2. DEFINITION
LEADERSHIP
• Warren Bennis : "Leadership is a function of
knowing yourself, having a vision that is well
communicated, building trust among colleagues, and
taking effective action to realize your own leadership
potential."
LEADER
• A leader is "a person who influences a group of people
towards the achievement of a goal". A mnemonic for
this definition would be 3P's - Person, People and
Purpose as illustrated by the following diagram. 2
6. The eleven skills of leadership
1. Getting and Giving Information
2. Understanding Group Needs and Characteristics
3. Knowing and Understanding Group Resources
4. Controlling the Group
5. Counselling
6. Setting the Example
7. Representing the Group
8. Planning
9. Evaluation
10. Sharing Leadership
11. Manager of Learning
6
7. Ten basic skills of outstanding leadership
• Integrity
• Vision/strategy
• Communication
• Relationships
• Persuasion
• Adaptability
• Teamwork
• Coaching and Development
• Decision-making
• Planning 7
9. 1. Trait theory/Great man theory
• This theory suggests that leaders have some
inborn traits. They have certain set of
characteristics that are crucial for inspiring
others towards a common goal.
9/4/2018 Free template from www.brainybetty.com 9
10. 2. STYLE THEORY-
• This focuses on what leaders do in relational and
contextual terms.
9/4/2018 Free template from www.brainybetty.com 10
11. 3. Transactional/Transformational Theory
• This theory describes the relationship between
leaders and followers. New concepts such as
empowerment, inspiration motivation and social
learning are present.
9/4/2018 Free template from www.brainybetty.com 11
12. 4. SITUATIONAL THEORY
This theory believes that leadership effectiveness
depends on the relationship among the leaders
task at hand, their interpersonal skills and the
favourableness of the work situation.
9/4/2018 Free template from www.brainybetty.com 12
14. 1. AUTOCRATIC LEADERSHIP
• Firm personality, insistent, self-assured, highly directive,
dominating.
• Has high concern for the work than for the people who performs
task
• Shows no regards to the interests of the employees
• Set rigid standards and method of performance and expects the
subordinates to obey the rules
• Makes all decision by himself or herself
• Minimal group participation or none from the workers
9/4/2018 Free template from www.brainybetty.com 14
15. Advantages
• Efficient in time of crisis,
easy to make decision by one
group and less time
consuming
• It is useful when there is only
leader who is experienced,
while subordinates are in
experienced and new
Disadvantages
• Does not encourage the
individuals growth
• Leader lacks supportive
power
• Less job satisfaction leads to
less commitment to goals of
the organization
9/4/2018 Free template from www.brainybetty.com 15
16. 2. DEMOCRATIC LEADER
• Sense of equality among leader and followers
• Open system of communication prevails
• Interaction between the leader and group is
friendly and trusting
• Leader works through people not by domination
but by suggestions and persuasions
9/4/2018 Free template from www.brainybetty.com 16
17. Advantages
• Encourages all employee in
decision making
• Promotes personnel
involvement, greater
commitment to work and
enhance job satisfaction
Disadvantages
• It takes more time for taking
decision by the group than
the leader alone
9/4/2018 Free template from www.brainybetty.com 17
18. 3. LAISSARE-FAIRE LEADERSHIP
• Encourages independent activity by the group
member
• Group members are free to set their own goals,
determine their own activities
• Style effective in highly motivating professional
growth
9/4/2018 Free template from www.brainybetty.com 18
19. Advantages
• Creativity may be
encouraged in specific
purposes
Disadvantages
• May lead to instability,
disorganization,
inefficiency, no unity of
action
• Lack of feeling responsible
to solve the problem.
9/4/2018 Free template from www.brainybetty.com 19
20. 4. BUREAUCRATIC LEADERSHIP
1. It is a personal quality of character and behavior in
man
2. It is concerned with the lying down group objectives
and polices.
3. It pre – supposes the existence of a group followers.
4. Its style may differ from situation to situation.
5. It involves an unequal distribution of authority among
leaders and groups.
9/4/2018 Free template from www.brainybetty.com 20
21. Application of leadership in nursing
Free template from www.brainybetty.com 21
•Patient care coordination
•Employee responsibilities
•Guidelines for delegating nursing care
•Mentorship
•Preceptor ship
•Continuing education
