This document summarizes a Zoom webinar on leadership presented by Misheck Mutuzana. The presentation defines leadership, discusses the roles, traits, characteristics and qualities of good leaders. It also examines different leadership styles including democratic, autocratic, delegative, and bureaucratic leadership. For each style, it provides the characteristics, advantages and disadvantages. The presentation concludes that effective modern leaders develop a shared vision to inspire followers towards organizational success.

1. ZOOM Webinar Interactive Session
with
Leadership
Presented by:
Misheck Mutuzana
Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert- Zambia
SunbeamSuncity
School and Hostel,Varanasi
13th June, 2020

2. What is Leadership?

3. Outline
 What is Leadership?
 Who is a leader?
 Roles, Attitudes, Traits, Characteristics and
Qualities of a leader.
 Interpersonal Skills
 What is leadership style?
 Types of Leadership styles.
 Characteristics, Advantages and Disadvantages
of Types of Leadership Styles.
 Conclusion
 Reference

4. “You must be the
change you wish
to see in the
world”.
Mahatma Gandhi
“There goes my
people. I must
follow them, for I
am their leader.”

5. What is Leadership?
Different people defines “leadership”
in so many ways. Below are some of
the definitions:
Leadership is defined as the
process of influencing the activities
of an organized group toward goal
achievement.(Rauch & Behling.)

6. What is Leadership? Cont…
Leadership is the ability of an
individual to influence, motivate, and
enable others to contribute toward the
effectiveness and success of the
organization.(House et al., 1999)
Leadership is a kind of power where
one person has the ability to influence
or change the values, beliefs,
behaviour and attitudes of another
person (Ganta, and Manukonda, 2014)

7. What is Leadership? Cont…
Leadership is the ability of developing
and communicating a vision to a group
of people that will make that vision true
(Kenneth Valenzuela, 2007)
leadership is a process where leaders
use their skills and knowledge to lead
and bring a group of employees in the
desired direction that is relevant to their
organization’s goals and objectives
(Jackson and Parry, 2008)

8. Who is a leader?
 A leader is "a person who influences a
group of people towards the achievement of
a goal".
 A leader is one who inspires and motivates
actions; having a can do personality and
strong leadership skills
 A leader by its meaning is one who goes
first and leads by example, so that others
are motivated to follow him
 A leader is the one in the charge, the
person who convinces other people to
follow. A great leader inspires confidence in
other people and moves them to action.

9. Roles of a leader
 Negotiator
 Team Builder
 Guide
 Friend
 Advisor
 Mentor
 Coach and Motivator

10. Attitudes of a leader who is
Trustworthy
 Truthfulness
 Cooperation
 Communication
 Consistency
 Walking the talk
 Reliability
 Confidence
 Predictable
 Collaboration
 Readiness to accept feedback

11. Traits of a Good leader
Traits are a distinguishing quality or
physical characteristic typically
belonging to a person’s behaviour.
Examples of Traits include:
 Charisma
 Inspirational
 Skill development
 Generous
 Forgiving
 Responsibility
 Flexibility
 Adaptability
 Rational
 Performance
orientation
 Role model
behaviour

12. Characteristics of a leader
 Integrity
 Influence
 Courage
 Respect
 Self-awareness
 Ability to delegate
 Gratitude
 Communication
 Empathy

13. Qualities of a good leader
 Generous
 Honesty and
integrity
 Humility
 Transparency
 Resilience
 Vision and
Purpose
 Accountability
 Emotional Intelligence
 Creativity and
Innovation
 Good Communicator
 Inspire Others
 Confidence
 Delegation and
Empowerment
 Commitment and
Passion

14. Interpersonal Skills of a Leader
Interpersonal skills are traits you rely on
when you interact and communicate with
others.
Examples of Interpersonal skills are:
 Empathy
 Honesty and
Integrity
 Listening skills
 Friendliness
 Teamwork
 Motivation
 Patience
 Active listening
 Leadership
 Dependability
 Responsibility
 Flexibility

15. What is Leadership Style?
Leadership style is viewed as a
combination of different
characteristics, traits and behaviors
that are used by leaders for
interacting with their subordinates.
(Mitonga-Monga & Coetzee, 2012).

16. Types of Leadership Styles
 Democratic Leadership (Participative
Leadership
 Autocratic (Authoritarian Leadership)
 Delegative (Laissez Faire) Leadership
 Bureaucratic Leadership
There are several types of leadership
styles that are used by leaders today.
The following are some of the examples:

17. Democratic Leadership Style
 The democratic leadership style is
also known as the participative
style. It encourages people to be
a part of the decision making
process. The democratic leader
keeps its people informed about
everything that affects them and
shares decision making and
problem solving responsibilities.

18. Characteristics of Democratic
Leadership Style
Group members are encouraged to
share ideas and opinions, even though
the leader retains the final say over
decisions.
Members of the group feel more
engaged in the process.
Creativity is encouraged and rewarded

19. Advantages of Democratic
Leadership Style
It is a leadership style anyone can
practice.
It helps to solve complex problems.
It builds team-based relationships.
It makes honesty a top priority.
It improves the relevant knowledge
of the team.
It gives team members a look at the
bigger picture.
It creates higher levels of job
satisfaction.

20. Disadvantages of Democratic
Leadership Style
It can cause disharmony if it is
misapplied.
It can cause leaders to start fence-
sitting.
It may never reach a true
consensus.
It struggles to offer a clear definition
of leadership.
It does not always offer a positive
outcome.

21. Autocratic Leadership Style
Autocratic leadership is also known
as authoritarian leadership. It is a
type of leadership style characterized
by individual control over all
decisions and little input from group
members. Authoritarian leaders
make decisions independently with
little or no input from the rest of the
group.

22. Characteristics of Autocratic
Leadership Style
Allows little or no input from group
members
Requires leaders to make almost all of
the decisions
Provides leaders with the ability to
dictate work methods and processes
Tends to create highly structured and
very rigid environments
Discourages creativity and out-of-the
box thinking

23. Advantages of Autocratic
Leadership Style
It allows for fast decisions to be
made.
It improves overall
communication.
It improves productivity.
It handles crisis situations
effectively.
It reduces employee stress.
It counters team inexperience.

24. Disadvantages of Autocratic
Leadership Style
It may impair the morale of the
group.
It does not offer a sense of
professional ownership.
It creates a work culture based on
the leader.
It creates a system of dependence.
It creates a lack of trust.

25. Disadvantages of Autocratic
Leadership Style cont…
It may cause some employees to rebel.
It reduces the amount of group input
received.
It creates moments of insecurity within
the leadership.
It creates a lack of feedback.
It causes everyone to rely on the
experience of the leader.
It eliminates innovation from the
process.

26. Delegative Leadership Style
Delegative leadership style is also
known as Laissez Faire leadership.
It is a type of leadership style where
leaders offer little (hands-off ) or no
guidance to group members and
leave decision-making up to group
members.

27. Characteristics of Delegative
Leadership Style
There is very little guidance from
leaders
There is complete freedom for
followers to make decisions
Leaders provide the tools and
resources needed
Group members are expected to solve
problems on their own

28. Advantages of Delegative
Leadership Style
It allows team members to maximize their own
leadership skills.
It provides the people with the most experience
to shine.
It creates an environment of independence.
It encourages team members to explore new
ideas.
It allows individual teams to create their own
environment.
It generates more individual satisfaction for the
work being done.
It provides the leader to be strategic with their
skills.

29. Disadvantages of Delegative
Leadership Style
It downplays the role of the leader
on the team.
It reduces the cohesiveness of the
group.
It changes how accountability is
assigned within the group.
It allows leaders to avoid leadership.
It is a leadership style which
employees can abuse.
It can be difficult to adapt to
changing situations.

30. Bureaucratic Leadership Style
Bureaucratic leadership is where the
leader manages "by the book¨
Everything must be done according
to procedure or policy. This leader is
really more of a police officer than a
leader. He or she enforces the rules.

31. Characteristics of Bureaucratic
Leadership Style
A clear hierarchy: Firm chain of
command.
Specialization: Everyone in a bureaucracy
has a specific job to do.
A division of labor: Every task is broken
down into its component parts, and
different people work on different parts of
the task.
A set of formal rules: standard operating
procedures of written instructions are given
for each specialized job.

32. Advantages of Bureaucratic
Leadership Style
The rules and procedures are
decided for every work.
The duties and responsibilities of
each job are clearly defined
The selection process and promotion
procedures are based on merit and
expertise.
The division of labour assists
workers in becoming experts in their
jobs.

33. Advantages of Bureaucratic
Leadership Style cont…
It removes favoritism from the equation.
It centralizes duties and roles within a
team.
It promotes higher levels of creativity.
It creates a stronger level of job security.
It is a predictable form of leadership.
It always seeks to create best practices.
It is a leadership style which offers
upward scalability.
It is a style of leadership which
encourages familiarity.

34. Disadvantages of Bureaucratic
Leadership Style
This system suffers from too much of red
tape and paper work.
The employees do not develop
belongingness to the organisation.
The excessive reliance on rules and
regulations and adherence to these
policies inhibit initiative and growth of the
employees.
The employees become so used to the
system, they resist to any change and
introduction of new techniques of
operations.

35. Disadvantages of Bureaucratic
Leadership Style cont…
It has a structure which has limited
forward movement.
It is often based on a system of quotas.
It is a leadership style which bases
decisions on cost structures.
It does not offer freedom for creativity.
It is not always a system that is
efficient.
It can be difficult for bureaucratic
leaders to adapt to change.

36. In today’s society, leadership
inspires other people to pursue
their vision to the extent that it
later becomes a shared vision
between the leaders and the
subordinates that contributes
towards the success of an
organization.
Conclusion

37. And an effective leader influences
followers in a desired manner to
achieve desired goals and Good
leaders develop through a never
ending process of self-study,
education, training, and
experience.
Conclusion cont…

38. Thank you for your
attention!!!

39. Any Questions!!!

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