1. TeamMembers
ShaliniTripathy: DM16141
ApoorvaSinghal: DM16118
RaviAgrawal: DM16135
Anmol Caul: DM161
EshaAgrawal: DM161

2.  Peter Drucker, in “The Leader of the Future”, says:
 “The only definition of a leader is
someone who has followers.”
 Peter Maxwell, in “21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership”,
says:
 “Leadership is influence - nothing more, nothing less.”
 "Leadership is the ability to influence, motivate and
enable others to contribute to success of their
organization.“~ GLOBE research project

4. Couldyouguesshim?
1) He is the only person to have been elected nine
times to the Lok Sabha
2) “You can change friends but not your neighbours”

5. Goal/
mission
Clear communication
Enabling
Empowering
Encouraging
Self
reflection
Self
Awareness
Formal
Power

6.  He was the first non Congress Prime minister to have lead
the government full term.
 Nuclear tests conducted in 1998 during his reign
unambiguously established India as a nuclear state.
 His diplomacy and leadership while handling political
issues during the Kargil War and Kandhar terrorist plane
hijack .
 NHDP & PMGSY were two of his major initiative projects.
 It was under his regime that the NDA gained prominence.

7. TRAIT THEORIES
CONTINGENCY
THEORIES
BEHAVIOURAL
THEORIES
TRANSFORMATIONAL/
CHARISMATIC
WHERE DOES OUR LEADER FIT IN?

8. OPENNESS
CONSCIENTIOUS
NESS
EXTRAVERSIONAGREAABLENESS
NEUROTICISM

9.  Openness: Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee was very creative
& flexible in portraying his thoughts through literary
compositions. “Meri ekyavan kavitayen, Kaidi Kavirai
Ki Kundalian, Four Decades in Parliament” are some
of his most famous contributions.
 Conscientiousness: He was committed to his visions.
For example his pet project “Golden Quadrilateral
program” helped the NDA govt add almost 50% to NH
roads in just 5 years(23814 km out of 47795 km NH
roads built just during his tenure)

10.  Extraversion: Atalji primarily started his career as a
full time RSS “pracharak”. During the emergency he
was arrested for opposing the move by the then PM
Mrs. Indira Gandhi. He was the political voice of the
BJP during the Ram Janmabhoomi movement.
 Agreeableness: He assumed very high scores on trust,
straight forwardness, altruism, compliance and modesty
(lower level traits of agreeableness under NEO-PI).
 Neuroticism: He scored low on this index displaying
high emotional stability. His oration during times of
stress reflected his composure.

11. Task oriented
People oriented
Since his leadership style was primarily participative rather
than directive he is believed to be a highly people oriented
leader. The same can be justified from the fact that he headed
one of the biggest coalition government(20 parties) in the
history of Indian democracy. Though he initiated a structure
for ruling the country his decisions were highly centered
around collective agreement and motivating his giant work
force/ministries

12.  Situational leadership (SLT) (Followers’ readiness)
Unable & unwilling: During the formative years of
the Jan Sangh, which was the only opposition to
Congress party, Vajpayee spearheaded the party as
the president, structuring the BJP. This motivated his
followers towards forming a strong party.
Unable & willing: Several examples cite situations
where as a leader Vajpayee increased the capabilities
of his followers by displaying high task orientation.
The successful Pokhran test was a significant test
towards vacating the country from a nuclear threat.

13.  Able & Unwilling: Mr. Vajpayee as the Prime minister
chose to break the silence over Indo-Pak relations. The
Lahore summit (1998) launching the Samjhauta express
espoused a fresh start to the diplomatic relations
between the two countries. He was supportive &
participative in his actions to promote the peace. The
Agra Summit was another such attempt.
 Able & Willing: Operation Vijay that marked the
victory of the Indian army in the Kargil war under
Vajpayee’s leadership was remarkable.

14. Atal
Bihari
Vajpayee
In-group
RSS
L.K Advani,
Pramod
MahajAn
Out-group
Other coalition
leaders
High
Interactions Trust
Formal
relations

15.  Idealized Influence: He as a leader has provided India
with a vision & a sense of mission while instilling pride
among its citizens. (Jai Vigyan slogan initiated after the
Pokhran tests)
 Inspirational motivation: Communicated high
expectations and focussed his efforts towards their
fulfilment. Sarva shikshya abhiyan, 86th constitutional
amendment ( Right to free education), Telecom
revolution were huge success stories during his regime.

16.  The unexpected defeat of the BJP under Vajpayee’s
leadership was a major setback.
 So where did the theories went wrong?
 Power distance: Lower power distance amongst
followers could have lead to a defeat.
 Individualism/Collectivism
 Uncertainty Avoidance

17. Q&A
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