Lesson-2

Unit 1. Leadership Training

Topic: Leading, Direction, Communication, Motivation, Leadership Style and
Teamwork
Learning Outcomes:
1. Discuss Leading, Direction, Communication, and Motivation
2. Explain the seven (7) primary leadership style.

Concept Digest

Introduction

Leadership is a process of giving control, guidance, hardship, direction, and

governance to a group or organization. It is a key dynamic factor that motivates and
coordinates organizations to accomplish their objectives. Without being inspired by a
leader, the whole organization or a department might drift along with no definite focus on
key objectives such as improving the worker's safety.

Some tips to help one establish and maintain a productive, collaborative team
while developing leadership talents along the way:

1. Leading. A leader needs to be visible to the team and available to support them.
2. Direction. Before you can guide your organization to greatness, you have to have a
vision and then be able to execute it.
3. Communication. Once your team is up and going, it's authoritative to have the
communication continue to construct connections, survey advance, and distinguish
dangers and issues.
4. Motivation. Plays a serious role in employee productivity, quality, and speed of work.
Leaders are typically held accountable to motivate their team, which is quite challenging.

The most influential motivation comes from within each person (intrinsic
motivation), not outside forces like rewards and punishments (extrinsic motivation).
Competence is an intrinsic motivator. It feels noble to do things we know we do well, so
people upsurge toward their strengths.
Most professionals change their own leadership style based on experience and
personality and their exclusive needs and group philosophy. While every leader is
diverse, there are 10 leadership styles commonly used in the workplace.

1. Coach
A coaching leader promotes the development of new skills.
You can be a coaching leader if you:
 are supportive
 offer guidance instead of giving commands
 determine areas of concern
 ask guided questions
 balance admiration and criticism
 follow up with the designated task
 valuable mentor

2. Visionary Leaders ensure the vision becomes a reality.

You can be a visionary leader if you are/can:

 Able to spot trends at a distance

 adapt and play the trends
 create a plan strategically
 enlist the assistance of others in pursuit of their vision

3. Servant
Servant leaders focused on people’s needs.

You can be a servant leader if you are/can:

 Good listener
 Empathetic
 Healing
 Persuasive
 Develop foresightedness.

4. Autocratic
This type of leader is someone who is focused almost entirely on results and efficiency.

You may be an autocratic leader if you:

 Have self-confidence
 Are self-motivated
 Communicate clearly and consistently
 Follow the rules
 Are dependable
  Value a highly structured environment
1. Laissez-faire or hands-off
Leaders mostly focus on delegating many tasks to team members and providing
little to no supervision.

You may be a laissez-faire leader if you:

 Effectively delegate
 Believe in freedom of choice.
 Provide sufficient resources and tools
 I will take control if needed.
 Offer constructive criticism

6. Democratic or participative
A democratic leader asks for input and considers feedback from their team before
making a decision.

You may be a democratic/participative leader if you:

 Value group discussions

 Provide all information to the team when making decisions
 Promote a work environment where everyone shares their ideas
 Are rational
 Are flexible
 Are good at mediation

7. Pacesetter
Primarily focused on performance.

You may be a pacesetter leader if you:

 Set a high bar

 Focus on goals
 Are slow to praise
 Will jump in to hit goals if needed.
 Our highly competent
 Value performance over soft skills

8. Transformational
 This leadership style focuses on clear communication, goal-setting, and employee
motivation.
You may be a transformational leader if you:

 Have mutual respect with your team

 Provide encouragement
 Inspires others to achieve their goals
 Think of the big picture
 Places value on intellectually challenging your team
 Are creative
 Have a good understanding of organizational needs

9. Transactional
In this leadership style, the manager establishes predetermined incentives—
usually in monetary reward for success and disciplinary action for failure.

You may be a transactional leader if you:

 Value corporate structure

 Micromanage
 Don't question authority.
 Are practical and pragmatic
 Value goal-hitting
 Are reactionary

10. Bureaucratic
Leaders in this style expect their team members to follow the rules and procedures
precisely as written.

You may be a bureaucratic leader if you:

 Are detail-oriented and task-focused

 Value rules and structure
 Have a great work ethic
 Are strong-willed
 Commit to your organization and are self-disciplined

Leadership and teamwork have a direct influence on the ability of an organization

to carry out its mission. It brings people into a common goal and subordinates individuals'
needs to the group's needs.