THE NATURE AND THE

IMPORTANCE OF
LEADERSHIP
CHAPTER:-1

BY: Air Commodore (RETD) ANWAR SAEED

 The Meaning of Leadership
 Ability to inspire confidence
 Support among the people who are
needed to achieve organizational goal

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 Definitions of Leadership
 Interpersonal influence
 Influential increment over and above
mechanical compliance
 An act
 Art of influencing people
 Principle dynamic force
 A willingness to take the blame

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 Leadership as a Partnership
 Exchange of purpose
 A right to say No
 Joint accountability
 Absolute honesty

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 Leadership as a Relationship
 Leadership is the relationship between the
leader and the people being led.
 Building relationship with people is
important part of leadership

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 Leadership Versus Management
(Table 1.1)
Leaders
 Visionary & Passionate
 Creative & Inspiring
 Innovative & Courageous
 Imaginative & Experimental
 Shares knowledge
 Trusting, Warm & Radiant
 Expresses humility
 Initiator
 Acts as a coach, consultant,
teacher
 Does the right things
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Managers
 Rational & Business-like
 Persistent & tough-minded
 Analytical & structured
 Deliberative & Authoritative
 Centralizes knowledge
 Guarded, Cool & Reserved
 Rarely admits to be wrong
 Implementer
 Acts as a boss
 Does thing right
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 Impact Of Leadership On
Organizational Performance
 Leader in Action ROSE MARIE
BRAVO OF BURBERRY GROUP PLC
on PG#06
 Lessons from case study
1. Don’t rest on your laurels
2. Maintain your core customer while pursuing a new one
3. Don’t worry about where a new idea comes from
4. Don’t rely on a formula
5. Surround yourself with great people. Its all about team
work

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 Research and Opinion
 Leadership does make a difference
 Formal leader ship doesn't make a
difference

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 Substitutes for leadership
 Closely knit teams of highly trained
individuals
 Intrinsic satisfaction
 Computer technology
 Professional norms

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 Leadership Roles
 Figurehead
 Spokesperson
 Negotiator
 Coach and motivator
 Team builder
 Team player
 Technical problem solver
 Entrepreneur
 Strategic planner

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 Satisfactions of leaders
 A feeling of power and prestige
 A chance to help others grow and develop
 High income
 Respect and status
 Good opportunities of advancements
 A feeling of “being in on” things
 An opportunity to control money and other
resources
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 Dissatisfactions of leaders
 Too much uncompensated overtime
 Too many “headaches.”
 Not enough authority to carry out
responsibility
 Loneliness
 Too many problems involving people
 Too much organizational politics
 The pursuit of conflicting goals

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A Framework for Understanding Leadership
(Fig 1.2)

Leadership
characteristics &
traits

Internal and Leader

external behavior &
environment style

Group
member
characteristic

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Skill Development in Leadership
 Conceptual knowledge and behavioral
guidelines
 Conceptual information demonstrated by
examples and brief description of leaders
inaction
 Feedback on skill utilization, or
performance, from others
 Practice in natural settings

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 Essential qualities of Effective
Followers
 Self management
 Commitment
 Competence and focus
 Courage

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The End