPEDIAGOOGLE SEARCH