What is leadership ? Types of leadership! Difference between leadership and management!

1. LEADERSHIP

2. What is a Leadership?
Leadership is the ability of a company's
management to make sound decisions and
inspire others to perform well. Effective
leaders are able to set and achieve
challenging goals, to take swift and decisive
action even in difficult situations, to
outperform their competition, to take
calculated risks and to persevere in the face
of failure. Strong communication skills, self-
confidence, the ability to manage others and
a willingness to embrace change also
characterize good leaders.

3. Functions of leaders
1. Setting Goals: A leader is expected to perform creative function of laying out goals and policies to persuade the subordinates to
work with confidence.
2. Organizing: The second function of a leader is to create and shape the organization on scientific lines by assigning roles
appropriate to individual abilities.
3. Initiating Action: The next function of a leader is to take the initiative in all matters of interest to the group. He should not
depend upon others for decision and judgment. He should float new ideas and his decisions should reflect original thinking.
4. Co-Ordination: A leader has to reconcile the interests of the individual members of the group with that of the organization. He
has to ensure voluntary co-operation from the group in realizing the common objectives.
5. Direction and Motivation: It is the primary function of a leader to guide and direct his group and motivate people to do their
best in the achievement of desired goals, he should build up confidence and zeal in the work group.
6. Link between Management and Workers: A leader works as a necessary link between the management and the workers. He
interprets the policies and programs of the management to his subordinates and represents the subordinates’ interests before the
management.

4. Types of Leader
Autocratic Bureaucratic DemocraticLaissez-Faire Transformational

5. Autocratic
1. In an autocratic leadership style, the person in
charge has total authority and control over
decision making.
2. Staffs are expected to obey the order without
any explanation.
3. Doesn’t consult any staff, nor allowed to give any
input.
4. Rigid organizations often use this style. It has
been known to be very paternalistic, and in highly-
professional.

6. Bureaucratic
1. Bureaucratic leadership is where
the manager manages “by the
book”.
2. Everything must be done according
to the procedure and policy.
3. The manager is more like a police
officer than a leader.
4. He / She enforces the rules.
American Chopper
Paul Teutul Sr. and Paul Teutul Jr.

7. Laissez Faire
1. It is also known as “Hands off” style.
2. The manager provides little or no
direction and gives staff as much as
freedom possible.
3. The sub-ordinates are given complete
right and power to make decisions to
establish goals and work out the
problems or hurdles.

8. Democratic
1. The democratic leadership style
consists of the leader sharing the
decision-making abilities with group
members by promoting the interests
of the group members and by
practicing social equality
2. Always known as participative style.
3. Encourages staff to be a part of
decision making.
Karlos
Ghosn CEO
Of Nissan

9. Transformational
1. Make changes happen in SELF,
ORGANIZATION, GROUP AND
OTHERS.
2. Transformational leadership
which is extremely hard to teach
and very powerful.

11. Thank You
Hakuna Matata