Leadership Leadership

Leaders Leaders People who are able to influence People who are able to influence

others and who possess managerial others and who possess managerial authority authority

Trait Theories of Trait Theories of LeadershipLeadership Theories that isolate characteristics that Theories that isolate characteristics that

differentiate leaders from non leadersdifferentiate leaders from non leaders

Intelligence Intelligence Charisma Charisma DecisivenessDecisivenessEnthusiasm Enthusiasm

Strength Strength Bravery Bravery Integrity Integrity Self-ConfidenceSelf-Confidence

Six Traits of LeadersSix Traits of Leaders Drive Drive Desire to Lead Desire to Lead Honesty and Integrity Honesty and Integrity Self – Confidence Self – Confidence Intelligence Intelligence Job- relevant Knowledge Job- relevant Knowledge

Leadership Style Leadership Style Autocratic Autocratic Democratic Democratic Laissez – faire Style Laissez – faire Style

Autocratic Autocratic The term used to describe a leader The term used to describe a leader

who centralize authority, dictates who centralize authority, dictates work methods, makes unilateral work methods, makes unilateral decisions and limits employee decisions and limits employee participation participation

Democratic Style Democratic Style The term used to describe a leader The term used to describe a leader

who involves employees in decision who involves employees in decision making , delegates authority , making , delegates authority , encourage participation in deciding encourage participation in deciding work methods and goals ,and uses work methods and goals ,and uses feedback to coach employeesfeedback to coach employees

Laissez – faire Style Laissez – faire Style The term used to describe a leader The term used to describe a leader

who gives employees completes who gives employees completes freedom to make decisions and to freedom to make decisions and to decide on work methods decide on work methods

AssignmentAssignment Presentation on Contingency Presentation on Contingency

Theories of Leadership Theories of Leadership Fundamental of Management 3Fundamental of Management 3rdrd

edition by Stephen P.Robbins & edition by Stephen P.Robbins & David A. Decenzo -Refer text book David A. Decenzo -Refer text book page no 350 to 357page no 350 to 357

Emerging Approaches of Emerging Approaches of Leadership Leadership Charismatic Leadership Charismatic Leadership Visionary LeadershipVisionary Leadership

Charismatic LeadershipCharismatic Leadership The theory that followers make attributions The theory that followers make attributions

of heroic or extraordinary leadership of heroic or extraordinary leadership abilities when they observe certain behaviorabilities when they observe certain behavior

Visionary LeadershipVisionary Leadership The ability to create and articulate a The ability to create and articulate a

realistic, credible ,attractive vision of the realistic, credible ,attractive vision of the future that grows out of and improves upon future that grows out of and improves upon the presentthe present

Characteristics of Characteristics of Charismatic LeadershipCharismatic Leadership Self – confidence Self – confidence Vision Vision Ability to Articulate Ability to Articulate Strong convictions about the vision Strong convictions about the vision Behavior that is out of the ordinary Behavior that is out of the ordinary Appearance as a change agent Appearance as a change agent Environmental Sensitivity Environmental Sensitivity