Practical example for leadership styles between different leaders Mahatma Gandhi and Adolf Hitler

1. Comparison of leadership
between different leaders
Advance Certificate in Human Resource Management
NIBM Kandy Campus
Group members:
Pathum, Rajitha, Shahin, Nirosha, Rizkhan

2. What is Leadership and Leaders?
Leadership
The ability to inspire confidence and support among the
people who are needed to achieve a goals.
(Dublin 2007)
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Leaders
Anyone who is influencing the activities of others towards
the achievement of a goal.
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3. The main Leadership Styles
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Autocratic LeadershipAutocratic leadership is an extreme form of transactional
leadership, where leaders have a lot of power over their
people.
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Democratic LeadershipDemocratic leaders make the final decisions, but they
include team members in the decision-making process.
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Laissez-Faire LeadershipThis French phrase means "leave it be," and it describes
leaders who allow their people to work on their own.

4. The main classifications of a leader’s
characteristics
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Decision making
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Motivational level of the peers, subordinates and followers
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Coaching & Directing
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Delegating the work
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Participating and Supporting- supporting the followers and full
participation in the vision until the end
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Power- Intention of power

5. The leaders that we selected to
compare between the characteristics
Mahatma Gandhi
Adolf Hitler

6. Mahatma Gandhi
“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an
indomitable will” (Mahatma Gandhi)
Characteristics
Life examples
Decision making
When making decision Mahatma Gandhi did not make
decision by him along although he asked and got suggestion
by others too
Motivational level of the peers, Followers followed him enthusiastically in his campaign as
subordinates and followers
independence rally, salt walk
Coaching and Directing
“Sathiyagraha”- (non-violence)
Delegating the work
He delegated the work among the his faithful followers as
“Jawaharlal Nehru”
Participating and Supporting
“He walked his talk” and participated, supported his followers
in every campaigns until the vision fulfilled “The
independence for India”
Power
Refused to become the president after independence

7. Adolf Hitler
“To conquer a nation, first disarm it’s citizens”
(Adolf Hitler)
Characteristics
Life examples
Decision making
In decision making Hitler followed a one way communication
he made every major or minor decisions
Motivational level of the peers, The motivation level was high because otherwise the death
subordinates and followers
was ensured and he did not trust his close generals
Coaching and Directing
Hitler’s coaching was superb but through his coaching,
people frustrated Hitler took the practice of personal
command
Delegating the work
He was isolated and he blamed the mistakes of his own and
the works of others to his followers
Participating and Supporting
Hitler was a commander, when Red army surrounded
Germany he ran away and suicide with his wife
Power
Conquered the other countries to gain power

8. Conclusion
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According to Mahatma Gandhi the leadership he followed is the
democratic leadership style
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According to Adolf Hitler his main leadership style that he followed
was autocratic leadership style
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As the results of above finding the best leader is Mahatma Gandhi
because when comparing to Adolf Hitler the leadership styles
Mahatma Gandhi followed was more appropriate and successive
leadership style
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Successful leadership brings great success in an activity or in
achieving great goals, objectives, visions & missions
A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say:
we did it ourselves.
-Lao Tzu-

9. Reference
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Northouse, P.G (2010), Chap-01, Page 5-8, Leadership: Theory &
practice (5th edition). Sage
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BBC, history figures, viewed date: 09/21/2013
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URL:http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/gandhi_mohanda
s.shtml
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BBC, history figures, viewed date: 09/23/2013
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/hitler_commander
_01.shtml

10. As a group
we
Thank You……
For Your Cooperation…
Christ gave me the message and Gandhi gave me the method
-Martin Luther king-

11. ?
Hate is more lasting than Dislike.
-Adolf Hitler-
Questions
Please
…
Where there is Love there is Life.
-Mahatma Gandhi-
?