Definition

• Leadership can be defined as the art of motivating a group of people

towards achieving a common goal.

• Leadership is the ability to convince others to achieve defined goals

enthusiastically.

• Leadership is the human factor which binds a group together and

motivates it towards goals.

• The process of influencing the activities of an organized group toward goal

achievement.
 Effective Leader
• According to the idea of transformational leadership, an effective leader is
a person who does the following:

1. Creates an inspiring vision of the future.

2. Motivates and inspires people to engage with that vision.
3. Manages delivery of the vision.
4. Coaches and builds a team, so that it is more effective at achieving the
vision.

• Leadership brings together the skills needed to do these things. We'll look
at each element in more detail
• Creating an Inspiring Vision of the Future: To create a vision, leaders focus
on an organization's strengths by using tools to analyze their current
situation. And they test their visions with appropriate market research, and
by assessing key risks using techniques such as Scenario Analysis.
Therefore, leadership is proactive – problem solving, looking ahead, and
not being satisfied with things as they are.

• Once they have developed their visions, leaders must make them
compelling and convincing. A compelling vision is one that people can see,
feel, understand, and embrace. Effective leaders provide a rich picture of
what the future will look like when their visions have been realized. They
tell inspiring stories, and explain their visions in ways that everyone can
relate to.
• Motivating and Inspiring People: it's leaders' ability to motivate and inspire
people that helps them deliver that vision. In the start a new project, you
will probably have lots of enthusiasm for it, so it's often easy to win support
for it at the beginning. However, it can be difficult to find ways to keep your
vision inspiring after the initial enthusiasm fades, Leaders recognize this,
and they work hard throughout the project to connect their vision with
people's individual needs, goals and aspirations. People motivates to work
hard to achieve success, because they expect to enjoy rewards – both
intrinsic and extrinsic – as a result.

• Leaders can also motivate and influence people through their natural
charisma and appeal, and through other sources of power, such as the
power to pay bonuses or assign tasks to people. However, good leaders
don't rely too much on these types of power to motivate and inspire others.
• Managing Delivery of the Vision: This is the area of leadership that relates
to management. Leaders must ensure that the work needed to deliver the
vision is properly managed – either by themselves, or by a dedicated
manager or team of managers to whom the leader delegates this
responsibility – and they need to ensure that their vision is delivered
successfully.

• Leaders also need to make sure they manage change effectively. This
helps to ensure that the changes needed to deliver the vision are
implemented smoothly and thoroughly, with the support and backing of the
people affected.
• Coaching and Building a Team to Achieve the Vision: Individual and team
development are important activities carried out by transformational
leaders. To develop a team, leaders must first understand team dynamics.

• A leader will then ensure that team members have the necessary skills
and abilities to do their job and achieve the vision. They do this by giving
and receiving feedback regularly, and by training and coaching people to
improve individual and team performance.

• Leadership also includes looking for leadership potential in others. By

developing leadership skills within your team, you create an environment
where you can continue success in the long term. And that's a true
measure of great leadership.
 Leadership Style
1.Authoritarian or Autocratic Leaders: This type of leader drives their gang
through command and by developing faith in their followers. Such leaders
orders, assign duties and responsibilities without consulting the employees
or caring for their opinion.

2. Democratic or consultative leaders: These leaders always work according

to the wishes of their followers.

3. Persuasive Leaders: Such leaders influence their followers due to his

personal contact, to join with him in getting things done. He gives directions
personally and whole of the gang responds to his call, because they love
and respect him and full confidence in him.
 Cont…
4. Functional leaders: Such leaders lead because of their expert knowledge
and win the confidence of their followers by their superior knowledge.

5. Laissez faire leaders: Laissez Faire Leaders

does not lead, but leaves the group entirely to
itself. Such leaders use very little power
and give a high degree of independence
in their working. These leaders are
dependent on subordinates to set their own goals.
Laissez faire means allow to do.
 Importance of Leadership
• Initiates action- Leader is a person who starts the work by communicating the
policies and plans to the subordinates from where the work actually starts.
• Motivation- A leader proves to be playing an incentive role in the concern’s
working. He motivates the employees with economic and non-economic rewards
and thereby gets the work from the subordinates.
• Providing guidance- A leader has to not only supervise but also play a guiding
role for the subordinates. Guidance here means instructing the subordinates the
way they have to perform their work effectively and efficiently.
• Creating confidence- Confidence is an important factor which can be achieved
through expressing the work efforts to the subordinates, explaining them clearly
their role and giving them guidelines to achieve the goals effectively. It is also
important to hear the employees with regards to their complaints and problems.
• Building morale- Morale denotes willing co-operation of the employees
towards their work and getting them into confidence and winning their
trust. A leader can be a morale booster by achieving full co-operation so
that they perform with best of their abilities as they work to achieve goals.
• Builds work environment- Management is getting things done from people.
An efficient work environment helps in sound and stable growth.
Therefore, human relations should be kept into mind by a leader. He
should have personal contacts with employees and should listen to their
problems and solve them. He should treat employees on humanitarian
terms.
• Co-ordination- Co-ordination can be achieved through reconciling personal
interests with organizational goals. This synchronization can be achieved
through proper and effective co-ordination which should be primary motive
of a leader.
 Leaders And Community Engagement
• Community leaders play a vital role in shaping the fabric of society and driving
positive change. Their commitment, vision, and ability to unite people are crucial
in fostering unity and progression within their communities.
• Strong leadership skills are essential for driving community engagement
initiatives. A leader with these skills can inspire and motivate others, set a clear
vision, empower community members, and guide them toward common goals,
fostering a sense of ownership and commitment.
• A good community leader will ensure interactions within their communities that
help people connect and exchange skills and ideas to enrich each other. They
will help people develop a sense of community and social responsibility that
results in strong social ties. Leaders encourage people to be there for each
other.
• Community leaders mobilize and guide others, facilitate the problem-solving and
decision-making processes, and innovate to benefit the community itself.