PPT 3.ppt. About leadership. What is leadership

Leadership qualities

1. What Is Leadership?
Involves influencing the attitudes,
beliefs, behaviors, and feelings of
other people.
Most people agree that it is an
important topic.

2. Definitions of Leadership
Peter Drucker: "The only
definition of a leader is someone
who has followers."
John C Maxwell:"leadership is
influence -nothing more, nothing
less."

3. Warren Bennis:"Leadership
is a function of knowing
yourself, having a vision that is
well communicated, building
trust among colleagues, and
taking effective action to realize
your own leadership potential."

4. John W. Gardner :Leadership
is the process of persuasion
and example by which an
individual (or leadership team)
induces a group to take action
that is in accordance with the
leader’s purpose, or the shared
purposes of all.”

5. Definition of Leadership
A leader is any person who influences
individuals and groups within an
organization, helps them in the
establishment of goals, and guides them
toward achievement of those goals,
thereby allowing them to be effective.

6. “Leadership is mobilizing the
actions and efforts of others
to achieve common goals.”
What is leadership?

7. Leadership
“If your actions inspire others
to dream more, learn more,
do more and become more,
you are a leader.”
John Quincy Adams

8. “ They don’t make plans; they don’t
solve problems; they don’t even
organize people. What leaders
really do is prepare organizations
for change and help them cope as
they struggle through it”.
John P. Kotter

9. Keys Elements of the Definition
of Leadership
Leadership is a group phenomenon.
Leadership is goal oriented; leaders.
guide and influence others.
Leadership involves some form of
hierarchy in the group.

10. Leadership Is a Process,
Not a Position
Leadership
Followers
Leader
Situation

11. Leadership
Leader
–someone who can influence others and
who has managerial authority.
Leadership
–process of influencing a group toward
the achievement of goals.

12. Characteristics of
Successful leaders
•Communicate
•Motivate
•Build Teams
•Solve Problems
•Resolve Conflicts
•Manage Change
•Promote Creativity

13. Successful leaders
1.Challenge the process
2.Inspire a shared vision
3.Enable others to act
4.Model the way
5.Encourage the followers
6.Change agent
7.Take followers to the destination

14. Challenge the Process
•Challenge
•Meet and overcome barriers
•Never fear failure

15. Inspire a Shared Vision
•Vision
•Desire
•Team goals
•Believe on Team
•Enthusiasm

16. Enable Others to Act
•Coach and support
•Trust and confidence

17. Model the Way
•Set an example
•Deeds match their words
•For a cause

18. Encourage the
Followers
•Encourage to Keep going when
times are tough.
•With Simple actions.
•Commitment.

19. Change Agent
Anticipate
Visionary
Reformer
Commitment
Doing

20. Take Followers to the
Destination

21. 1. Bill Gates,co-founder of Microsoft
2. Sam Walton, former CEO of Wal-Mart
3. Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric
4. Lee Iacocca, former CEO of Chrysler
5. Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple
6. Walter E. DisneyWalt Disney
7. Henry FordFord Motor

22. 8. Michael Dell, founder of Dell Computer
9. Andy Grove, former CEO of Intel

23. Think of someone in your life
whom you would consider as
“Leader”.

24. Honest, trustworthy
Good role model
Caring
Committed
Good listener
Treats people with respect
Positive, enthusiastic
Risk taker
Planner
Decision Maker

25. Consistent
Open
Accountable
Transparent
Responsible
Sensitive
Connected to the Community
Knowledge
Wisdom
Social Skills

26. Are we born with these qualities or
are they learned behaviors?
To some degree we have all of
them --some more than others.
We must chooseand work to
strengthen these qualities in
ourselves if we are to be effective
leaders.

27. Consider how life would be
different without leadership
Families
Education
Businesses
Service associations
Teams
Countries
World

28. Why Study Leadership?
Understanding leadership helps
organizations:
–select the right people for leadership
positions.
–train people in leadership positions to
improve.
Who benefits?
–leaders
–followers
–organizations