Chapter 1

Who is Leader?Who is Leader?

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Learning Outcomes

• Defining leader and leadership Defining leader and leadership • Key elements of leadershipKey elements of leadership• Managerial rolesManagerial roles• Levels of leadership analysis Levels of leadership analysis • Trait, behavioral and contingencyTrait, behavioral and contingency

leadership theoriesleadership theories

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Leadership Importance

• Crisis situationsCrisis situations

• Organizational performanceOrganizational performance

• Employee Motivations and job performanceEmployee Motivations and job performance

• Effective management of employees and Effective management of employees and

workwork

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Leadership

“Leadership is the influencing process of

leaders and followers to achieve

organizational objectives through change”

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Influence

Leader communicate ideas, gather acceptance and Leader communicate ideas, gather acceptance and support of them, and motivate followers to achieve support of them, and motivate followers to achieve these ideas and goals through their support and these ideas and goals through their support and assistance.assistance.

Motivation and influencing is crux of leadershipMotivation and influencing is crux of leadership

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Effective Leaders

Enable leadership and delegate leadership Enable leadership and delegate leadership responsibilitiesresponsibilities

Teaching leadership skills to subordinatesTeaching leadership skills to subordinates

Motivate and influence followers to work for Motivate and influence followers to work for organization and in the interest of organization to organization and in the interest of organization to achieve organizational strategy and objectivesachieve organizational strategy and objectives

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Effective Leaders

Assist to set individual and organization Assist to set individual and organization objectivesobjectives

Managing and Implementing change Managing and Implementing change

Ability to work with different kind of people Ability to work with different kind of people and in difference situationsand in difference situations

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Elements of Leadership

LeadershipLeadership

InfluenceInfluence

OrganizationalOrganizational

ObjectivesObjectives

PeoplePeopleChangeChange

Leaders-Leaders-FollowersFollowers

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Levels of Leadership Analysis

11 GROUPGROUP

22 ORGANIZATIONALORGANIZATIONAL

33 INDIVIDUALINDIVIDUAL

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Individual Level

One to one relationship of individual leader and One to one relationship of individual leader and with individual followerswith individual followers

““Dyadic process”Dyadic process”

Influence on both sidesInfluence on both sides

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Group Level

Analysis of relationship of Individual leader with Analysis of relationship of Individual leader with group of followersgroup of followers

““Group process”Group process”

Leader’s contribution toward group success and Leader’s contribution toward group success and effectiveseffectives

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Organizational Level

Analyze leader or top management contribution Analyze leader or top management contribution towards organizational performance and successtowards organizational performance and success

““Organizational process”Organizational process”

Setting organizational objectives and strategies Setting organizational objectives and strategies and contribution to achieve these set objectives and contribution to achieve these set objectives and strategiesand strategies

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Leadership TheoriesLeadership Theories

11 Trait TheoryTrait Theory

22 Behavioral TheoryBehavioral Theory

33 Contingency TheoryContingency Theory

44 Integrative TheoryIntegrative Theory

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Leadership Trait Theories

““Attempt to identify and explain distinctive Attempt to identify and explain distinctive characteristics or personality traits accounting for characteristics or personality traits accounting for

leadership effectiveness or to identify a set of traits leadership effectiveness or to identify a set of traits that all successful leaders possess”that all successful leaders possess”

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Behavioral Leadership Theories

Attempt to identify and explain distinctive Attempt to identify and explain distinctive styles used by effective leadersstyles used by effective leaders

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Contingency Leadership Theories

““Attempt to identify and explain the Attempt to identify and explain the appropriate leadership style based on appropriate leadership style based on

context of leader, followers, and situation context of leader, followers, and situation factors”factors”

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Integrative Leadership Theories

Attempt to combine the trait, behavioral, and Attempt to combine the trait, behavioral, and contingency theories to explain successful contingency theories to explain successful

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Managerial RolesInterpersonalInterpersonal1. Figurehead2. Leader3. Liaison

InformationalInformational4. Monitor5. Disseminator6. Spokesperson

DecisionalDecisional7. Entrepreneur8. Disturbance-handler9. Resource-allocator10. Negotiator

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Leaders vs. Managers

ManagersAdministratorMaintainControlShort-term viewComplianceAccept status quoDo things rightRisk Aversive

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LeadersInnovateDevelopInspire/InfluenceLong-term perspectiveInitiatorChallenge status quoDo the right thingsRisk Taker

Discussion Questions

Question 1: Leaders are born or made?Question 1: Leaders are born or made?

Question2: What is difference between leader and Question2: What is difference between leader and managermanager

Question 3: In your point of view which leadership Question 3: In your point of view which leadership theory is more relevant and practical in terms of theory is more relevant and practical in terms of application and success?application and success?

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Summary

• Leader and leadership Leader and leadership • Elements of leadershipElements of leadership• Managerial rolesManagerial roles• Levels of leadership analysis Levels of leadership analysis • Trait, behavioral and contingencyTrait, behavioral and contingency

leadership theoriesleadership theories

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