LEADERSHIP

It is well known that in every human activities a leader is needed to

guide a group of people. Head of family is most common leader.
In modern society individual are appointed/ elected to shoulder
the role & responsibility of leadership. If these leaders are good
men/ women, they promote unity, harmony, strength, prosperity
and happiness in society
YARDSTICS TO MEASURE GOOD LEADERSHIP: A great leader is for
himself; a good one for others
LEADERSHIP SPECIFIC TO A FIELD OF WORK: 90% Character based on
universal human values; 10% as knowledge about the chosen field
of work
LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT: Management is a bottom-line focus:
How to best accommodate certain things; Leadership deals with
top line; What things to be accomplished. Management Is doing
things right; Leadership is doing the right things.
 LEADERSHIP- DEFINITIONS
1.A leader is one who guides & directs other
people. He interprets objectives of the group
& guides it towards accomplishment. A leader
is essential element of managing for
influencing the people to achieve mutually
compatible goals.
2.Leadership is the capability to frame plans
that will succeed and the faculty to persuade
others to carry them out in the face of all
difficulties even death
 LEADERSHIP- DEFINITION CONTD.
Two parts 1. Capacity to frame plans(program, projects etc.) that
have high probability of success. Plan should be realistic. For
this a leader have full information about size & quantity of his
resources. He should also understand the environment in which
the plan is to be implemented.
2. Second part deals with implementation. No plan can be
implemented exactly as originally conceived. Difficulties &
obstacles. Implemented by those who are working for leader.
They have their own ideas about the task. That is why leader
has to have faculty to persuade others to implement the plan
despite difficulties, discouragement & setbacks. It is the
capability which tantamount to 28% in effectiveness of leader
 LEADERSHIP- CONCEPT
• Knowing what to do + GETTING THINGS DONE
To make realistic plan is important but to get it
implemented is far more important &
challenging capabilities of leader. Sound
knowledge of the field of work helps in deciding
what to do & strength of character helps in
getting the things done. In management
terminology it is
Capability + EFFECTIVENESS
Quick fix & Instant techniques no easy recipe to
become effective leader.
 WHO CAN BE A GOOD LEADER
Only a man whose thoughts, words & deeds are in
harmony can become good & effective leader. There
should be no duplicity in what leader thinks, says &
does. His thoughts are pure- their source is not
related to lust, anger, attachment, greed, egotism or
jealousy. He says what he thinks- there is no duplicity
in that, and he does what he says- there is no
insincerity or hypocrisy in his deeds. In brief he is he
is a transparent and straight forward person in words
and conduct. We trust a person whose thoughts,
words and deeds are in harmony & such person has
potential of becoming good leader.
 LEADERSHIP PROCESS-1
TO BE: is a source of leadership
TO DO: is style of leadership by personal
example
TO SEE & TO TELL: are the functions, tools &
techniques of leadership
TO BE: means the aggregate of all there is in a
person. It is composed of his values,
qualities, knowledge. In other words his total
being. TO BE is the beginning & end of
leadership
 LEADERSHIP PROCESS-2
TO DO: indicates that the best style of leadership is to
lead by personal example; To practice what we
preach. Style is the reflection n of the substance of a
man- his total being. It is method of silent persuasion.
Example: Mahatma Gandhi; Brig. Moh. Latif attack on
Baldy; 5th Gorkha Rifle in 1971 war- 65% causalities
TO SEE: implies that leader must be in complete touch
with the reality of the environment in which he is
working. He must have fullest possible information
regarding the task to be handled. Seeing involves
going out to actually get a feel of things on the spot.
Not in AC office.
ESSENTIAL INGRADIENTS IN “TO SEE”
1. Being absolutely clear about the goals
2. Collecting & evaluating all relevant information,
opposition & obstacle to be met
3. Crystallizing the options that emerge from evaluated
information & examining merits & demerits of each
option
4. Finally selecting an option & formulating a plan or a
project for implementation
TO SEE is even more important at the implementation
stage of any work. Difficulties in the way. A proper
feedback & SEEing the progress of the work on the
spot is absolutely essential
 TO TELL CONCEPT
• TO TELL means conveying to others what the
leader wants them to do. Telling is effective if
instructions of leader are clearly understood. This
happens when channel of comm. Is thru hearts &
depends entirely on the strength of TO BE & TO
DO of the leader. If he has good qualities & sound
knowledge, and he leads by personal example,
then very few words are necessary to convey
what leader wants to be done. One virtue in
leader- Selfless Love
• Love lives by giving & forgiving
• Self lives by getting & forgetting
 FUNCTIONS OF LEADERSHIP
1. Being crystal clear about the task to be
achieved
2. Planning to achieve the task by using the
available resources & people
3. Controlling by monitoring the work;
modifying the plan if necessary
4. Supporting the encouragement, recognition
& training the people
5. Evaluating, to learn lessons so that the
performance can be improved