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�Leadership is process of social influence in

which one person can enlist the aid and

support of others in the accomplishment of a

common task

�Leadership is a process which helps the

organization attain better operational

performance at lower cost



�Strategy is an elaborate and systematic plan of

action formulated to achieve a pre-defined

goal

�Strategies exist at various levels in the

organization



�Strong leadership is very important to bring

out breakthroughs in bold strategies of the

organization

�Leadership becomes very vital in the

organization

�Leadership is also important as it rallies the

spirits of the employees in the organization



�Leadership gap is when the organization has

enough leaders to lead but there exists

shortfalls in their capabilities

�Leadership gap is dangerous to the

organization



� Leadership gap is when the existing leaders in the organization

lack certain capabilities required for a particular task

� Leadership gap proves to be the missing link when these

leaders have to operate in unfamiliar geographies



�Addressing the leadership gap is the mostimportant aspect for the success of theorganization

�One of the ways of doing this is to integrateleadership and strategy making

�Planning a path towards a pre-defined goal bytaking into account the quantity & timing



�The organization should position itself today tomeet the strategic objectives during the next3-5 years

�Organizations must begin developing leadersfor specific roles 1 or 2 years down the line byrecognizing the skills, behavior and the mind-set required

�Using corporate-performance objectives andpersonal development goals to match currentand potential leaders



�Bad Leadership

�Good Leadership

�High Performance Leadership (HPL)



�Thus we can conclude that strategy will not

succeed in the void, with leadership often

making the difference

�There should exist integration between

strategy development and leadership



�Leaders are committed individuals who

influence their followers, or the potential

leaders, to follow themselves to achieve a goal

�There is a difference between leaders and

managers

�Managers cope with the complexity

� In contrast, leaders cope with the change



�Leaders perform various roles in anorganization

�

Leaders define a certain direction forthe followers to work towards

� Leaders align people in theorganization thus creatinginterdependency

� Leaders motivate and inspire theirfollowers to work to full potential



` LEADERS ` MANAGERS

` INNOVATIVE ` ADMINISTRATIVE

` 2. FOCUS ON PEOPLE ` 2. FOCUS ON SYSTEMS

` 3. HAVE A LONG TERM

VIEW

` 3. HAVE A SHORT TERM

VIEW

` 4. AS WHAT AND WHY ` 4. ASK HOW AND WHEN

` 5. HAVE EYES ON

HORIZONS

` 5. HAVE EYES ON

BOTTOM-LINE

` 6. ORIGINATE ` 6. INITIATE

` 7. DO THE RIGHT

THINGS

` 7. DO THE THINGS

RIGHT



�Autocratic style of leadership

�Bureaucratic style of leadership

�Laissez-Faire style of leadership



�Managerial Grid Theory

�Fiedlers Contingency Model

�The Hersey-Blanchard Model of Leadership

�Path Goal Theory

�Leader Member Exchange Theory (LMX)

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