2. LEADERSHIPLEADERSHIP
► Leadership is an integral part of work and social life. In fact
in any given situation where a group of people want to
accomplish a common goal, a leader may be required.
► Leadership behavior occurs in almost all formal and
informal social situations. Even in a non formal situation
such as a group of friends some sort of a leadership
behavior occurs wherein one individual usually takes a lead
in most of the group activities.
► You may have observed this is the group of your friends
too. Sometimes you may have also seen how the change
of situation leads to emergence of a new leader in a group.
► You also know leadership behavior occurs in political and
organizational set-up, wherein the leaders may or may not
be having formal authority but may exhibit leadership
behavior by influencing people to work towards common
goals.
3. THE CONCEPT OF LEADERSHIPTHE CONCEPT OF LEADERSHIP
IN BUSINESSIN BUSINESS
► The concept of Leadership in Business Communication
may be traced in a business meeting and its success, A
meeting should be held only when it is very necessary and
can bring about a fruitful result.
► The success of a business meeting depends on the ability
of the leader initiating and conducting the same.
► A business meeting is a gathering where purposive
discourse occurs among people who exchange information
for understanding and making better decisions. A meeting
is useful when the leader and the participants come to an
understanding about an issue, Meetings may be
informational, suggestive or problems-solving.
4. IMPORTANCE OF LEADINGIMPORTANCE OF LEADING
& PARTICIPATING& PARTICIPATING
►Leadership, of course, plays the key role.
An effective leader is all out to succeed.
Leadership may be of various kinds.
Authoritarian, democratic, or not-leaders to
be the worse. Naturally, authoritarian, is one
choice but not very happy one. Democracy
is the only way to satisfy many of the
participants and accommodative in nature.
5. ► Leading and Participating are characteristics that develop
in the process of communication as and when needed.
They are needed in discussion, symposium, debate, panel
forum, etc. Leaders and participants are prominent people
in a given situation of work and are focused on mass
media. Leading and participating help solving business
problem or resolve issues pertaining to business activities.
The contribute idea that may influence a meeting in the
business areas. Business communication demands both
the leader and the participant to come up to the
expectation of the people who have been gathered around.
They can help move in a guided manner.
IMPORTANCE OF LEADINGIMPORTANCE OF LEADING
& PARTICIPATING& PARTICIPATING
6. VARIOUS FUNCTIONS OFVARIOUS FUNCTIONS OF
LEADERSHIPLEADERSHIP
A leaser has to adopt either the style of domination or accommodation. Depending
on the ability a person can be a very successful leader in business.
The functions of a leader in a meeting can be understood with reference to time
(i) before the meeting, (ii) during the meeting and (iii) after the meeting.
1. BEFORE THE MEETING: the leader plans the purpose, the audience,
meeting date, time, place , agenda and venue.
2. DURING THE MEETING: leader’s opening statement, stimulating
discussion, sorting/ selecting interpreting data and stating the conclusion play
very important role in understanding the function of leader and sometimes the
types of Leader.
3. AFTER THE MEETING: follow up is very necessary function of a leader, it
includes distribution of minutes and seeing that responsible committees,
departments or individuals are appointed and action has been initiated in the
right direction, i.e. as decided in the meeting. So the functions of a leader in
business communication provide the key to success in the Endeavour.
7. KINDS OF LEADERSHIPKINDS OF LEADERSHIP
Leader id the one who makes things smoothly in a desired direction. The
function may move from appointed leader to groups’ members each
contributing ideas in flounce the meeting.
Leadership may be of various kinds:
a) Authoritarian leadership
b) Democratic leadership.
c) Not- leaders or leaderless.
a) AUTHORITATIAN LEADERSHIP:
It is autocratic in nature. That’s leader suggestions must be accepted
commands must be carried out. The leader has contempt for
disgruntled participants and dominates the thinking of the group. He
even manipulates others to his/her advantage. He/she accepts those
who praise him/her and resents those who disagree. He keeps people
under tight control and is self seeker and self lover.
8. KINDS OF LEADERSHIPKINDS OF LEADERSHIP
b) DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP:
It is opposed to authoritarian control. He/she to hear people are
accommodate their views. He/she shares views with people. He gives
concession and strengthens organization by participation and
cooperation. He makes people feel that it is a group decision and
carries weight or consolidates results. People under command feel
happy that it is their own decision.
c) Withdrawn LEADER LEADERLESS
It is the word type of leadership. He gives up Leadership in favour of group. He
believes in shared wisdom rather. He has no power to lead. He is just in and
continuous to exist. He has little direction and control. He depends on others. It
is at best trying to survive marginally. Naturally, authoritarian is not a very
happy choice but it exists in real life. Democratic Leadership is the only way to
satisfy many of the participants and accommodative in nature. The last one, i.e.
not-leader of leaderless is undesirable and nor a popular practice. Hence the
most desirable is Democrat Leadership and; accepted by all Autocratic
Leadership is found in commanding position more practically in authority inborn
areas where so called discipline is everything.
