Leadership

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Lesson plan on Leadership Styles
General Information:
Name of the teacher
Course Management of Nursing services and Education
Unit Unit 4
Topic Leadership
Group of students Fourth year B, Sc .Nursing
No. of students in group 60
Date
Time 1 Hour
Venue Classroom
Previousknowledge of the group
Teaching method Lecture cum Discussion
Audio-Visual Aids Chalk board, PPT,hand out, Video
Central Objective : After completion of the class students will be able to gain
knowledge and understanding about leadership.
Specific objectives: After completion of the topic students will be able to…
1. To introduce and define the Leadership
2. To explain significance of leadership,
3. To relate differences between leadership and management.
4. To discuss the types of leadership style in detail
5. To identify leadership theories in detail

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Sr.
No.
Specific
Objective
Content Time
(Min.)
Teaching-
Learning
activities
Evaluation
1. To introduce
and define the
Leadership
Introduction: the heart of management with
people in order to achieve the organizational
goals the success of every organization depends
upon the leadership qualities of its management.
Good leadership is to win the support of the
people .it is to direct and coordinate the
personnel in any organization. Every leader may
not be good manager but every manager must be
a good leader .a leader may not have formal
authority (the right to command or issue
orders)but he normally has some source of
power.
3 Teacher verbally
introduced the
topic and shown
video of a famous
leader Hittler
What do you mean
by leadership?
2. To define
Leadership
Definition:
Leadership is both a research area and a
practical skill encompassing the ability of an
individual or organization to "lead" or guide
other individuals, teams, or entire organizations.
The literature debates various viewpoints:
contrasting Eastern and Western approaches to
leadership, and also (within the West) US vs.
European approaches. US academic
environments define leadership as "a process
of social influence in which a person can enlist
the aid and support of others in the
accomplishment of a commontask"
5 Teacher defines
angina pectoris on
PPT.
What do you mean
by Angina Pectoris?
3. To explain
significance of
leadership,
Significance Of Effective Leadership 12 Teacher verbally
explains the
leadership
What is the
significance of
leadership in

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Building In Confidence
The basic job of a leader is to understand and
handle the situations of his employees and
subordinates. Thus, by motivating and
encouraging them to work harder, a leader
successfully creates confidence in them to
achieve the organizational jobs effectively and
efficiently. Often, we see leaders only provide
psychological support to his employees through
their conduct and expression and fail to
recognize their qualities and capabilities.
However, an effective leader is required to
identify employees’ abilities along with
supporting them in all possible ways.
Productivity
The core of an organization is to utilize the
available human and non-human resources to
produce efficient and effective performance. This
can only be achieved by multiplying capability
with willingness. Here enters the role of a leader
who improves the productivity of his employees
by raising the willingness to work hard and
contribute towards efficiency.
Job Satisfaction
Providing better monetary incentives and
physical working conditions enhances employee
job satisfaction. However, this job satisfaction
largely depends on the behavior of the leaders
towards their employees. A bossy leader might be
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able to get the work done initially, but with time,
he/she would fail to make an impact, which
would result in low productivity. On the other
hand, an understanding leader might face a few
hiccups initially but in the long run, he/she would
be far more successful. Thus, leaders should
make sure that they reveal a behavior which is
acceptable by the subordinates.
Group Efforts
A leader makes sure that his employees perform
their respective jobs with keen interest and
mutual trust for the betterment of the
organization. He encourages them to work in a
friendly manner and with cooperation with one
another, emphasizing on the achievement of
organizational objectives. An effective leader is
one who manages to put the group interest first
and then the personal achievements. Once this is
effectively done, not only does the organization
gain, but employees gain too.
Organized Activities
Often, the organizational environment is filled
with chaos and clashes mainly due to the absence
of a manager or leader. Thus, a leader ensures
that the organizational activities are equally and
justly delegated amongst the employees, thereby
reducing the chances of conflicts between them.
Employees Morale

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Effective leadership is extremely essential for
high employee morale. A good leader gives a right
shape to the group in terms of thinking and
attitudes, thereby developing better human
relations. Further, excellent interactions are
facilitated amongst the members of the group by
maintaining discipline and control on the
subordinates.
Coordination
A leader performs the roles of integrating the
goals of the individuals with the goals of the
organization. This, in turn, binds the
commonality of both the interests. By keeping
informed about the working of each employee, a
leader shares the requisite information with the
entire group, thereby deciding on a common
decision for the coordination of the overall
efforts.
4. To relate
differences
between
leadership and
management.
Differences between Leadership and
Management
Leadership differs from management in a sense
that:
1. While managers lay down the structure
and delegates authority and responsibility,
leaders provides direction by developing
the organizational vision and
communicating it to the employees and
10 Teacher explains
the topic with use
of hand out
What are the
differences between
leadership and
management?

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inspiring them to achieve it.
2. While management includes focus on
planning, organizing, staffing, directing
and controlling; leadership is mainly a
part of directing function of management.
Leaders focus on listening, building
relationships, teamwork, inspiring,
motivating and persuading the followers.
3. While a leader gets his authority from his
followers, a manager gets his authority by
virtue of his position in the organization.
4. While managers follow the organization’s
policies and procedure, the leaders follow
their own instinct.
5. Management is more of science as the
managers are exact, planned, standard,
logical and more of mind. Leadership, on
the other hand, is an art. In an
organization, if the managers are required,
then leaders are a must/essential.
6. While management deals with the
technical dimension in an organization or
the job content; leadership deals with the
people aspect in an organization.
7. While management measures/evaluates
people by their name, past records,
present performance; leadership sees and
evaluates individuals as having potential
for things that can’t be measured, i.e., it
deals with future and the performance of
people if their potential is fully extracted.
8. If management is reactive, leadership is
proactive.

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9. Management is based more on written
communication, while leadership is based
more on verbal communication.
5. To discuss the
types of
leadership style
indetail
Leadership style
Autocratic leadership style: In this style
of leadership, a leader has complete
command and hold over their
employees/team. The team cannot put
forward their views even if they are best for
the team’s or organizational interests. They
cannot criticize or question the leader’s
way of getting things done. The leader
himself gets the things done. The advantage
of this style is that it leads to speedy
decision-making and greater productivity
under leader’s supervision. Drawbacks of
this leadership style are that it leads to
greater employee absenteeism and
turnover. This leadership style works only
when the leader is the best in performing or
when the job is monotonous, unskilled and
routine in nature or where the project is
short-term and risky.
The Laissez Faire Leadership Style: Here,
the leader totally trusts their
employees/team to perform the job
themselves. He just concentrates on the
intellectual/rational aspect of his work and
does not focus on the management aspect
10 Teacher verbally
explains the types
of leadership style
with use of PPT
What do you mean
by democratic
leadership style?

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of his work. The team/employees are
welcomed to share their views and provide
suggestions which are best for
organizational interests. This leadership
style works only when the employees are
skilled, loyal, experienced and intellectual.
Democrative/Participative leadership
style: The leaders invite and encourage the
team members to play an important role in
decision-making process, though the
ultimate decision-making power rests with
the leader. The leader guides the employees
on what to perform and how to perform,
while the employees communicate to the
leader their experience and the suggestions
if any. The advantages of this leadership style
are that it leads to satisfied, motivated and
more skilled employees. It leads to an
optimistic work environment and also
encourages creativity. This leadership style
has the only drawback that it is time-
consuming.
Bureaucratic leadership: Here the leaders
strictly adhere to the organizational rules
and policies. Also, they make sure that the
employees/team also strictly follows the
rules and procedures. Promotions take place
on the basis of employees’ ability to adhere
to organizational rules. This leadership style
gradually develops over time. This
leadership style is more suitable when safe

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work conditions and quality are required.
But this leadership style discourages
creativity and does not make employees self-
contented.
6. To identify
leadership
theories in
detail
. "Great Man" Theories
Have you ever heard someone described as "born
to lead?" According to this point of view, great
leaders are simply born with the necessary
internal characteristics such as charisma,
confidence, intelligence, and social skills that
make them natural-born leaders.
Great man theories assume that the capacity for
leadership is inherent – that great leaders are
born, not made. These theories often portray
great leaders as heroic, mythic and destined to
rise to leadership when needed. The term "Great
Man" was used because, at the time, leadership
was thought of primarily as a male quality,
especially in terms of military leadership.
2. Trait Theories
Similar in some ways to Great Man theories, trait
theories assume that people inherit certain
qualities and traits that make them better suited
14 Teacher verbally
explains theories
with use of PPT
What Is great man
theory of
leadership?

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to leadership. Trait theories often identify
particular personality or behavioral
characteristics shared by leaders. For example,
traits like extraversion, self-confidence, and
courage are all traits that could potentially be
linked to great leaders.
If particular traits are key features of leadership,
then how do we explain people who possess
those qualities but are not leaders? This question
is one of the difficulties in using trait theories to
explain leadership. There are plenty of people
who possess the personality traits associated
with leadership, yet many of these people never
seek out positions of leadership.
3. Contingency Theories
Contingency theories of leadership focus on
particular variables related to the environment
that might determine which particular style of
leadership is best suited for the situation.
According to this theory, no leadership style is
best in all situations.
Success depends upon a number of variables,
including the leadership style, qualities of the

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followers and aspects of the situation.
4. Situational Theories
Situational theories propose that leaders choose
the best course of action based upon situational
variables. Different styles of leadership may be
more appropriate for certain types of decision-
making. For example, in a situation where the
leader is the most knowledgeable and
experienced member of a group, an authoritarian
stylemight be most appropriate. In other
instances where group members are skilled
experts, a democratic style would be more
effective.
5. Behavioral Theories
Behavioral theories of leadership are based upon
the belief that great leaders are made, not born.
Consider it the flip-side of the Great Man theories.
Rooted inbehaviorism, this leadership theory
focuses on the actions of leaders not on mental
qualities or internal states. According to this
theory, people can learn to become leaders
through teaching and observation.

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6. Participative Theories
Participative leadership theories suggest that
the ideal leadership style is one that takes the
input of others into account. These leaders
encourage participation and contributions from
group members and help group members feel
more relevant and committed to the decision-
making process. In participative theories,
however, the leader retains the right to allow the
input of others.
7. Management Theories
Management theories, also known
as transactional theories, focus on the role of
supervision, organization and group
performance. These theories base leadership on a
system of rewards and punishments. Managerial
theories are often used in business; when
employees are successful, they are rewarded;
when they fail, they are reprimanded or
punished. Learn more about theories
of transactional leadership.
8. Relationship Theories

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Relationship theories, also known as
transformational theories, focus upon the
connections formed between leaders and
followers. Transformational leadersmotivate and
inspire people by helping group members see the
importance and higher good of the task. These
leaders are focused on the performance of group
members, but also want each person to fulfill his
or her potential. Leaders with this style often
have high ethical and moral standards.
Assignment to the students : write down the “Florence Nightianle as a Leader”
Date of Submission :
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