Leadership is an important skills for managers, teachers, etc. The topic gives an insight view of leadership quality and is helpful for the students of MBA, B.Com. B.Ed.
2. MEANING:
Leadership is a process by which an
executive can direct, guide and
influence the behavior and work of
others towards accomplishment of
specific goals in a given situation.
4. 2. Bureaucratic Style
Manager, manages by the book everything is
done according to procedure or policy.
5. 3. Democratic Style
Also called participative style as it
encourages employees to be a part of the
decision making.
6. 4. Laissez faire Style
Also called “ hands off style”.
Manager provides no direction and gives
employees as much freedom as possible.
7. Theories of Leadership
1. Trait Theory
Also called “Great Man Old Theory”
It assumes that leaders are born and are
not made.
8. A successful leader has following qualities:
➢Good personality
➢Intellectual ability
➢Initiative
➢Imagination
➢Emotional stability
9. 2.Behavioral Theory
This approach assumes that a particular
behavior of a manager makes him a good
leader while opposite would discard him as a
leader.
10. It answers the following questions:
➢How do the leaders behave?
➢How they influence their followers?
➢How do they lead?
