Welcome to session on Leadership

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Welcome to session onLeadership
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What is Leadership ?

• The process of influencing the activities of
  an organized group in its efforts toward goal
  setting and goal achievement
• (Stogdill, 1950, p. 3)
• Influencing, motivating, and enabling others to
  contribute toward the effectiveness and success
  of the organizations of which they are members

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Before We Begin

• Which famous leaders can you think of?

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Leaders- The World respects the most! (2004)

• Bill Gates (Microsoft)
• Jack Welch (GE)
• Carlos Ghosn (Nissan)
• Warren Buffett (Berkshire Hathaway)
• Michael Dell (Dell Computer)
• Hiroshi Okuda (Toyota)

(According to Price Waterhouse Coopers
Financial Times study)
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• Jeff Immelt (GE)
• Carly Fiorina (HP)
• Steve Jobs (Apple)
• Fujio Mitarai (Canon)
• Lou Grstner ( IBM)

(According to Price Waterhouse Coopers
Financial Times study)
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• Most admired Indian Leaders.
• Narayan Murthy 40
• Dhirubhai Ambani 21
• Azim Premji 6
• Kumaramangalam Birla 6
• Tatas 3
• SOURCE SURVEY CONDUCTED BY LEADING B-SCHOOLS
  AMONG MBA STUDENTS IN THE COUNTRY

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LEADERSHIP THEORIES
TRAIT THEORY
BEHAORIVAL THOERY
MANAGERIAL GRID
PATH GOAL FRAMEWORK
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Trait Theory
Desire to Lead
Can-Do Attitude
Self- Confidence
Honesty and Integrity
Intelligence
Ambition and Energy
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Behavioral Theories
Initiating Structure
Ohio State
Consideration
Employee-Orientation
University of Michigan
Production-Orientation
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Managerial Grid
Country Club Management
Team Management
Concern for People
Middle-of-the Road Management
Authoritative Management
Impoverished Management
Concern for Production
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Leadership Levels
Level 5 -- Executive Level 4 -- Effective
Leader Level 3 -- Competent Manager Level 2 --
Contributing Team Member Level 1 -- Highly
capable individual
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LEADERSHIP TYPES
VISIONARY
CHARISMATIC
TRANSFORMATIONAL
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Role Play
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Leadership Style

• Autocratic dictator
• Democratic boss
• Laissez Faire guidance

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Want To Know More About Your Leadership Style?
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Leadership Styles..

• Directing
• Close supervision
• Leaders define role and task
• Largely one way communication
• Supportive
• Leader still defines roles and tasks but seeks
  ideas/suggestions from the followers.
• Decision still with leader.
• More two-way communication

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Leadership Styles..

• Consulting
• Day-to-day decisions rests with the followers,
• Leader facilitates and takes part in decisions,
• The control is with the follower.
• Delegating
• Leaders are still involved in decisions and
  problem-solving,
• The control is with the follower. 
• The follower decides when and how the leader will
  be involved.

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Key Traits of Successful Leaders
Traits
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Key Traits of Successful Leaders
Traits
Courage
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Seven Leadership Competencies
Emotional Intelligence

• Perceiving, assimilating, understanding, and
  regulating emotions

Integrity

• Truthfulness
• Translates words into deeds

Drive

• Inner motivation to pursue goals
• Need for achievement, quest to learn

Leadership Motivation

• High need for socialized power to accomplish
  teams or firms goals

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Seven Leadership Competencies (cont)
Self-Confidence

• High self-efficacy regarding ability to lead
  others

Intelligence

• Above average cognitive ability
• Can analyse problems/opportunities

Knowledge ofthe Business

• Familiar with business environment
• Aids intuitive decision making

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The Five Ps of Leadership

• Pay attention to whats important
• Praise what you want to continue
• Punish what you want to stop
• Pay for the results you want
• Promote those people who deliver those results

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An Effective leader

• Does not listen
• Fails to delegate
• Does not show respect
• Shows no interest in followers
• Gives negative feedback to a third party
• Does not praise when praise is due
• Criticizes in front of others
• Takes personal credit for others ideas
• Is always taking control
• Has a tendency to bully!

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How to Improve Your Leadership Skills

• Skill 1 Think Like a Leader
• Identify what is happening
• Explain why it is happening
• Decide what you are going to do about it.
• Skill 2 Use an Appropriate Leadership Style
• Leaders usually fit their style to the situation.
  
• Different leadership styles are appropriate to
  different situations.

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• Skill 3 Pick the Right Leadership Situation
• Gravitate toward leadership situations that fit
  your favored leadership style.
• Skill 4 Good communication skills
• Listen carefully
• Ask questions and paraphrase to confirm
• Speak slowly and clearly
• Have listeners repeat the understanding of what
  was said.
• Encourage questions.

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• Skill 5 Exercise Better Judgment
• Decisiveness and good judgment (cognitive
  ability) are important leadership traits.
• Skill 6 Improve Leadership Traits and Skills
• Exhibit self-confidence.
• Display honesty and integrity.
• Increase your knowledge of the business.

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LeadershipPractical Tips

• 1. Project energy.
• 2. Be involved and involve others.
• 3. Assist evaluation and change for the group.
• 4. Persuade and persevere.
• 5. Look beyond the obvious.
• 6. Maintain perspective.
• 7. Target energy on success opportunities.
• 8. Influence cooperative action.
• 9. Support creativity.
• 10. Take the initiative.
• 11. Ignore the negative.

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LEADERSHIP ETIQUETTE

• MAKE DECISIONS THAT ENHANCE THE ENTIRE GROUP
  RATHER THAN YOURSELF
• REALIZE YOU ALSO HAVE A SUPERIOR
• EXAMPLE OF FAIR PLAY, INTEGRITY DEPENDABILITY
• KNOW THAT POWER IS GIVEN BY THE MEMBERS CAN BE
  TAKEN AWAY

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LEADERSHIP ETIQUETTE

• GENUINELY LISTENS TO THE NEEDS, FEEDBACK AND
  SUGGESTIONS OF MEMBERS, NOT JUST A SELECT FEW
• UNDERSTAND THAT LEADERSHIP IS NOT A GLORY
  POSITION, BUT A RESPONSIBILITY POSITION
• BE WILLING TO ROLL UP SLEEVES HELP WHEN THE
  GOING GETS TOUGH

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LEADERSHIP ETIQUETTE

• THE ENTIRE GROUP, NOT FOR SELF KNOWS THAT WITHOUT
  THE WORK, SUPPORT DEDICATION OF ALL MEMBERS,
  THE ORGANIZAITON WILL NOT BE SUCCESSFUL
• SACRIFICE PERSONAL GLORY RECOGNITION TO SHARE
  WITH ALL FOLLOWERS
• WORK FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE ENTIRE GROUP, NOT FOR
  SELF

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Five negative leadership traits that prevent
individuals from being leaders

• Uninformed about the problem being discussed
• Non-participative
• Rigid in holding on to their ideas
• Authoritarian in bossing others around
• Offensive and abusive in language style

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THANK YOU