Leadership ppt

1. 3. LEADER COMPETENCIES
The competencies that leaders need to have
depend on different factors, including:
Whether that person is leading one other
individual, a group or a large organization
The extent of leadership skills that person already
has
That person’s basic nature and values
Whether the group or organization is for – profit
or non-profit, new or long – established, and large
or small;
The particular culture of whomever is being led

2. • The competencies that leaders need to develop in
order to be effective can be categorized in
following ways
1. Leading Yourself
• To lead others firstly, we have to lead ourselves
• An important aspect of leadership is knowing
yourself
• Competencies required in this regard are the basic
one which other competencies rely on
• Such competencies relate to the inner world
dimension of a leader on which he/she stands on
to energize others

3. The following are some of the competences in this
category, especially to lead groups and
organizations in modern society
• Confidence
• Sensitivity
• Tolerance of ambiguity
• Strategic thinking
• Creativity and innovation
• Continual learning
• Vision
• Decisiveness
• Self motivation, etc.

4. 2. Leading Groups
In general terms there are two types of people
from leadership perspective, namely, a leader
and follower
So, to lead others a leader needs to understand
the realities of people
At the same time a leader should have core
competencies by which he/she change
challenges into success
For that a leader needs to recognize group
processes or group dynamics for effectiveness

5. Some of the major competencies required in this
category in addition to the above include:
• Team building
• Interpersonal skills
• Coaching and counseling
• Conflict management
• Group based decision making and problem
solving
• Motivating others
• Delegation
• Managing power and influences, etc.

6. 3. Leading Organizations
This refers to managing large group or various groups
found under one undertaking
In addition to the above competencies a leader, in this
case, is required to understand wider environmental
situations
For that the following are some of the competencies that
leaders need to develop
• Strategic Direction (mission, vision, values and goals)
• Strategic Analysis (Environmental scan)
• Managing change in organizations
• Culture awareness
• Systems Thinking
• Organizational communication