Leadership styles ver 1.0

Leadership :

Leadership Develop the leader in you

Learning Objective:

Learning Objective This training program will help you identify the different leaderships styles and how to appropriately utilize them in daily practice.

Introduction:

Introduction Who is a Leader? “A person who rules or guides or inspires others” What is Leadership? “Leadership refers to the initiative or ability of a person (or group) to mobilize &/or influence internal and/or external stakeholders to achieve desired results.”

Manager Vs Leader:

Manager Vs Leader Basis Manger Leader Origin A person becomes a manager by virtue of his position. A person becomes a leader on basis of his personal qualities. Formal Rights Manager has got formal rights in an organization because of his status. Rights are not available to a leader. Mutual Relationship All managers are leaders. All leaders are not managers. Followers People follow manager by virtue of job description. People follow them on voluntary basis.

Activity:

Activity Identify your style of leadership

Leadership Styles:

Leadership Styles Autocratic Leadership Style Bureaucratic Leadership Style Democratic Leadership Style Laissez Faire Leadership Style Paternalistic Leadership Style

Autocratic Leadership Style:

Autocratic Leadership Style My way or the Highway Benefits of this style Reduced stress due to increased control A more productive group ‘while the leader is watching’ Improved logistics of operations. Faster decision making Disadvantages of this style Short-termistic approach to management Manager perceived as having poor leadership skills Increased workload for the manager People dislike being ordered around. Teams become dependent upon their leader

Autocratic Leadership Style:

Autocratic Leadership Style When is the Autocratic Leadership Style Effective? Short term projects with a highly technical, complex or risky element. Work environments where spans of control are wide and hence the manager has little time to devote to each employee. Industries where employees need to perform low-skilled, monotonous and repetitive tasks and generally have low levels of motivation. Projects where the work performed needs to be completed to exact specifications and/or with a tight deadline. Leadership Styles Cont

Bureaucratic Leadership Style:

Bureaucratic Leadership Style By the book Benefits of this style Increased safety Quality work Ultimate control Disadvantages of this style Dehumanizes the business Lack of self-fulfillment Position power’ obsession Lack of creativity Poor communication

Bureaucratic Leadership Style:

Bureaucratic Leadership Style When Is The Bureaucratic Leadership Style Effective? In dangerous environments where health and safety is very important for example in mines. In very large corporations Government bodies use it as it can help in showing accountability Leadership Styles Cont

Democratic Leadership Style:

Democratic Leadership Style Consultation Benefits of this style Positive work environment Successful initiatives Creative thinking Reduction of friction and office politics Reduced employee turnover Disadvantages of this style Lengthy and ‘boring’ decision making Danger of pseudo participation

Democratic Leadership Style:

Democratic Leadership Style When Is The Democratic Leadership Style Effective? Any organization that wants to build a positive environment and draw on the creative energies of all the staff that is present. Any organization that wants to improve its efficiency and improve continuously. Leadership Styles Cont

Laissez Faire Leadership Style:

Laissez Faire Leadership Style Hands Off Benefits of this style Positive for creative and responsible employees Good when employees have their own aspirations Disadvantages of this style Seen as a lack of interest from the leader Employees lose focus and direction Disinterest from management makes employees less interested dissatisfaction increases.

Laissez Faire Leadership Style:

Laissez Faire Leadership Style When is Laissez Faire style effective? This style will only be effective when creative freedom is required and the employees are responsible and have their own aspirations. Leadership Styles Cont

Paternalistic Leadership Style:

Paternalistic Leadership Style Father Figure Benefits of the style Loyalty Low turnover Disadvantages of this style Err and it can be disaster Dependency upon the leader, more than a specific independent thinking.

Paternalistic Leadership Style:

Paternalistic Leadership Style When is Paternalistic leadership style effective? When employees are not experienced and their skills need to be nurtured and improved. When employees need to be monitored and motivated to do better.

Transformational Leadership :

Transformational Leadership A transformational leader is one who has the power to bring about change in team members and the organization as a whole. Benefits when you need to drastically improve the performance of an individual, group, or organization. Downside Can be a particularly draining style of management. You are responsible for the vision and the means of accomplishing that vision.

Which Style do I use?:

Which Style do I use? Not all situations can be handled by the same leadership style. A good leader is one who has all the leadership traits and can appropriately use the different leadership styles.

Traits of a good leader:

Traits of a good leader Positive Thought Break a given problem down to its most basic components and deal with each separately. If you deem something as a negative, figure out why: Lack of experience? Past failure? Figure out what you can do to increase your chance of success. View each challenge thrown your way as a chance to lengthen your list of successes. Visualize yourself winning.

Traits of a good leader:

Traits of a good leader Positive Talk Sandwich Feedback Vision Communicate Your Vision Building Confidence

Activity:

Activity Lead the way

Thank You:

Thank You