8/3/2019 Leadership Significance

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/leadership-significance 1/13

8/3/2019 Leadership Significance

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/leadership-significance 2/13

Introduction

History of Leadership

Leadership Attributes and Skills

Roles of Leadership and Teamwork 

Conclusion

References

2

8/3/2019 Leadership Significance

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/leadership-significance 3/13

3

Leadership is a key in determining abusiness success

The progress of leading requires

collaboration of strategic team members During meetings, decision is taken using

autocratic, democratic or laissez-faireforms of action› Depending on the nature of the

organization; its structure, culture and theplaying situation

8/3/2019 Leadership Significance

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/leadership-significance 4/13

Some executives are not leaders, butmanagers

› Managers are detailed oriented whileleaders are innovative, risk takers and freethinkers

4

8/3/2019 Leadership Significance

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/leadership-significance 5/13

Traditional style: Autocracy, full

power, centralized decisions.

Modern styles:› Baby Boomers: supported

Democracy &employee participation.

› Gen X: Empowerment of employees.

› Gen Y: Encourage work withindiverse environments.

5

8/3/2019 Leadership Significance

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/leadership-significance 6/13

Leaders:

› Are authentic

› Have a vision› Inspire people

› Are open to feedback 

› Are decisive

› Motivate

6

8/3/2019 Leadership Significance

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/leadership-significance 7/137

o

CognitiveoInterpersonal SkillsoBusiness RequirementoStrategic Requirement

8/3/2019 Leadership Significance

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/leadership-significance 8/13

 

- Gabrielsson, Seristo and Darling

8

“The key to success is found in the team of 

associates brought together to assist with

the global operations- with each onecontributing a unique set of talents andabilities to the team’s overall efforts” 

8/3/2019 Leadership Significance

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/leadership-significance 9/13

How to lead a team?

Carry responsibility

Develop team beginning withconventional approach

Use positive attitude towards problems

Make the team feel important

9

8/3/2019 Leadership Significance

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/leadership-significance 10/13

A new leadership perspective model

10

8/3/2019 Leadership Significance

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/leadership-significance 11/13

Effective leader motivates, guides, andachieves the organizational goals andvisions

Good leader is one who overcomeschallenges and inspires their team towork effectively

Leader can practice negative or positivepowers

The team’s strengths and weaknesses 

11

8/3/2019 Leadership Significance

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/leadership-significance 12/13

John Gardner: “Most important, leaders can conceive and

articulate goals that lift people out of their pettypreoccupations and unite them in pursuit ofobjectives worthy of their best efforts” 

12

8/3/2019 Leadership Significance

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/leadership-significance 13/13

Blanchard, K. & Johnson, S. 1983. The One Minute Manager . Great Britain: Collins.¹

Brown, S. (2009). The Difference between management & leadership: Qualities of AnEffective Manager Versus An Effective Leader. Suite 101.com :http://businessmanagement.suite101.com/article.cfm/the_difference_between_management_leadership#ixzz0nBZmPIBf , May 2010.

Deegan, D. 2009. The changing face of leadership: Past, present and future. TrainingJournal, 45-48. ABI/INFORM Global:http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb/?index=0&did=1918009151&SrchMode=1&sid=4&Fmt=3&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1261409388&clientId=29564, May 2010.

Gardiner, J. 1965. ’The Antileadership Vaccine. The Annual Report of the CarnegieCorporation, New York : Carnegie Corporation, p. 12.²

Frank, W. (2005). These 10 Core Competencies Comprise Good Leadership. Denver BusinessJournal: http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2005/08/29/smallb3.html ,May 2010.

Kello, J. 2009. The craft of everyday leadership. ISHN, 43(10), 24. ABI/INFORM Trade &Industry: http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb/?index=0&did=1879964121&SrchMode=1&sid=6&Fmt=3&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1261406752&clientId=29564, May 2010.

SmallWood, N. 2009. Decoding Leadership. Harvard Business Review:http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2009/09/decoding_leadership.html , May 2010.

13