Effective leader

1. EFFECTIVE LEADER
PRESENTED BY
PRAJNYA ELINAR DIGAL
M.Sc (N) Tutor
SNC

2. OBJECTIVES

3. INTRODUCTION
• Leader is a part of management and one of the most
significant elements of direction.
• A leader may or may not be manager but a manager
must a leader.
• A manager as a leader must lead his subordinates and
also inspire them to achieve organizational goals.

4. DEFINITON
LEADER A person who demonstrates and
exercise influence and power over others.
Leaders have a vision and influence others by
their actions and comments.
• LEADERSHIP is the ability to influence other
people .
Lansdale

5. • Leadership is the ability of a manager to induce
subordinate to work with zeal confidence.
Koontz and O Donnell
• Leadership is the activity to persuade others to seek
defined objectives enthusiastically. It is the human factor
which binds a group together and motivate it towards
goals.
Keith Davis
• Leadership is the lifting of man’s vision to higher sights, the
rising of man’s performance to higher standard, the
building of man’s personality beyond its normal limitation.
Peter Drucker

6. Types of leadership:
• From the view point of official recognition
from top management, leaders may be
classified as formal and informal leaders.

7. Formal leader:
• A formal leader is one who is formally
appointed or elected to direct and control the
activities of the subordinates.

8. Informal leader:
• Informal leaders are not formally recognized.
• They derive authority from the people who are
under their influence.

9. IMPORTANCE
OF A LEADER

10. a) LEADERS MOTIVATES PEOPLE
• A leader motivates employees for higher
output through motivational techniques.
• The leader himself acts as a motivating factor.

11. b) LEADER COUNSELS EMPLOYEES :
• In an organization people needs counseling to
reduce the emotional disequilibrium and to
remove barriers to effective performance.

12. c) LEADER DEVELOPS TEAM SPIRIT
• A leader creates confidence in his
subordinates and gains their faith and
cooperation.

13. d) LEADERS AIMS AT TIME
MANAGEMENT
• Leader is in a position to utilize time
productivity in an organization.
• A leader gets things done by people by the
proper time management.

14. e) LEADER STRIVES FOR
EFFECTIVENESS
• A leader brings effectiveness to an
organization by providing the workers with the
necessary resources in terms of money,
methods, climate, work environment, etc.

15. FUNCTION OF
A LEADER

16. Following are the important functions of
a leader:
• 1. Setting Goals
• 2. Organizing
• 3. Initiating Action
• 4. Co-Ordination
• 5. Direction and Motivation
• 6. Link between Management and Workers

17. SEMINAR
ON
QUALITIES OF A
EFFECTIVE
LEADER

18. QUALITIES OF A EFFECTIVE LEADER
 Good personality.
Emotional stability.
 Sound education and professional competence.
 Initiatives and creative thinking.
 Sense of purpose and responsibility.
 Ability to guide and teach.

19. Cont…
 Good understanding and sound judgment.
 Communicating skill.
 Sociable.
 Objective and flexible approach.
 Honesty and integrity of character.
 Self confidence.
 Courage to accept responsibility

20. IMPORTANT CHARACTERISTICS
• Accountability
• Courage
• Humility
• Integrity
• Creativity
• Perseverance
• Well-being

21. ROLES AND COMPETENCIES OF
LEADER:
• Navigator, creates shared vision / provides direction
• Communicator, listens effectively / articulates
messages
• Mentor, provides others with a role to guide their
actions
• Learner, develops personal knowledge, skills and
abilities
• Builder, shapes processes / structures to achieve goals
• Motivator, influences others to act in a desirable
manner

22. NATURE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF
LEADERSHIP:
 Leadership is a personal quality.
 It exists only with followers.
It is the willingness of people to follow that
makes person a leader.
 Leadership is a process of influence.
 It exists only for the realization of common
goals.
 It involves readiness to accept complete
responsibility in all situations.

23. Cont…
Leadership is the function of stimulating the
followers to strive willingly to attain
organizational objectives.
 Leadership styles do change under different
circumstances.
Leadership is neither bossism nor synonymous
with; management.

24. IMPORTANCE
OF LEADERSHIP
IN
MANAGEMENT

25. • It Improves Motivation and Morale
• It is needed at All Levels of Management
• It Acts as a Motive Power to Group Efforts
• It Acts as an Aid to Authority
• It Provides the Basis for Co-operation

26. PROCESS OR TECHNIQUES OF
EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP:
 The leader should consult the group in framing the policies
and lines of action and in initiating any radical change
therein.
 He should attempt to develop voluntary co-operation from
his subordinates in realizing common objectives.
 He should exercise authority whenever necessary to
implement the policies.
 He should give clear, complete and intelligible instructions
to his subordinates.

27. He should build-up confidence and zeal in his
followers.
 He should listen to his subordinates properly
and appreciate their feelings.
 He should communicate effectively.
 He should follow the principle of motivation.

28. ROLE OF A NURSING LEADER
1. Patient care co-ordination:
2. Employee responsibilities
3. Guidelines for delegating nursing
care.
4. Mentorship
5. Preceptor ship
6. Continuing education

29. SUMMARIZATION