Leadership Training for Schools & Colleges

Leadership Training

Nazir Shaikh

Leader

Followers

Who are the Leaders ?

Prophet Muhammad

What is Leadership ?

• Leadership is a process in which a leader attempts to influence his or her followers to establish a Goal.

• Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it

• Leadership is not just a person in a high position

Who are the Leaders ?

• Leaders are not born, they are made.

• Leader is the one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.

• Leaders thinks problems as Opportunities.

• Leaders job is to rally people to better future.

Does Islam teaches about Leadership?

The Messenger of Allah said “All of you are shepherds and each of you is responsible for his flock. An imam is a shepherd and he is responsible for those in his care. A man is a shepherd in respect of his family and is responsible for those in his care. The woman is a shepherd in respect of her husband's house and is responsible for what is in her care. The servant is a shepherd in respect of his master's property and is responsible for what is in his care. All of you are shepherds and each of you is responsible for his flock.Here Shepherds means Leader. It our responsibility to become leaders. (Sahih Al Bukhari & Muslim)

Leadership Qualities ?

1. Humility : It is found in most of the effective leaders

2. Integrity : The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles

3. Decisiveness : Decisions making ability in critical conditions

4. Take Risk : They have courage to act in situation where results are not assured.


5. Emotional Resonance : Understanding the need of everyone.

6. Team Builder : They create productive teams that draws the best from the people.

7. Knowledge : Their Knowledge will always be two steps ahead.

8. Passion : They are passionate about their work.


9. Vision & Mission : They see what others don't see.

10. Conviction : They strongly believe in themselves & the work they are doing

11. Dedication : They spend their time & energy to the work.

12. Open Minded : They don't do bossing, they listens to everyone ideas & then choose the best one.


13. Performance : They always perform to complete their duties

14. Self Believe & Confidence : They show self confidence in order to convince followers

15. Shares Leadership : Always ready to share their leadership

16. Setting Example : They always set a Example for others to motivate them

Lets play a game 1. Share a Leadership Quality of your close

friend & explain it.2. Make a Group of 5 People & choose a leader

in it in next 3 Min. 3. Leader have to choose one strong & one

weak person from his team4. Strong Person from the team will decide the

name of the group

Lets play a game 1. In a war of two nation 128 people died on

border of both the nation, where will they bury the survivors ?

2. How many total days will be there from 2010 to 2020 ?

3. Create a Logo for Pharmaceutical Company in next 5 min & explain it.

4. Ask any GK question to your next team ?

Basic Leadership Style

1. Autocratic

2. Bureaucratic

3. Democratic

4. Laissez-Faire

Autocratic

1. All Decision making powers are with the leaders2. They do not entertain any suggestion from their

subordinates.3. Does not consult staff, nor allowed to give any

inputs4. Followers are expected accept orders.5. Rely on threats & punishments to influence staffs6. Do not trust staffs or followers.

Pros & Cons of Autocratic

PROS ConsNew untrained staffs do not know which task to perform

Staffs becomes tense & fearful.

Staffs do not respond to any other leadership styles

No suggestions are heard.

When there is a limited time to make a decision.

Low staff morale, absenteeism & work stopage

Sometimes a best effective style to used Leaders only make the decision

For eg Adolf Hitler, Leona Helmsley of the Helmsley Hotel. She fired a lady who was working for past 8 years just because she used her dry cleaner to remove a stain from Leona clothing.

Bureaucratic

1. Always manages by book & process.2. Everyone done according to procedure &

policy3. They are more like Police Officer not a leader.4. Enforces the rules.5. They gives you fixed official duties.6. They write & maintain each records.

Pros & Cons of Bureaucratic

PROS ConsStaffs performing routines task over & over.

Work habits form that are hard to break even if they are no longer useful

Staffs needs to understand certain process or procedure

Staffs loose their interest in their jobs

Safety & security training conduct Staffs do only what is expected of them & no more

Task where one needs to handle cash One cannot create a new rule to do some task.

For eg. Software Companies, Police station, Courts, Income Tax department

Participative

1. Encourages followers to be a part of decision making

2. Keep staffs informed everything that affects their work.

3. They share decision making & responsibilities.4. Gathers all the information, suggestion, & then

make a decision 5. They produce high quality of work6. Recognizes & encourage achievement

Pros & Cons of Participative

PROS ConsAllows followers to share their view or suggestion.

It cannot be used when there is very less time to get everyone’s input

It provide opportunities for staffs to develop personal growth & job satisfaction

It cannot be used when you can’t afford mistakes.

It encourages team building & participation.

Manager’s feels threatened by this type of leadership.

Includes staffs or followers in decision making & problem solving difficulties.

Some group members may feel alienated, if their ideas are not accepted for action. This may create a feeling of frustration and ill-will.

For eg. Gandhiji, Steve Jobs (CEO of Apple) , Abraham Lincoln, Pharmaceutical industry, Hospitals and labs,Google, Facebook, Amazaon.com

Laissez-Faire or Free Rein

1. Its a French word which means “Leave Alone”.2. They allow maximum freedom to subordinates3. All powers are given to staffs.4. They are given free hand to decide their

policies & methods.5. They does not lead but leaves the group

entirely to itself

Pros & Cons of Laissez-Faire

PROS ConsIt is very useful in businesses where creative ideas are important

It needs only experts or specialists

It is highly motivational as people has control over their working life

It makes co ordination & decision making time consuming

Staffs does not feel insecure if there is no manager above them.

Relies on good team work

Staffs enjoys working in this leadership Manager doesn’t understand his role & hopes that staff will cover for him or her

For eg. Warren Buffett (American Business Magnate), Advertising Agency, StartUp Social Media Companies, Product Design firms.

Leadership Lesson from LAGAAN Movie : Bhuvan’s Leadership

1. Thinking of problems as opportunities : Captain Russell’s challenges Bhuvan to play the cricket match. It was a problem for him but he takes up as an opportunity to bring happiness in the lives of his village folks.

2. Dream Big / Vision : Winning the match means 3 years of Tax free Happiness.

3. Put Community before self: He did not dream for himself alone, he dreamt for whole community


4. Determination & Dedication : Entire village opposes Bhuvan’s decision when he choose “Kachra” a untouchable man for the benefit of the team

5. Motivating & Setting Examples: He simplified the learning of cricket by portraying that it is similar to “Gilli Danda”

6. Initiative : He didn’t wait to start, he made bat & ball, got the kids interested & started.


7. Team Builder : He choose the correct people & he treated each one differently according to their skills

8. Sharing Responsibilities : He assign each one a responsibility. The objective was to make them all together like a fist.

9. Supported the Team : He backs his team even when they made mistakes


10. Passionate : It was the passion that made all the diffrence

11. Lead from the front : He lead the whole team from the front.

12. Train & Practice : He trained all of them about how to bowl, bat & even fielding.

13. Never Give Up : Even the last ball of the match was played with that attitiude.


14. Faith in Lord : Faith in Lord always help & it works also.

15. Team Spirit : It was Bhuvan who played well but he it was a team spirit that made them win

The Lagaan movie was about ordinary people doing extra ordinary deeds under the guidance of their Leader “Bhuvan”

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