TOPIC:

LEADERSHIP

PRESENTED BY:
GHULAM HAIDER AHMAD
  CONTENTS

Introduction of Leadership
Defintion of Ledership
Characteristics of leadership
Leadership Styles
Types of Styles
Advanteges and Disadvanteges of styles
Leader vs Management
Importance of Leadership
 INTRODUCTION

Leadership is the one of the most important function of

management.
Leading involves directing, influencing & motivating employess to
perform.
  LEADERSHIP

 Leadership is a an art of motivating a

group of people to act toward achieving
a common goals.
  LEADERSHIP

Leadership is the art of motivating a group of people to act

toward achieving a common goal. In a business setting, this can
mean directing workers and colleagues with a strategy to meet
the company's needs.
  Characteristics of Leadership

 Leaders and  integrity or

 Ability to Influence
Followers Honesty

 Management
 Deligation  Communication
Function

 Motivational  Empathy
 Self -Awareness
Function

 Courage
 Definition
• A leadership style is a way in which a leader accomplishes their
team’s objective by motivating employees to work towards the
common goal and focusing on their well-being.
  why leadership style matters?

Increases team engagement.

Improves team communication and collaboration.
Strengthens the effectiveness of the team.
  Different Types of Leadership

Democratic Leadership
 Autocratic Leadership
 Laissez-faire Leadership
  What Is Democratic Leadership?
It is the most effective leadership style, also known as the Participative
style. Here, the leader takes decisions by taking inputs/consultation
from each subordinate. However, the final decision is taken by the
leader himself.
  Advantages of Democratic Leadership

It gives opportunities to the subordinates to explore

potential abilities.
It provides job satisfaction and boosts the morale of
subordinates.
It involves open and two-way communication with the
subordinates.
The leader gets followers’ support due to their involvement
in the decision-making process.
  Disadvantages of Democratic
Leadership

Decision-making becomes a time-consuming process due to an

increased number of participants.
Few dominant sub-ordinates may divert the decision in their
favour.
Subordinates get habitual in taking decisions and show resistance
to change.
  What is Autocratic Leadership?

It is a classical approach which is alternatively known as the

Authoritative style. In this approach, the leader centralizes power and
controls the followers.
  Advantages of Autocratic Leadership

Quick decision-making with less confusion.

The leader is highly competent in making the right decision.
The subordinates work in a controlled environment, so quality is
maintained.
  Disadvantages of Autocratic
Leadership
The follower’s morale may decrease over time.
Employee efficiency may decline over a period.
Potential leaders don’t get the opportunity to explore and showcase
their capabilities.
Followers remain in a controlled environment which can be
suffocating at times.
  Laissez-faire Leadership

In this leadership style, the leader plays only a supervisory role.
Whereas, the followers enjoy maximum freedom with no interference.
It is suitable when the employees are highly skilled, educated and
experienced. However, to implement this, the follower must be
trustworthy.
  Advantages And Disadvantages

Advantages
The sub-ordinates enjoy full freedom.
It outlay greatest satisfaction to employees.
Followers can take decisions of their own.

Disadvantages
The leader does not be in the dominating position.
Followers function on their own, which leads to decreased coordination.