LEADERSHIP

Aspects To Be Covered
Managing Vs Leading

Leadership Traits

Leadership Tasks

Leadership Styles
LIFE STYLES IN AFRICAN BUSH
LIFE STYLES IN AFRICAN BUSH

In the African Bush,every morning a

In the African Bush,every morning a
Gazelle wakes up.It knows,it must run
Gazelle wakes up.It knows,it must run
faster than the Lion or it will be killed.
faster than the Lion or it will be killed.

Every morning a Lion also wakes up in the

Every morning a Lion also wakes up in the
same Bush. It knows it must outrun the
same Bush. It knows it must outrun the
slowest Gazelle,or it will starve.
slowest Gazelle,or it will starve.

It is not important whether we are a Lion

It is not important whether we are a Lion
or a Gazelle,what matters is when the Sun
or a Gazelle,what matters is when the Sun
comes up we should run and run fast.
comes up we should run and run fast.
The speed of
the Train is
determined by
the speed of the
Engine
You know what you are, but not

What you can become!!
(Game)
LEADER
Be a leader-not by rank but in
reality
Leadership from Anglo-Saxon word--road
or path ahead
Leadership is about knowing the next step
and taking others with you

Management from Latin manus meaning
hand as in handling something
Management is about handling the system
Origin
Managing & Leading
Manages today
Does things right
Looks at trees
Maintains
Handles part
Security
Plans For Tomorrow
Does right things
Looks at forests
Creates
Handles the whole
Risk taking
Managing &Leading
Management relies on:
Planning
Organizing
Communication skills
Contd..
Leadership relies on mgmt. skills +
Integrity
Honesty
Humility
Courage
Commitment
Passion
Confidence
Positivity
Wisdom
Compassion
Sensitivity
Valuable elements of Management not
necessarily found in leadership:
Administration
Managing resources
Valuable elements of Leadership not
necessarily found in management:
Inspiring others
Enthusiasm
Commitment
Facts
Leadership is a trainable, transferable skill,
rather than it being an exclusively inborn
ability.
50% of motivation lies within the individual
and 50% comes from external factors,
among them leadership from another.
LEADERSHIP
Personal Traits
LEADER
Leadership is about:
Behavior first
Skills second

No man is fit to command another that
cannot command himself."

(Discuss & Activity)

Leadership
Control is not leadership
Management is not leadership
Leadership is leadership

If you seek to lead, invest 50% of your time
leading yourself
Your own purposes, ethics, principles,
motivation, conduct
Remember
Your example is paramount

If you set low standards, you are to blame
for low standards in your people

Give your people credit for your
achievements and successes

Never, never, never blame a person publicly
for failure
Integrity
Be Very Grown up
Leading by example
Help alongside your people
Fairness
Be firm and clear
Listen to and really understand people
Leadership Behavior
LEADERSHIP TIPS
- JACK WELCH
Straight way only one way
Be open to everyone, everywhere
Transfer your learning
Getting right people in right jobs
Ensure every body knows, they count
Self confidence is the courage to be open
Celebrations energize an organization
Dont underestimate the other guy
Put your people in real value addition
positions
Know different strokes for different folks
The Jo Hari window
KNOWN TO SELF NOT KNOWN TO SELF


KNOWN TO
OTHERS


NOT KNOWN
TO OTHERS



Public Area
OPEN



Bad Breath
Area
BLIND


Private Area
HIDDEN


Hidden
Potential
Area
UNKNOWN
Expanding the Public Area
KNOWN TO SELF NOT KNOWN TO SELF


KNOWN TO
OTHERS


NOT KNOWN
TO OTHERS





Bad Breadth
Area
BLIND



Private Area
HIDDEN


Hidden
Potential
Area
UNKNOWN
Line B
Public Area
OPEN

Line A
Exercise
FIRO-B
Winners & Losers
The winner is a part of the answer

The loser is always part of the problem

The winner always has a plan

The loser always has an excuse

The winner says Let me do it for
you

The loser says This is not my job

The winner sees an answer in every
problem

The loser sees a problem in every
answer

The winner sees a green near every
sand trap

The loser sees a sand trap near every
green

The winner says It may be difficult
but possible

The loser says It may be possible but
it is difficult

Action planner: Understanding your character
(Activity)
Reflective questions
1. Make an inventory of your character traits
1. What are my strong traits? Consider them as your
effective leadership traits.
2. How are those effective leadership traits useful in
leadership situation?
3. What are my weaknesses? Consider them as your
ineffective leadership traits.
4. How might those leadership traits effect my
willingness to lead.
2. Share the inventory of your effective and
ineffective leadership traits and the mind-map
with a trusted colleague. Solicit their opinion of
your self-assessment
Action planner: Understanding your character
Reflective questions
3. Consider ways you can put your effective
character traits to use
1. At work ( e.g.Apply a willingness to listen to a
colleague who is having trouble with a specific job
assignment).
2. At home (e.g.Apply your sense of patience to your
spouse and children or others you live with).
4. Consider ways you can put your ineffective
character traits to use
1. At work (e.g Make conscious effort to acknowledge
the contributions of others)
2. At home (e.g Be creative in the way you
communicate with your family or others around you)
The man who gets the most satisfactory
results is not the man with the most brilliant
single mind but rather the man who can best
coordinate the brains and talents of his
associates
ACTION CENTRED
LEADERSHIP
Leadership Tasks
Model
(Game)
Task Responsibilities
Define the task
Make the plan
Allocate work and resources
Control quality and rate of work
Check performance against plan
Adjust the plan
Team Responsibilities
Set standards
Maintain discipline
Build team spirit
Encourage, motivate, create sense of
purpose
Appoint sub leaders
Ensure communication within group
Train the group
Individual Responsibilities
Attend personal problems
Praise individuals
Recognize and use individual abilities
Train the individual
Core Functions of Leaders
PLANNING
Seeking information
Defining tasks
Setting aims
Initiating/briefing
Task allocation
Setting standards
CONTROLLING
Maintaining standards
Ensuring progress
On-going decision making
SUPPORTING
Individual contributions
Encouraging team spirit
Reconciling
Morale boosting
INFORMING
Clarifying tasks and plans
Updating
Receiving feedback and interpreting
EVALUATING
Feasibility of ideas
Performance
Enabling self assessment
LEADERSHIP STYLES
Giving importance to both task and people
A combination of various styles of
leadership
Appropriate style to suit the level of
maturity of people
Different strokes for different folks
(Game)
Situational Leadership

DIRECTIVE BEHAVIOR
LOW
HIGH
HIGH
High Task and
Low Relationship
High Task and
High Relationship
High Relationship
and Low Task
Low Task
and Low Relationship
GROUP MATURITY LEVEL
HIGH
LOW
(3)
High
Relationship
and
Low Task
(2)
High Task
and
High
Relationship

Low Task
and
Low
Relationship
(4)

High Task
and
Low
Relationship
(1)
(Low) Task Behavior (High)
Lao Tzu (450 BC) on Leadership
A leader is best
When people barely know that he exists
Not so good when people obey and proclaim him
Worst when they despise him
Fail to honor people
They fail to honor you
But of a good leader who talks little
When his work is done, his aim fulfilled
They will all say, O we did this ourselves
Conclusion
Leadership In A Nutshell
Private victory
Be Pro-active
Begin with the End in Mind
First Things First
Public victory
Think Win-Win
Seek to Understand
Synergize
Sharpen the saw