Leadership and its Characteristics, Types, Needs etc.,

1. Dr.M.SELLADURAI
Assistant Professor in Commerce
Research & Development Coordinator
Padmavani Arts & Science College for Women, Salem

2. Leader
The person who leads or commands a group, organization, or country
A leader is "a person who influences a group of people
towards the achievement of a goal". A leader by its meaning is one
who goes first and leads by example, so that others are motivated to
follow him. This is a basic requirement. To be a leader, a person
must have a deep-rooted commitment to the goal that he will strive
to achieve it even if nobody follows him!

3. Quality of
a Leader

5. Leadership
The action of leading a group of people or an organization
Leadership is the ability of an individual or a group of
individuals to influence and guide followers or other members of an
organization. Leadership is the potential to influence behaviour of
others. It is also defined as the capacity to influence a group
towards the realization of a goal. Leaders are required to develop
future visions, and to motivate the organizational members to want
to achieve the visions.

6. Leadership Qualities
• Honesty and Integrity
• Confidence
• Inspire Others
• Commitment and Passion
• Good Communicator
• Decision-Making Capabilities
• Accountability
• Delegation and Empowerment
• Creativity and Innovation
• Empathy

7. Leadership
Characteristics
• Courage
• Caring
• Optimism
• Self-control
• Communication

8. Ineffective Leadership
• Inability to Motivate
• Low Productivity
• Poor Customer
Orientation
• High Stress
• Isolation
• Declining Profits
• Lack of Creativity
• Lack of Initiative
• Ineffective Teams
• Poor Communications
• Lack of Vision
• Diminishing Revenues
• High Turnover

9. Effective Leadership
• Becoming Influential
• Facilitating Teamwork & Collaboration
• Being a Catalyst for Change
• Managing Conflict
• Developing Others
• Having & Communicating a Compelling Vision
• Break old habits/responses and form new ones
• Know which areas to improve
• Use a reliable assessment to identify areas of growth opportunity

10. Types of Leadership
• Autocratic Leadership
• Democratic Leadership
• Strategic Leadership
• Transformational Leadership
• Team Leadership
• Cross-Cultural Leadership
• Laissez-faire Leadership

11. Autocratic Leadership
Autocratic leadership style is centered
on the boss. In this leadership the leader
holds all authority and responsibility. In this
leadership, leaders make decisions on their
own without consulting subordinates.
They reach decisions, communicate
them to subordinates and expect prompt
implementation. An autocratic work
environment normally has little or no
flexibility.

12. Democratic Leadership
In this leadership style, subordinates are
involved in making decisions. Unlike the
autocratic style, this leadership is centered on
subordinates’ contributions. The democratic
leader holds final responsibility, but he or she
is known to delegate authority to other
people, who determine work projects. The
most unique feature of this leadership is that
communication is active upward and
downward.

13. Strategic Leadership
Strategic leadership is one that involves a leader who is essentially the
head of an organization. The strategic leader is not limited to those at the top of
the organization. This style is geared to a wider audience at all levels who want
to create a high performance life, team or organization.
The strategic leader fills the gap between the need for new possibility
and the need for practicality by providing a prescriptive set of habits. Effective
strategic leadership delivers the goods in terms of what an organization
naturally expects from its leadership in times of change.

14. Transformational Leadership
Unlike other leadership styles, transformational leadership is all about
initiating change in organizations, groups, oneself and others.
Transformational leaders motivate others to do more than they originally
intended and often even more than they thought possible. They set more
challenging expectations and typically achieve a higher performance.
Statistically, transformational leadership tends to have more committed and
satisfied followers. This is mainly so because transformational leaders
empower followers.

15. Team Leadership
Team leadership involves the creation of a vivid picture of a
team’s future, where it is heading and what it will stand for. The
vision inspires and provides a strong sense of purpose and
direction.
Team leadership is about working with the hearts and minds
of all those involved. It also recognizes that teamwork may not
always involve trusting cooperative relationships.

16. Cross-Cultural Leadership
This form of leadership normally exists where
there are various cultures in the society. This
leadership has also industrialized as a way to
recognize front-runners who work in the
contemporary globalized market.
Organizations, particularly international ones,
require leaders who can effectively adjust their
leadership to work in different environments. Most of
the leadership environments in the United States are
cross-cultural because of the different cultures that
live and work there.

17. Laissez-faire Leadership
Laissez-faire leadership gives authority to employees.
According to azcentral, departments or subordinates are
allowed to work as they choose with minimal or no
interference. According to research, this kind of leadership
has been consistently found to be the least satisfying and
least effective management style.

18. Leader Vs Boss
Basis Boss Leader
Meaning
A person who gives orders to
employees and behaves in an
authoritative way, seeks
control and tells his men what
to do, is a Boss.
A person who influences, inspires,
supports and encourages a group of
individuals, and works continuously
on the achievement of goals is a
leader.
Subordinates Employees Followers
Gains respect Due to seniority.
Due to the ability and quality of his
character.
Orientation Profit oriented People oriented
What he does? Administers and dominates Innovates and collaborates

19. Leader Vs Boss
Basis Boss Leader
Seeks Control Commitment
Driving force Standards Values
Focuses On structure On vision
Work Knows how work is done. Shows how work is done.
Delegates Tasks and Responsibilities Authority
What to do? Likes to tell employees. Prefers to teach employees.
Mistake
Places blame, shows who is
wrong.
Fixes it, shows what is wrong.

22. Voice of a Good Leader

23. Inspirational Leaders

31. Leaders are the Problem Creators
as well as
Leaders are the Solution Givers