Yeimi Andueza- Nataly Garavito -Julián Granados- Luisa Morales

DEFINITION

Set of capacities that a person must influence other people, thus making them
work for the achievement of the goals or objectives of the team.

• It implies:

- The power to influence other people to generate changes

- That the team members understand and follow the leader's instructions

- A power distribution (command gradient)

- The exercise of leadership based on values and principles that are related to
all members of the group.

Leadership is the function that a person occupies that stands out from the rest
and is capable of making the right decisions for the group, team or organization
that precedes it, inspiring the rest of those who participate in that group to
achieve a common goal. For this reason, it is said that leadership involves more
than one person, who leads (the leader) and those who support him (the
subordinates) and allow him to develop his position efficiently.
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CHARACTERISTICS.

QUALITIES OF A GOOD LEADER

• Has credibility

• Has moral authority

• Hear everything

• Accept suggestions

• Offers support

• Balance authority and respect

• Keeps the team informed

• Shows interest in what is happening

• Knows how to handle conflicts and resolve them

• It is objective

• Motivates team members

-Ability to use power efficiently and responsibly. The leader must know how to
redirect power, without abusing it and using it responsibly. If they act in an
authoritarian way they will be making mistakes and will lose their position.
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-Ability to understand that all human beings have different motivations. The
motivating forces of a person can vary with the occasion and the situation. The
leader must understand the ways of acting of an employee and their
circumstances. Therefore, you must foresee different types of motivation
according to each of the situations to achieve the stability of your group.

-Ability to inspire. To know what leadership is, one must understand that the
ability to inspire is essential in a leader, he must inspire the members of the
group he leads. When we speak of inspiring we refer to the example that you
give as a reference to others.

-Ability to act in such a way that there is a climate that invites us to respond
and arouse motivations. The work environment or climate is a very relevant
aspect, for this reason the leader must take care of keeping it in balance and
as a source of motivation.

Leader Types

 Autocrat: considers that he has unlimited authority and power and always
seeks to demonstrate it to others

 Authoritarian: does not consider the crew as a resource, it is limited to

giving orders that everyone must follow

 Democratic: motivates and involves the crew, waiting for questions,

suggestions, and comments

 Laissez faire: does not get involved with the group; let everyone do what
they want

Autocratic vs. democratic leadership

When determining leader characteristics, we should examine autocratic and

democratic leadership styles.

Autocratic leader: A leader who tends to centralize authority and relies on

position power (legitimate, reward, and coercive power) to manage subordinates.

Democratic leader: A leader who delegates authority to others, encourages

participation, and relies on personal power (expert and referent power) to
manage subordinates.
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APPLICATION TO AVIATION.

Pilots and other members of the aviation community vary in their definition of
leadership. Some believe that leadership involves influencing people by providing
purpose, direction and motivation while operating to accomplish the mission and
improve the organization. Others believe a person with outstanding leadership
possesses the human qualities required to make good judgments and decisions.
Still others define leadership as a professional attitude or a personal aptitude
like decision making. Finally, leadership can be defined as an outcome — if others
willingly follow you, you are a leader.

Leadership is the process of influencing others to fulfill the mission by providing

purpose, direction, and motivation. Briefing is the most appropriate time to
inform everyone what should be done, how it should be done and what is
expected of them, especially during contingencies or emergencies, to achieve
this it is pertinent to remember that the Command of an aircraft corresponds
to the authority. that a person exercises legally over her colleagues and / or
subordinates, by virtue of her rank and assigned activity and that her basic
responsibilities are the fulfillment of the mission, the care of her subordinates,
passengers and / or cargo and of the aircraft itself. But when I write the word
care, I do not mean to mean that you become a protector but rather a guide, a
light, a Leader. Then one of the most important tasks of every commander
arises, assuming command and therefore leadership, from which three types of
tasks emerge: specific, direct, and finally implicit.