What Is Leadership?

Involves influencing the attitudes,

beliefs, behaviors, and feelings of
other people.
 Most people agree that it is an
important topic.
Definitions of Leadership

 Peter Drucker: "The only

definition of a leader is someone
who has followers."
 John C Maxwell: "leadership is
influence - nothing more, nothing
less."
Warren Bennis: "Leadership
is a function of knowing
yourself, having a vision that is
well communicated, building
trust among colleagues, and
taking effective action to realize
your own leadership potential."
John W. Gardner :Leadership is
the process of persuasion and
example by which an individual (or
leadership team) induces a group to
take action that is in accordance
with the leader’s purpose, or the
shared purposes of all.”
Definition of Leadership
A leader is any person who influences
individuals and groups within an
organization, helps them in the
establishment of goals, and guides them
toward achievement of those goals,
thereby allowing them to be effective.
What is leadership?
“Leadership is mobilizing the
actions and efforts of others
to achieve common goals.”
 Leadership
“If your actions inspire others
to dream more, learn more,
do more and become more,
you are a leader.”  
John Quincy
Adams
“ They don’t make plans; they don’t solve
problems; they don’t even organize
people. What leaders really do is prepare
organizations for change and help them
cope as they struggle through it”.
John P. Kotter
Keys Elements of the Definition
of Leadership

Leadership is a group phenomenon.

Leadership is goal oriented; leaders. guide and influence

others.

Leadership involves some form of hierarchy in the

group.
Leadership Is a Process,
Not a Position
Leader

Followers Leadership Situation

 Leadership
 Leader
– someone who can influence others and
who has managerial authority.

 Leadership
– process of influencing a group toward
the achievement of goals.
 Characteristics of
Successful leaders
• Communicate
• Motivate
• Build Teams
• Solve Problems
• Resolve Conflicts
• Manage Change
• Promote Creativity
 Successful leaders
1. Challenge the process
2. Inspire a shared vision
3. Enable others to act
4. Model the way
5. Encourage the followers
6. Change agent
7. Take followers to the destination
 Challenge the Process

• Challenge
• Meet and overcome barriers
• Never fear failure
 Inspire a Shared Vision
•Vision
•Desire
•Team goals
•Believe on Team
•Enthusiasm
Enable Others to Act

•Coach and support

•Trust and confidence
 Model the Way
•Set an example
•Deeds match their words
•For a cause
 Encourage the
Followers
• Encourage to Keep going when
times are tough.
• With Simple actions.
• Commitment.
 Change Agent
 Anticipate
 Visionary
 Reformer
 Commitment
 Doing
Take Followers to the
Destination
1. Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft
2. Sam Walton, former CEO of Wal-Mart
3. Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric
4. Lee Iacocca, former CEO of Chrysler
5. Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple
6. Walter E. Disney Walt Disney
7. Henry Ford Ford Motor
8. Michael Dell, founder of Dell Computer
9. Andy Grove, former CEO of Intel
Think of someone in your life
whom you would consider as
“Leader”.
 Honest, trustworthy
 Good role model
 Caring
 Committed
 Good listener
 Treats people with respect
 Positive, enthusiastic
 Risk taker
 Planner
 Decision Maker
 Consistent
 Open
 Accountable
 Transparent
 Responsible
 Sensitive
 Connected to the Community
 Knowledge
 Wisdom
 Social Skills
Are we born with these qualities or are
they learned behaviors?

To some degree we have all of them --

some more than others. We must
choose and work to strengthen these
qualities in ourselves if we are to be
effective leaders.
Consider how life would be
different without leadership
 Families
 Education
 Businesses
 Service associations
 Teams
 Countries
 World
 Why Study Leadership?
 Understanding leadership helps
organizations:
– select the right people for leadership positions.
– train people in leadership positions to improve.
 Who benefits?
– leaders
– followers
– organizations