LEADERSHIP
LEADERSHIP
Table of Contents
Definition of Leadership………………………..1 Elements of Leadership ………………………...2 Types of Leaders ………………………..……….3 Characteristic of leaders ………………………4 Skills needed for Leading ……………………..5 Leadership Process ………………………………6 Leadership Competencies ………………………7
Definition of Leadership
Leadership The origin of this word is from “lead”
means “to go”.Leadership is the process of influencing
people to accomplish goals.Leadership management skills that
focus on the development and employment of vision, mission and strategy as well as the creation of a motivated work force.
Leadership- is a style or a process whereby a person called a nurse leader will influence a group of people known as the followers of the purpose of attaining a single goal or objective.
Leadership is defined as the process of influencing others towards goal.
Leader means;L- Lead, Love , Learn
E- Enthusiastic, Energetic A- Assertive, Achiever D- Dedicated, Desirous E- Efficient, Effective R- Responsible, Respectful
Elements of LeadershipVISIONINFLUENCEPOWERAUTHORITY RESPONSIBILITYACCOUNTABILITYVISION:
Provides direction to the influence process.
It is essential for organizational effectiveness and success.
INFLUENCE: Ability to obtain followers, compliance or
request. It is a skill that can be developed, and it is one
of a major components of the power triangle.
Power: Ability to efficiently and effectively
exercise authority and control through personal, organizational and social strength .
Ability to improve the will of one person or group to bring about certain behaviors in the other groups of persons.
Authority Represents the right to expect or secure
compliance.
Responsibility Making decision that next to the interest of
the shareholders, also takes into account stakeholders, such as workers, clients, suppliers, the environment the community of the future generations.
Accountability Address both the organizations expectation
of the employees expectation of the organization.
Different type of Leader Power Power is the ability to obtain retain and
motive people and to organize resources to accomplish a task
Reward power- The positive on the leader to compensate or remunerates staff members by reward, incentives, promotion, commendation etc.
Coercive power- The negative power of a leader to implement sanction or termination as a form of disciplinary power
Legitimate power- Power is based on an official poison in the organization. Through legitimate power, the manager has the right to influence staff members and staff members have an obligation that influence.
Expert power- Power is based on knowledge skills and information nurses who have expertise in areas such as physical assessment of technical skills gain respect and complain from others.
Referent power- Admiration and respect, the staff feels towards a leader. Personal quantities influence charisma.
Informal power- Is based on personal characteristics. Informal power may results from personal relationship being in the right time or unique personal characteristics such as attractiveness, education experience.
Types of LeadershipNatural Leader The person becomes the leader inspite
of himself. He does not seek the goal, it is trusted upon him by the group and by the tide of events.
Charismatic Leader The person is an authentic hero in the
eyes of his followers for he can do no wrong he/she inspires people to make sacrifice even their lives for the cause.
Rational Leader The person is consistent and
persistent.
Consensus Leader The leader is perceived as
acceptable to all.Leader by Force The leader power speaks
through the nuzzle of gun. He/she dominates others through fear. He is ruthless in suppressing opposition.
Characteristics of LeadersManagerial Abilities
Welcomes different opinions and is more interested in giving than receiving.
Provides rationale for difficult decision. Asses abilities of the workers guides
them to develop new skill. Plans, organize make decision effectively
encourage cooperate and participant Provide the workers with adequate
facilities.
Inter Personal Relationship Shows supportive and caring behavior
towards subordinates. Is good listens and sensitive to other
need. Guides and motivate to act and work
together. Establish relationship between all type
of workers and able to work with others harmoniously.
Professionalism Committed to the profession and
maintains confidentiality.
Temperamental ( nature of person )
Reliable, open, honest and sincere Shows a sense of humor fact full,
friendly and loyal. Positive energetic hard worker happy
and enthusiastic. Credibility and forward thinking Act as a role model and influence
others. Acts an activist, challenger, creative
thinker, agent, innovator risk taker and courageous. change
Acts as facilitator and solution seeker.
Skills Needed for Leading
Diagnosing: involves being able to understand the situation and the problem to be solved or resolved, this is a cognitive competency.
Adapting: involves being able to adapt behaviors and other recourses to match the situation. This is a behavioral competency.
Communicating: employed to advance the process in a way that individuals can understand and accept. This is a process competency.
Leadership Process
The leadership process is a function of the leader, the followers, and other situational variables. The leadership process includes five(5) interwoven aspects:
The leader The values, skills, and the style of the
leader is important. The leader must be honest, understanding and worthy to be followed.
The follower Followership is the flip side of relationship
followers are vital because they accept or reject the leader and determine the leaders power.
The situation You must use your judgment to decide to the
best course of action, and the leadership style needed for each situation.
Communication Is the basic to the process of influencing.
Through communication the leaders vision and message are received by the followers.
Leadership Competencies
Leadership abilities Display attributes that make people
glad to follow. Provides a feeling of trust.
Visioning Applies effort to increase
productiveness in areas needing the most improvement. Create and set goals (vision). Senses the environment by using personal sway to influence subordinates.
Create and Lead Teams Develops high-performance teams
by establishing a spirit of cooperation and cohesion for achieving goals.
Faster Conflict Resolutions Effectively handles disagreements
and conflicts. Settles dispute by focusing on solving the problems, without offending egos. Provides support and expertise to other leaders with respect to managing people.
Foster Conflict Resolution Effectively handles disagreements and
conflict. Settle disputes by focusing on solving the problem, without offending egos.
Asses Situation Quickly and Accurately
Takes change when the situation demands it. Make the right things happen on time.
Coach and Train Peers and Subordinates
Provides performance feedback, coaching and career development to teams and individuals to maximize their probability of success.
Implementation Employee Involvement Strategies
Develops ownership by bringing employees in on the decision making and planning process. Provides the means to enable employee success, while maintaining the well being of the organization. Develops process to engage employees in achieving the objectives of organization.
Final Thoughts Leadership does not mean
dominating the subordinates its means effective and productive group performance. Leader focus on purpose and doing the right thing, they are future oriented changed by change in able to plan strategies and facilitate human potential. Leader set direction, build an inspiring vision they also guide their people to the right destination, in a smooth and efficient way.
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Submitted by: Carriaga, Monaliza A. Suguitan, Pinky Rose P. Reducto, Merry Y.