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Methods and classification of leaders
1. Methods of selecting a leader and its
classification
Dr. Rajinder Kaur Kalra
Professor & Head (Retired )
Deptt.of Ext. Edu.
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2. Leadership Quote
Before you are a leader success is all
about growing yourself.
When you become a leader, success is all
about growing others (Jack Welch)
3. Concept of Leadership
Leadership is the ability to persuade
others to seek defined objectives
enthusiastically
It is a human factor that finds a group
together and motivates it towards goals
4. Haiman (1951) Leadership refers to that process
where by an individual directs, guides, influences
or controls the thoughts, feelings or behavior of
the human beings.
Definitions of Leadership
5. According to Cartwright and Zender (1960)
perceive leadership as the performance of acts
that help the group to achieve its preferred
outcomes
6. According to Niderfrank (1966) Leadership in
essence is simply influencing the attitudes and
actions of one or more persons leading towards
the achievement of some purpose
7. • A person to guide
• Group of persons
Need for Leadership
8. • A Problem
• Leadership Situation
• Possible Solutions
11. Determines all policies ,activities and goals of the
organizations
Stifles the creativity and innovative ability of his
subordinates
Take no part in work except when conducting meetings,
telling others what to do or demonstrating
Members are uncertain about what to do and usually take
actions they are told to take
Leader is personal in both praise and criticism of the
work
Autocratic leadership
12. Produces a shared leadership that permits a
feeling of satisfaction and achievements
Leader helps the members to understands the
steps required in working
Leader takes responsibility for group
maintenance and task performance
Shows concerns for his followers and thereby
gains their respect
Places emphasis on results rather than on
action
Democratic leadership
13. Leader gives minimum guidance
Leader remains in the background and
seldome express his opinion or works with
organization
Members have almost complete freedom
operates with a minimum of rules
Members often act as leaders in making
decisions that guide the organization
Insecurity and frequent frustrations
Free Rein leadership
14. 1. They coordinate the efforts of a group to
achieve its goals
2. They establish proper social climate in the
group
3. Leaders assist the group to organize themselves
4. They promote the spread of message of
extension agencies
5. They help in planning and execution of
development programmes
Roles of a leader
15. 6 They act as demonstrators for the innovations
7 They create inter and intra group coordination
8 They act as spokesman of group
9 They encourage others for action
10 They develop self confidence among members
Roles of a leader
16. 11 They take active part in organizing and
functioning of rural institutions
12 They create favorable climate for introducing
development programmes
13 They support and motivate others to make
efforts for realizing their needs
14 They help in making effective decisions and
develop scientific decision making process
15 They act as a model for members
Roles of a leader
17. 1. Active participants
2. Informal meetings
3. Person with reputation
4. Formal leaders
5. Self rating technique
6. Informal rating
7. Social participation
8. Sociomeric stars
Methods of selecton of leaders
18. Active Participants
Located in the community meetings
Active participation-an indication of
leadership ability
Social Participation
Higher the social participation of a
person more is promise in him
becoming a leader
19. Informal meetings
• The opinion of the group members is
obtained through informal meetings
• They are asked to name persons whom
people go to see for ideas or help in
emergencies
20. Persons with Reputation
• Persons having reputation of being
• honest,
• intelligent and
• helping hand are selected
21. Formal Leaders
Persons who hold offices in formal
organzations
Self Rating technique
Each person is asked to evaluate his
own abilities to act as aleader
22. Informal Rating
• 3-4 Judges are appointed to nominate the
persons suitable to act as leader for a
particular activity
• The names obtained in this way are sorted
out by frequency mentioned and those of
high frequency are accepted as possible
selectees
• The judges are the persons of repute in the
area
23. Sociometric Stars
• All members of a group are asked to name
three persons in order of preference as their
leaders from the same group
• The name obtaining the maximum choices is
accepted as the possible leader
24. Great Leader
The greatest leader is not necessarily the one
who does the greatest things. He is the one that
gets the people to do the greatest things