Leadership

&
Group Dynamic

Created by group no 4

Anita

Priya
Aakash
Sanjay
Vardhan

WHAT IS LEADERSHIP ?

The word "leadership" can bring

to mind a variety of images. For
example:

A political leader

Commanding leader

Sports couch

Definition of leadership

dership is a process of leading a group and influencin

oup to achieve its goals.
ates an inspiring vision of the future.
ivates and inspires people to engage with that vision.
nages delivery of the vision.
ches and builds a team, so that it is more effective at
hieving the vision

TYPE OF LEADERSHIP
Laissez-Faire
Autocratic
Participative
Transactional
Transformational

LAISSER FAIRE
A laissez-faire leader lacks direct supervision
of
employees and provide regular feedback
to those under his supervision. Highly
experienced
and trained employees requiring little
supervision fall under the laissez-faire
leadership style.
However, not all employees

AUTOCRATIC LEADER

The autocratic leadership style allows managers to ma

decision alone without the input of others.
Managers possess total authority and impose their will
employees. No one challenges the decisions
of autocratic leaders. Countries such as Cuba and
North Korea operate under the autocratic leadership st

PRATICIPATIVE
Often called the democratic leadership style,
participative leadership values
the input of team members and peers, but the
responsibility of making the final
decision rests with the participative leader.
Participative leadership boosts employee
morale
because employees make contributions to the
decision-making process.

TRANSACTIONAL
Managers using the transactional leadership style receive
certain
tasks to perform and provide rewards or punishments to
team
members based on performance results. Managers and
team
members set predetermined goals together, and employees
agree to follow the
direction and leadership of the manager to accomplish
those goals.

Transformational

The transformational leadership style

depends on high
levels of communication from
management to meet goals.
Leaders motivate employees and
enhance productivity and
efficiency through communication and
high visibility

Types of leader

Leader by the position achieved

Leader by personality, charisma
Leader by moral example
Leader by power held
Intellectual leader
Leader because of ability to accomplish t

MANAGERS VS LEADERS
Leaders
Managers
Focus on people
Focus on
Do the right things
things
Inspire
Do things
Influence
right
Motivate
Plan
Build
Organize
Shape entities
Direct
Control
Follows
Managers
shouldthe
be leaders because leading is one of the four

Leadership Traits
Intelligence
More intelligent
than non-leaders
Scholar
Knowledge
Being able to
get things done

Personality
Verbal facility
Honesty
Initiative
Aggressive
Self-confident
Ambitious
Originality
Sociability
Adaptability

GROUP

WHAT IS GROUP ?
A group is defined as two or more interacting and
interdependent individuals who come together
to achieve specific goals.

DYNAMIC GROUP
GROUP DYNAMICS DEALS WITH THE ATTITUDES AND
BEHAVIOURAL PATTERNS OF A GROUP.
GROUPDYNAMICS CONCERN HOW GROUPS ARE FORMED, WHAT
IS THEIR STRUCTURE AND
WHICH PROCESSES ARE THEY FOLLOWED IN THEIR
FUNCTIONING. THUS IT IS CONCERNED
WITH THE INTERACTIONS AND FORCES OPERATING BETWEEN
GROUP

GROUP FUNCTION
Task behaviours
Maintenance behaviours
Self-interest behaviours

Task behaviours

Initiating

Information seeking/giving

Clarifying ideas

Brining closure

Consensus testing

Maintenance behaviours

Encouraging
Improving group

atmosphere

Harmonizing
Compromising
Gate-keeping

Self-interest behaviours
Dominating/controlling
Blocking
Manipulating
Belittling
Splitting hairs

Group dynamics: Concept

Structure of the group guiding interaction among group
members
The social process by which people interact in a group
environment
The influences of personality, power and behaviour on the
group process

STAGE OF GROUP DYNAMIC

FORMING
The first stage in the life of a group is
concerned with forming
a group. This stage is characterized by
members seeking either
a work assignment (in a formal group) or
other benefit, like status,
affiliation, power, etc. (in an informal
group).
Members at this stage either engage in
busy type of activity

STORMING
The next stage in this group is
marked by the formation of dyads
and triads. Members seek out
familiar or similar individuals and
begin a deeper sharing of self.

Norming
The third stage of group
development is marked by a more
serious concern about task
performance.

Performing
This is a stage of a fully functional group
where members see themselves as a group
and get involved in the task.
Each person makes a contribution and the
authority figure is also seen as a part of the
group.

Adjourning
In the case of temporary groups, like
project team, task force, or any other
such group,
Z which have a limited task at hand,
also have a fifth stage, This is known as
adjourning

Group dynamics: Practicing principles

What is the groups goal

What are the patterns of communication in the group?

What determines how influential each member is?

What method of decision making is used and how effective is it?

Why do/why dont members challenge each other?

What and how do conflicts arise and how are they managed?

What actions by the group members help/hurt the group

effectiveness?