“COMMING TOGETHER IS THE BEGNNING; KEEPING TOTETHER IS THE PROGRESS & WORKING TOGETHER IS THE SUCCESS”.
What it means to be a leader
Leadership is interpersonal influence directed towards attaining goals and achieved through communication.
Leadership is the influential increment over and above compliance with directions and orders.
Leadership is an act causes others to act or respond in a shared direction.
Leadership is an art of influencing people by persuasion or example to follow a course of action.
Leadership is the key dynamic force that motivates and coordinates the organization in the accomplishment of its objectives.
Leader Vs Manager
Leader has to lead a team while Manager is more involved in planning, organizing and control.
Leader is to deal with change, inspiration and motivation. On the other hand Manager is to deal with maintaining equilibrium.
Leader is involved to have organization’s vision and Manager is responsible to implement the vision.
VISION – A VISION IS AN IDEALIZED SCENARIO OF WHAT THE FUTURE OF AN ORGANISATION OR AN ORGANISATIONAL UNIT CAN BECOME.
Leader has to ensure team work and cooperation from large network of people and motivational exercise and Manager has to ensure managing and executive and less concerned with motivational activities.
A leadership involves in enthusiasm, passion and inspiration to ensure high lead of performance from others. Management ensures action with well defined goals of organization.
A leader needs to be more creative in finding new solutions to the frequently occurred problems. Managers are usually making use of already set standard and well established solutions to problem.
How ever we must understand that effective leadership is always to be supported by effective management.
Leadership is a human characteristic which lift a man’s vision to sights, raise a man’s performance to higher standards & builds a man’s personality beyond its normal limitations.
The significance of leadership is visible only in its absence. For example -
History of Indian independence without Gandhi, Nehru, Patel
Indian cricket without Gavaskar, Kapil, Tendulkar and Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
American industrial revolution without Henry Ford.
Indian industry without Tata, Birla and Ambani.
History of the world without Napoleon, Churchill, Kennedy, Nehru
“REMEMBER THAT 80% OF THE SUCCESS IS BASED ON ABILITY TO DEAL WITH PEOPLE”
Ability to secure desirable actions from followers voluntarily.
Quality & ability to guide people in their organized efforts.
Ability to encourage others to follow a common objective.
Ability to developed communication skills of entire team with result oriented attitude.
Ability to project with higher level of intelligence than an average of their followers with scientific thinking and accurate analysis.
Ability to have inner motivation drive with entire satisfaction of followers.
Ability to have vision and foresight ness.
Ability to project acceptability and adoptability of new ideas and views.
Leadership Styles & Patterns:
Leader - makes decisions & announces them.
Leader - sells his decision (additional step of persuading)
Leader - presents tentative decision subject to change.
Leader - presents problems, get suggestions & then take his own decision. Alternatively may define the limitations & request the group to take their own decision.
Leader - may permit full involvement of subordinates in the decision making process & to act based on the situation.
“HE THAT WOULD GOVERN OTHERS FIRST SHOULD BE THE MASTER HIMSELF”.
To project an image of leadership one needs to use nonverbal communications such has gestures, posture and eye movements.
If you move from about four to eight feet away from the person you’re addressing, you might appear to be shying away from others.
Hand Gestures
Hand gestures provide an opportunity to project confidence and an in-charge attitude. Consider these possibilities:
Punching a fist into the air to mean “Let’s do it!”
Using a finger as a pointing rod to emphasize a point or direct others.
Extending a thumb upward indicating strong approval.
The politician-like two arms raised in a V-shape with the first two fingers of each hand also in a V-shape is a high-power leadership gesture of unity and victory.
Voice Quality and Tone
“How you say more important than what you say”. People often attach more significance to the way you say something than to what you say. A Forceful voice, which includes a consistent tone without vocalized pauses, suggests power, control and confidence. A whispery, wimpy voice detracts from a person sounding confident and being able to take charge.
To improve your voice quality, try these techniques:
Listen to your recorded voice. Keep repeating the same message until you are satisfied that sound is like a confident person.
v Several times per week, visualize yourself speaking to group members and practice using the voice quality you think will convey confident leadership.
v Preparing your self with knowledge of your subject to ensure confidence in your voice.
Personal Appearance
Your external image plays an important role in communicating messages to others. People pay more respect and grant more privileges to those who perceive as being well-dressed and neatly groomed. Even on dress-down days, the majority of effective leaders will choose clothing that gives them a professional look. Appearance includes more than the choice of clothing. Self-confidence is projected by such small items as:
Neatly pressed, clean clothing.
Wear straight neck tie.
Properly cut finger nails.
Trimmed and combed hairs.
Clean white teeth.
Polished shoes.
Light perfume or deodorant may be used.
Reasons for failure in Leadership:
Lack of Knowledge
Not being close enough to the followers.
Emotionally immature - looses temper.
Lack of human understanding.
Lack of foresight and imagination.
Not being enough for their job - compensate by superior attitude towards men.
Depending too much on financial rewards.
Not consistent in their behavior towards others. (Partial or Bias)
Failure to cooperate with others for the working of the common goals.
Poor decision maker.
Do not follow discipline.
Inability to organize details.
v Unwillingness to provide service
v Poor in Time Management.
v Person with negative attitude.
“SPEND YOUR LIFE LIFTING PEOPLE UP. NOT PUTTING PEOPLE DOWN.”.
Characteriatics of a Leader
Leader must have followers.
There must be working relationship between leader & followers.
Leader’s personal conduct must set ideal before others.
There must be common interest between the leader & Team.
Must make things happen & not allow things to happen.
Should have basic trait of courage.
Should have self control to control others.
Should have a keen sense of justice and fairness. (Un biased / Impartial)
Should have compact & workable plan of actions to achieve goals.
Should have the habit of doing more than being paid for.
Should have a pleasing personality.
Should have sympathy and understanding in nature.
Should have knowledge and attitude of keep updating the same.
Should have positive attitude.
Should know Time management at workplace.
Should have ability to secure desirable actions from followers voluntarily.
Should have quality & ability to guide people in their organized efforts.
Should have ability to encourage others to follow a common objective.
Should have ability to developed communication skills of entire team with result oriented attitude.
Should have ability to project with higher level of intelligence than an average of their followers with scientific thinking and accurate analysis.
Should have ability to have inner motivation drive with entire satisfaction of followers.
Should have vision and for sight ness.
Should have ability to project acceptability and adaptability of new ideas and views.
SOME MORE QUALITIES AND ABILITIES OF AN EFFECTIVE LEADER
1. Identify what you want people to do or feel.
2. Formulate an inspiring vision.
3. Inspire people with success stories.
4. Delegate as and when required. also delegate some exciting assignments.
5. Give and solicit feedback.
6. Respect seniority.
7. Promote your group throughout the organisation.
8. Be humanistic.
9. Solicit opinions before taking actions.
10. Let bad ideas down gently.
11. Encourage team members to treat each other as if they were external customers.
12. Get people to trust each other.
13. Encourage team members to share ideas.
14. Get the team to spend time together.
15. Make frequent use of terms and phrases that support teamwork.
16. Emphasize the fact that yours is a winning team.
17. Reward contributions to team goals.
18. Create opportunities for others.
19. Introduce humor with appropriate frequency.
20. Be a role model for others.
21. Engage in supportive communication.
22. Observe the discrepancies between desired and actual performance.
23. Use a good opening statement.
24. Establish realistic improvement goals.
25. Be a good listener.
26. Give some constructive advice.
27. Give emotional support.
28. Be willing to let others make mistakes.
29. Grant people sufficient authority to accomplish there tasks.
30. Overcome the attitude, “i can handle it better than you.”
Best of Luck / Ashutosh
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