1. Leadership involves guiding and influencing others to achieve defined objectives enthusiastically. It requires directing a group towards goals. 2. There are different styles of leadership, including autocratic where the leader makes all decisions, democratic where the leader shares decision-making, and free rein where the leader gives minimal guidance. 3. Leaders play important roles like coordinating group efforts, establishing a positive social climate, assisting with organization, and promoting extension messages. They help plan and implement development programs.

1. Rural Leadership
Dr. Rajinder Kaur Kalra
Professor & Head (Retired )
Deptt.of Ext. Edu.

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)
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

9. Types of Leadership

10. Autocratic Leadership
Democratic Leadership
Free Rein Leadership

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
seldom 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
Methods of selecton of leaders

18. 6 Informal Rating
7 Social Participation
8 Sociometeric Stars

19. 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 promiss in him
becoming a leader

20. 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

21. Persons with Reputation
• Persons having reputation of being
• honest,
• intelligent and
• helping hand are selected

22. Formal Leaders
Persons who hold offices in formal
organzations
Self Rating technique
Each person is asked to evaluate his
own abilities to act as a leader

23. 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

24. Sociometeric 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

25. 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

26. Thank you