SESSION 1

LEADERSHIP & TEAM BUILDING

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 DEFINING LEADERSHIP
Leadership:
• It is a process of influencing others to
understand and agree about what need to be
done and how to do it, and the process of
facilitating individual and collective efforts to
accomplish shared objectives.
• A process whereby an individual influences a
group of individuals to achieve a common goal.

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COMPONENTS OF LEADERSHIP
1.It is a process.
2.It involves influencing others
3.Context of group
4.It involves Goal attainment
5.These goals are shared by leaders and their
followers

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• Is interpersonal influence, excercised in a
situation and directed, through the
communication process, towards the
attainment of specified goal or goals.
Thus leadership is a complex process involving
three dimensions
• the leader;
• the employees; and
• the demands of the situation.

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 NATURE OF LEADERSHIP
• The term has been widely been used by political
orator, business executives, social worker,
philosopher, scholar.
• It involves non coercive influence.
• Leadership refers to the ability of one individual to
influence others.
• The influence is exercised to change the behaviors of
others.
• Behaviour is changed through non-coercive means.
• Thus leadership is available to everyone not just a
select few who are born with it.

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 Leadership Paradoxes.
• Trait versus Process
• Assigned versus Emergent
• Leadership versus Power
1. Positional Power
2. Personal Power
Overuse of positional power may erode
the------- of a leader to influence people.
Dilemma comes when to decide that when and
where to use positional power and when to
use personal power? Discuss.
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• Leadership and Coercion.

• Leadership and Management.

• Q. What is the difference between Leader and

a Manager?

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LEADERS AND MANAGERS
Subject Manager Leader
Essence Stability Change
Focus Managing work Leading people
Deals Subordinates Followers
Methods Inspirational and Problem Solving
Motivational
Objectives Ends Means
Actions Do the right things Do things right
Horizon Short term Long Term
Seeks Objectives Vision
Decision Makes Facilitates
Power Formal Authority Personal Charisma
Appeals to Head Heart
Energy Control Passion
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Subject Manager Leader
Dynamic Reactive Proactive
Style Transactional Transformational
Risk Minimizing Takes
Rules Makes Breaks
Conflict Avoids Uses
Direction Existing Roads New Roads
Credit Takes Gives
Blame Gives Takes

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• Thus leadership is about taking action and
communicating values in the context of
relationship. It was not about reinforcing the
status quo and the reliance on hierarchy. i.e.
• If business has to grow then organizations
should concentrate on leadership
development.

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PREREQUISITES OF ORGANISATIONAL LEADERS

• Self Management Dimensions.

– Work Habits
– it includes time management= organizing ,
prioritizing, and scheduling tasks.
– Goal orientation=setting and attaining specific
and challenging goals.
– Organising skills
– Work ethics include being diligent
– Follow through is ensuring one’s promises.
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– Work Attitudes
It includes initiative=organization is self starter,
initiating tasks and taking on new challenges.
Effort = exerting oneself to complete tasks
successfully and achieve goals
Enduring = completing the tasks despite the
challenges
Enthusiasm, and energy to even energize his
followers.

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– Stress management
– demands self control = emotional stability, and
controlling one’s emotions even in difficult
circumstances, stress tolerance, personal
resilience, work-life balance and adaptability.
– Self Insight = self confidence, self awareness,
self –reliance, humility and suspending
judgements.
– Learning

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• Leading People.
– Communication = is always two ways, and always all
way round, nothing should be left for any gaps.
– Interpersonal Awareness = psychological
knowledge, social intelligence, service orientation,
and nurturing relationships.
– Developing commitment and Motivation =
organisational commitment, job involvement
– Developing others = Personal growth is in
developing oneself or in developing others?
– Influencing = leader has to influence and change the
attitudes , values, beliefs, or behaviors of people
around them.
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• Task Management.
– Executing Task = knowledge and practice of
standard procedures
– Solving Problems = analytical thinking, data
analysis and interpretation of the data.
– Managing Information and Material resources.
– Managing Human resources.
– Enhancing Member performance.

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Discuss the characteristics of
effective leaders.

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