LeadershipLeadership

What is leadership?What is leadership?

Leadership is the behaviourial Leadership is the behaviourial qualities of the manager,by qualities of the manager,by which he guides and directs the which he guides and directs the energies of the subordinates, energies of the subordinates, who attend their work with who attend their work with enthusiasm and zeal.enthusiasm and zeal.

•Leadership is the personal quality of the manager.

•Leadership is the continuous process of influencing employees behavior.

•Leadership develops relationship and confidence.

•Leadership is related to particular situation.

Features of leadership:

Qualities of a Leader:Qualities of a Leader:

IntelligenceIntelligence Self-confidence.Self-confidence. Vision and foresightVision and foresight Maturity.Maturity. Dynamic and dominating Dynamic and dominating

personality.personality. Positive attitude.Positive attitude. Human touch.Human touch.

Difference b/w Difference b/w Management and Management and

Leadership:Leadership: Management has wider scope, Management has wider scope,

whereas Leadership is only its part.whereas Leadership is only its part. Manager directs employees with its Manager directs employees with its

formal authority, whereas formal authority, whereas leadership exercises informal leadership exercises informal authority.authority.

Management can be formal only but Management can be formal only but leadership can be both formal and leadership can be both formal and informal.informal.

Importance of Importance of leadership:leadership:

Developing team spirit.Developing team spirit. Establishing relationship b/w Establishing relationship b/w

top management and top management and subordinates.subordinates.

Dynamic direction.Dynamic direction. Worker’s friend, philosopher Worker’s friend, philosopher

and guide.and guide. Modification of behavior.Modification of behavior.