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Leadership

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A Leadership Story:
A group of workers and their leaders are set a task of clearing a road through a dense jungle on a remote island to get to the coast where an estuary provides a perfect site for a port. The manager organise the labour into efficient units and monitor the distribution and use of capital assets progress is excellent. The leaders continue to monitor and evaluate progress, making adjustments along the way to ensure the progress is maintained and efficiency increased wherever possible. Then, one day amidst all the hustle and bustle and activity, one person climbs up a nearby tree. The person surveys the scene from the top of the tree.

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And shouts down to the assembled group below Wrong Way!


Management

is doing things right, Leadership is doing the right things (Warren Bennis and Peter Drucker)

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Who is a Leader?
A Leader is someone in authority to lead others to accomplish a goal(s). A leader needs to be able to motivate others to accomplish a goal(s) while at the same time encourage others to work toward their own professional goals.

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Leadership

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What is leadership? Leading people

Influencing people Commanding people

Guiding people
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Leadership is a process by which individuals are influenced so that they will be prepared to participate in the achievement of organisational or group goals. It is the role of the leader to obtain the commitment of individuals to achieving these goals .

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Leadership is the process where a person exerts influence over others and inspires, motivates and directs their activities to achieve goals. Effective leadership increases the firms ability to meet new challenges.
GETTING EXTRA-ORDINARY PERFORMANCE OUT OF ORDINARY PEOPLE - Sir John Harvey Jones
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