Fundamentals of Public Administration

MPA - 406

FACILITATORProf. Dr. Mohammad Majid Mahmood

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Leadership

“If your actions inspire others

to dream more, learn more,

do more, and become

more, you are a leader”

- John Quincy Adams

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Leadership is the influencing process of leaders and followers

to achieve organizational objectives through change

Workforce Management

Management is more than getting work done

through people. It is developing people

through work. If you want to improve your

workforce management, then you need to

improve the way you lead people.

L E A D E R S H I P is about influence…

““ The process of influencing others to understand and agree about what needs to be done and how to do it, and the process

of facilitating individual and collective efforts to accomplish shared objectives” (Yuk, 2006).

Leadership occurs…. anywhere

Leader Effectiveness

What results would we expect to see from a “good” leader:

◦Performance (the job gets done)◦Motivation (followers are energized)◦Effort (followers try hard)◦Satisfaction (followers are happy)

CommunicationCommunication JudgementJudgement

High energyHigh energy FlexibilityFlexibility

DominanceDominance Sensitivity to others

Sensitivity to others

Self-confidentSelf-confident IntelligenceIntelligence

Skills ofSkills ofEffectiveEffectiveLeadersLeaders

StabilityStability

Which Leadership Style Needed?

Coercive Leadership

Authoritative Leadership

Affiliative Leadership

Democratic Leadership

Pace Setting Leadership

Coaching Leadership

Transformational Leadership

“The process whereby an individual engages with others and creates a connection that raises the level of motivation and morality in both the leaders and

follower”

Characteristic of Transformational LeadershipRon Riggio defines the characteristics as….

Charismatic, visionary leaders who transform organizations through empowering followers.

Leaders who bring out the best in followers and develop them into leaders.

Leaders who motivate and challenge teams to perform at levels beyond expectations.

Which Leadership Style Needed?

…there is no one best style of leadership.

Successful leaders are said to be able to adapt their leadership style to

meet subordinates’ needs and particular

situation (Davenport,1998).

Thank you for your kind attention!

Thank you for your kind attention!

FACILITATORProf. Dr. Mohammad Majid Mahmood

PhD (Management Sciences), MPA (QAU), TOT SEDP (LUMS & McGill Canada), Intel (Microsoft), Ex-Canadian Academic Board Member (Canada), SME COL Canada, MS Access

(USA) Master Trainer: HEC, NTB, POSTAL, PMI, NCRD, STI

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