Influencing people Commanding people Leading people Guiding people
According to Koontz and o Donnell it is the art of including the subordinates to accomplish their assignments with zeal and confidence. Zeal reflects ardour, earnestness and intensity in execution of work; confidence reflects experience and technical ability.
Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. Harold R. McClendon
MANAGING Values results Relates to positions Takes few risks Somewhat impersonal Conforms to rules of others Status quo low innovation Functional analyze, evaluate, solve LEADING Values relationships Low regard for positions Takes large risks Somewhat impersonal Personal and caring Not receptive to the rules of others New ideas high innovation Non Functional inspire, motivate
Visionary - A leader is a dealer in hope Napoleon Bonaparte Reliable - Delegating work works, provided the one delegating works, too. Robert Half Trustworthy To be trusted is greater compliment than being loved - George McDonald Learner - If you aren't growing then neither are your people" Self worth We have all a better guide in ourselves, if we would attend to it, than any other person can be. -Jane Austen
Good Listener Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back and beginning all over again. Andre Gide Positive - A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. - Winston Churchill Focused Focused "Concentration is the secret of strengths in politics, in war, in trade, in short in all management of human affairs. - Ralph Waldo Emerson Confident Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent. -Eleanor Roosevelt
Transactional leadership Transformational leadership
Transactional leadership approaches followers with an eye to exchanging one thing for another. This type of leadership is effective in crisis and emergency situations, as well as when projects need to be carried out in a specific fashion
Transformational leadership styles focus on teambuilding, motivation and collaboration with employees at different levels of an organization to accomplish change for the better.
AUTOCRATIC LEADERS DEMOCRATIC LEADERS FREE REIN LEADERS
Directive style Centralized decision making Believes in position and authority Seek no consultation from subordinates Dominates and dictates Under the conditions of emergency, autocratic leadership can yield positive result. Famous example is Adolf Hitler
Participative style Decentralized decision making Participation, consultation, discussions and agreement are essential ingredients of this style Environment of freedom, respect, love and affection Interest clash Slow and time consuming A famous example Indira Gandhi
Very little guidance from leaders Complete freedom for followers to make decisions Group members are expected to solve problems on their own Not ideal in situations where group members lack the knowledge or experience Lack of feedback
I)Great Man Theory : Great leaders are born, and not made II)Trait Theory: People are born with inherited traits. III) Behavioral Theory: Great leaders are made, not born. a) Ohio State Theories b) The Michigan Studies c)the Managerial Grid
IV) Contingency Theory: There is no one best way of leading and one leadership style which is effective in some situations may not be successful in others. a)fiedler Contingency Model b)path Goal Theory c)mc Gregor s Theory X and Theory Y V) Situational Theory: Leaders choose the best course of action based upon situational variables.
I) Great Man Theory : Great Man Theories assume that great leaders are born, not made. II) Trait Theory: Trait Theories assume that people inherit certain qualities and traits that make them better suited to leadership.
III) Behavioral Theory : Behavioral Theories assume that great leaders are made, not born. IV) Contingency Theory : Contingency theories of leadership focus on particular variables related to the environment that might determine which particular style of leadership is best suited for the situation.
V) Situational Theory : Situational theories propose that leaders choose the best course of action based upon situational variables.
Martin Luther King Winston Churchill Mahatma Gandhi Mao Zedong Adolf Hitler Jack Welch Leona Helmsley Mary Kay Ash