What makes leadership effective?

1. EFFECTIVE
LEADERSHIP

2. 1.WHO IS A
LEADER?
A leader is someone who can
see how things can be
improved and who rallies
people to move toward that
better vision. Leaders can work
toward making their vision a
reality while putting people
first. Just being able to
motivate people isn’t enough
— leaders need to be
empathetic and connect with
people to be successful.
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3. 2.WHAT MAKES
AN EFFECTIVE
LEADER?
Effective leaders must have
the ability to communicate
well, motivate their team,
handle and delegate
responsibilities, listen to
feedback and have the
flexibility to solve
problems in an ever-
changing workplace.
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Communicatio Motivation
Positivity Creativity
Feedback

4. • THE MOTIVATOR : The leader must be able to motivate his subordinates in order
to influence them to act in an advantageous manner.
• THE MENTOR : Being guided in the right direction is essential to success. A
mentor provides the mentee with the foundation to be successful.
• THE LEARNER : The leader must be a good learner to constantly develop his
knowledge, skills and abilities to help the organization achieve its strategic goals.
• THE COMMUNICATOR : The communicator is the type of leader that listens to
incoming messages effectively and articulates what being stated to others in an
understandable, concise manner.
• THE NAVIGATOR : The navigator acts a compass. The leader must be able to
navigate the team through difficulties.
3. ROLE OF AN EFFECTIVE LEADER
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MOTIVATOR
MENTOR
LEARNER
COMMUNICATOR
NAVIGATOR

5. Leaders and their leadership skills
play an important role in the growth
of any organization. Leadership refers
to the process of influencing the
behavior of people in a manner that
they strive willingly and
enthusiastically towards the
achievement of group objectives.
Leadership is a vital management
function that helps to direct an
organization’s resources for improved
efficiency and the achievement of
goals.
4. LEADERSHIP IN AN
ORGANISATION
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5. QUALITIES OF AN
EFFECTIVE LEADER
• Personality : A pleasing personality always
attracts people. A leader should also friendly
and yet authoritative so that he inspires people
to work hard like him.
• Knowledge : A good leader should possess
adequate knowledge and competence in order to
influence the subordinates.
• Integrity : A leader needs to possess a high
level of integrity and honesty. He should have a
fair outlook and should base his judgment on
the facts and logic.
• Initiative : A good leader takes initiative to
grab the opportunities and not wait for them and
use them to the advantage of the organization.
• Intelligence : A leader needs to be intelligent
enough to analyze the pros and cons of a
situation and take a decision accordingly.

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6. DIFFERENT STYLES OF LEADERSHIP
1. AUTOCRATIC
2. AUTHORITATIVE
3. DEMOCRATIC
4. LAISSEZ-FAIRE

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7. IMPORTANCE OF LEADERSHIP
 Initiating Action: Leadership starts from the
very beginning, even before the work actually
starts. A leader is a person who communicates the
policies and plans to the subordinates to start the
work.
 Providing Motivation: A leader motivates the
employees by giving them financial and non-
financial incentives and gets the work done
efficiently. Motivation is the driving force in an
individual’s life.
 Providing guidance: A leader not only
supervises the employees but also guides them in
their work. He instructs the subordinates on how
to perform their work effectively so that their
efforts don’t get wasted.
 Creating confidence: A leader acknowledges the
efforts of the employees, explains to them their
role clearly and guides them to achieve their
goals. He also resolves the complaints and
problems of the employees, thereby building
confidence in them regarding the organization.
 Co-ordination: A leader reconciles the personal
interests of the employees with the organizational
goals and achieves co-ordination in the entity.
 Creating Successors: A leader trains his
subordinates in such a manner that they can
succeed him in future easily in his absence. He
creates more leaders.

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8. CONCLUSION
Whenever you hear the success stories of any organization, we are immediately reminded of their leaders. Can you
imagine Microsoft without Bill Gates, Reliance Industries without Ambani, Infosys without Narayana Murthy, Tata
without J.R.D. Tata or Wipro without Azim Premji. You would say it is not possible to achieve success without such
great leaders. The leaders always play a key role for the success and excellence of an organization. Therefore it is
important of us to understand the concept of leadership well so that we can implement it in our managerial as well as
daily life activities.

10. THANK YOU!