Leadership

(Features, styles and

importance)

By
Maanas Batra
Parminder Singh
Welcome to session on
Leadership
Before We Begin…

 Which famous leaders can you think of?

Leaders- The World respects the most!
1. Dr Martin Luther king
2. Bill Gates (Microsoft)
3. Michael Dell (Dell Computer)
4. Hiroshi Okuda (Toyota)
5. Carlos Ghosn (Nissan)
What is Leadership ?

“The process of influencing the

activities of an organized group in
its efforts toward goal setting and
goal achievement”
(Stogdill, 1950)

“Leadership is the ability of

influencing people to strive willingly
for mutual objectives”
(TERRY)
FEATURES OF LEADERSHIP

 Influencing Process
 Requires Followers
 Reciprocal Relationship
 Common Goal
 Situation Bound
 Power Based
 Satisfaction of members
 Scope of leadeship
 The Five Ps of Leadership
 Pay attention to what’s important
 Praise what you want to continue
 Punish what you want to stop
 Pay for the results you want
 Promote those people who deliver those results
Leadership
Types of Leadership “Style”
Factors Affecting Style
Factors Affecting Style

 Leadership style may be dependent

on various factors:
 Risk - decision making and change initiatives
based on degree of risk involved
 Type of business – creative business
or supply driven?
 Organisational culture – may be long embedded
and difficult to change
 Nature of the task – needing cooperation? Direction?
Structure?
Importance of Leadership

 Initiates action
 Motivation
 Providing guidance
 Creating confidence
 Building morale
 Builds work environment
 Co-ordination