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What is leadership ?

/the definition of leadership is :

1- It is the art to make your team to honor your vision ,

mission and objectives and work very hard to achieve them.

What is leadership ?

2- Leadership is the ability of an individual or a group of

individuals to influence and guide followers or other

members of an organization

Types of leadership style :

1- autocratic

2- democratic

3- laissez faire

4- paternalistic

Types of leadership style :

1- autocratic

2- democratic

3- laissez faire

4- paternalistic

Autocratic:

Autocratic:

-Leader makes decisions without reference to anyone else

-high degree of dependency on the leader

- can create de-motivation and alienation of staff

-may be valuable in some types of business where decisions need to be made quickly and decisively.

Democratic:

Democratic:

may help motivation and involvement

-encourages decision making from different perspectives

-leadership may be emphasized throughout the organization.

- Workers feel ownership of the firm and its ideas

-consultative : process of consultation before decisions are taken.

- Improves the sharing of ideas and experiences within the business

-persuasive : leader takes decision and seeks to persuade others that the decision is correct.

- Can delay decision making

laissez faire

laissez faire

-Let it be - the leadership responsibilities are shared by all

- can be very useful in businesses { where creative ideas are important

- can be highly motivational, as people have control over their working life.

- can make coordination and decision making time-consuming and lacking in overall direction .

-relies on good team work .

- relies on good interpersonal relations .

Paternalistic:

- leader acts as a father figure .

- Paternalistic leader makes decision but may consult .

- Believes in the need to support staff .

Leadership and motivation

Motivation

the reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way

Work must be related to feelings, so good performance or bad work is related to workers' feelings about work, so a successful leader understands how to deal with individuals to showcase their best work towards them through motivation

TYPES motivation

-Types of motivation

1-Intrinsic motivation

2-Convincing everyone in the organization that they are an important member of the institution

3-Extrinsic motivation

4-Bonuses

5-Respect and honour

Leaders:

Empower employees

Create other leaders

Instill respect

Evoke passion

Seek solutions

Encourage creativity

Accept failure as learning

Take risks

Provide vision

Managers:

Command employees

Create followers

Instill fear

Evoke obedience

Place blame

Encourage conformity

Punish failure

Play by the rules

Provide instructions

DECENTRALIZATION

BASIS FOR COMPARISON

CENTRALIZATION

Meaning

Involves

The dissemination of authority, responsibility and accountability to the various management levels, is known as Decentralization.

Systematic dispersal of authority.

The retention of powers and authority with respect to planning and decisions, with the top management, is known as Centralization

Systematic and consistent reservation of authority

DECENTRALIZATION

BASIS FOR COMPARISON

CENTRALIZATION

Vertical.

Slow

Proper coordination and Leadership

Open and Free

Comparatively faster

Sharing of burden and responsibility

Communication Flow

Decision Making

Advantage

DECENTRALIZATION

BASIS FOR COMPARISON

CENTRALIZATION

Inadequate control over the organization

Small sized organization

Lies with the top management.

Considerable control over the organization

Large sized organization

Multiple persons have the power of decision making.

Implemented when

Best suited for

Power of decision

making

Emotional intelligence

Definition:

Emotional intelligence is the ability to understand and manage your own emotions, and those of the people around you.

Elements of emotional intelligence: -

 Self-awareness

 Self-regulation

 Motivation

 Empathy

 Social skills

Self-awareness

Self-awareness is knowing how you feel and how your actions can affect people around you.

and you can improve your self-awareness by:

1- Keeping a journal

2- Slowing down

Self-regulation

Self-regulation is making limits to your actions, emotions and knowing how to speak and when to speak.

how can you improve your ability to self-regulate?

1- Know your values

2- Hold yourself accountable

3- Practice being calm

Motivation

Working towards your goals will make you a great leader, but you must have high standards for the quality of your work.

Ways to improve your motivation ability:

1- Re-examine why you're doing your job

2- know where you stand

3- Be hopeful and find something good

Empathy

Having empathy is essential to managing a successful team. Leaders with empathy can make the best actions towards their colleagues.

How can you be empathetic?

1- Put yourself in someone else's position

2- Pay attention

3- React to others' feelings

Social Skills

Having good social skills, will make your ideas easier to understand, share and explain. It will also make you good at handling problems diplomatically.

How to develop your social skills?

1- Learn conflict solution

2- Improve your communication skills

3- Try to praise others

Reference :

Emotional intelligence

by: Peter Salovey, Department of Psychology at Yale

University

Lecture : Leadership

Dr. Ali Hendi