Three
aspects
LEADERSHIP-The
idea or concept of leadership
LEADERS-the
desired characteristics of effective leaders
LEADING-the
successful practice of Leadership.
Leadership
be Definitions of Leadership:
Dean
Acheson “The successful resolution of problems”
Harry
Truman “ Persuading people to do what they should have done
in the first place”
Tacitus “ Reason and calm judgment “
Napoleon “ Dealing in hope”
John Harvey
Jones “Getting extraordinary performance out ordinary people gins and ends with
Human Beings- their Aspirations.
Leadership
is the art or process of influencing people so that they will strive willingly and
enthusiastically toward achievement of group goals.
QUALITIES
OF A LEADER
- Personal Integrity
- Willingness to accept responsibility
- Understanding People
- Communication
- Selflessness
- Confidence
- Intuition
- Vision
- Ability to make decisions
- Ability to simplify situations.
Leadership
Perceptions
1.YOU MUST
BE PERCEIVED AS ONE OF THEM
2.YOU MUST
BE PERCEIVED AS MOST OF THEM
3.YOU MUST
BE PERCEIVED AS BEST OF THEM.
LEADERSHIP
STYLES
AUTHORATIVE
2. DEMOCRATIC
3. LAISSEZ FAIRE
4. BUREAUCRATIC
5. MANIPULATIVE
6. EXPERT
7. SITUATIONAL
LEADERSHIP
THEORIES
1.TRAITS
theory of leadership
2.Leadership
BEHAVIOUR theories
(a) The Michigan Studies
(b) The Ohio State Leadership Studies
CONTIGENCY
Theories of Leadership
a)Tannenhaun
& Schmidt’s Leadership Pattern
(b)Fiedler’s
Contingency Theory
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Fiedler.s Cognitive Resource Theory
(d)Path-Goal
Theory of Leadership
(e)Hershey
& Blanchard’s Situational Leadership
(f)Leader-Member
Exchange Theory
4.Other
APPROACHES TO Leadership
(a) Likert’s System Four
(b) The Managerial Grid.