Leadership & Styles of Leadership
Submitted By;ASHISH KUMAR
ROLL NO-13M.B.A. FULL TIME
PRESENTATION OVERVIEWINTRODUCTIONLEADERSHIP DEFINITION QUALITIES OF LEADERSHIPIMPORTANCE OF LEADERSHIPSTYLES OF LEADERSHIPFACTOR EFFECTING STYLES OF
LEADERSHIPCONCLUSIONREFRENCES
INTRODUCTION Leadership is an integral part of management
and plays a vital role in managerial operations. It provides direction, guidance and confidence to the employees and helps organization in the attainment of goals in much easier way. It acquires dominance and the followers accept the directives and control of a leader. It provides direction and vision for future to an Organization. In short it induced Individual’s to contribute optimum towards the attainment of Organization goal.
DEFINITION• “ LEADERSHIP is the process of influencing
the activities of an individual or a group in efforts towards goal achievement in a given situation”.
• It is the art of influencing and inspiring subordinates to perform their duties willingly, competently and enthusiastically for achievement of group objectives.
OUALITIES OF LEADERSHIP
KEY LEADERSHIP QUALITY
CLEAR VISION
QUICKLY SENSE AND RESPOND
TO THE PROBLEM
POSITIVE SELF IMAGE
INNOVATIVE IDEAS TO PROBLEM
IMPORTANCE OF LEADERSHIPSecuring Co-operationUse of powerCo-ordination and commandMaintaining DisciplineDeveloping group morale
STYLES OF LEADERSHIPAUTOCRATIC OR DICTATORIAL
LEADERSHIP STYLEDEMOCRATIC OR PARTICIPATIVE
LEADERSHIP STYLELAISSEZ FAIRE OR FREE REIGN
LEADERSHIP STYLE
AUTOCRATIC LEADERSHIP STYLE
Autocratic Autocratic
Advantages:•Provides strong motivation and reward for the leader•Quick decision making takes place as single person decides for the whole group•Subordinate are only to carry out the orders of the leader•Decision making, planning or organizing need initiative•Good in certain circumstances, such as urgent task or military action.
Disadvantages: poor decisions, poor level of employee motivationLeads to frustration, low morale and conflict among subordinateSubordinate tend to shirk responsibility and initiative.Full potential to subordinate and their creative ideas are not utilizedOrganizational continuity is threatened in the absence of the leader because subordinate get no opportunity for development
A leadership style where the leader makes all decisions independently or without consulting with subordinate
DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP STYLE
DemocraticDemocratic
• A leadership style where a leader encourages employee participation in decision-making
• persuasive or consultative • Advantages: better decisions, employee motivation• It improves the job satisfaction and morale of subordinate• The leader multiply his abilities through the contribution
of his followers.• It develops positive attitudes and reduces resistance to
change• Disadvantages: delayed decision, long consultation• This style may not yield positive result when interaction
of subordinate with leader is minimum.• This may be used as passing the buck to others and of
abdicating responsibility• This style need tremendous communicating and
persuasive skills on the part of leader.
LAISSEZ-FAIRE LEADERSHIP STYLE
Laissez-faireLaissez-faire
• A leadership style where employees are encouraged to make their own decisions within limits
• Advantages: more freedom for employees • Positive effect on job satisfaction and morale of
subordinates• Maximum possible scope for development of
subordinates• Full utilization of potential of subordinates• Disadvantages: few guidelines, little incentive,
poor motivation, maybe a mess • Subordinate do not get the guidance and support
of the leader• It ignores the leader contribution just as
Autocratic style ignores the contribution of the subordinates
• Subordinates may move in different directions and may work at cross purpose which may degenrate into chaos
COMPARISON OF LEADERSHIP STYLE
FACTORS AFFECTING LEADERSHIP STYLESThe task The tradition of an organization The type of labor forceThe leader’s personality The time Gender?
MANAGER AS LEADERS• WHICH LEADERSHIP STYLES IS BEST
SUITED FOR MANAGERSDepends on function of the leader,
subordinates, and situationSome leaders can’t work well with high
participation of subordinatesSome employees lack the ability or
desire to assume responsibilityParticipative decision making may be better
when time pressure is not acute
MANAGER AS LEADERS con…Leadership Styles
Autocratic leadership—boss makes decisions on their own without consulting employees
Democratic leadership—involves subordinates in making decisions
Free-reign leadership—leader believes in minimal supervision, leaving most decisions to subordinates
CONCLUSION “People ask the difference between a leader
and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives.”
“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”
REFERENCESORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR- JIT S
CHANDAN, FRED LUTHANS AND STEPHEN P. ROBBINS
WIKIPEDIAGOOGLE SEARCH