This document defines and discusses leadership. It begins by defining leadership as the process of influencing others to work enthusiastically towards achieving objectives. It then lists various definitions of leadership provided by experts. The document outlines key characteristics of leadership including it being a process of influence, requiring followers, and being stimulative and creative. It also discusses the importance of leadership in securing cooperation, providing guidance and motivation, and maintaining productivity and discipline. The document further explores qualities of good leaders, types of leadership styles, and distinguishes between leadership and management.

1. LEADERSHIP
Presented by
Jacob John Panicker
CHMM College for Advanced Studies

2. Index
 Meaning and Definition of leadership
 Characteristics of leadership
 Importance of leadership
 Qualities of a good leader
 Leadership functions
 Leadership and management
 Formal and Informal leaders
 Types of leadership

3. Meaning of leadership
Leadership is the process of influencing and supporting others to
work enthusiastically towards achieving objectives

4. Definitions of leadership
Chester Barnard:“Leadership is the quality of the behavior of individuals
whereby they guide the people or their activities”
Koontz and O'Donnell:”Leadership is the ability of the manager to induce
subordinate to work with confidence and zeal”

5. Characteristics of leadership
 Process of influencing
 Existence of followers
 Stimulative function
 Common interest
 Creative
 Inter personal

6. Importance of leadership
 Securing co-operation of members of organization
 Guidance and motivation
 Creating confidence
 Improving productivity
 Improve job satisfaction
 Co-ordination
 Maintaining discipline
 Representing the enterprise

7. Qualities of a good leader
 Self confidence
 Intelligence
 Communication skill
 Listening skill
 Vision and foresight
 Ability to inspire the people
 Empathy
 Moral qualities
 Accepting responsibility
 Sociability
 Adaptability

8. Leadership functions
 Fixation of goal
 Organization of activities
 Co-ordination
 Representation of group
 Motivation
 Facilitating change

9. Leadership and management
Manager
Leader
 He drives and order
 He coaches and advice
 He depends on his authority
 He create fear
 He depends on his confidence
and goodwill
 He fixes blames and find faults
 He inspire enthusiasm
 He makes work heisting one
 He solve problem
 He believes in „I‟
 He makes work a game
 He knows all the answers
 He believes „we‟ and „you‟
 He consults and seeks advice

10. Formal and Informal leaders
 Formal leader: they possesses organizational authority to direct and control
activities of subordinate
 Informal leader: they do not hold any organizational authority

11. Types of leadership
 Autocratic leadership
 Participative leadership
 Free rein leadership
 Positive and Negative leadership

12. Conclusion
leadership is very essential for a good manger. If they have good
leadership quality they can achieve the common goal of the
company.

13. Reference
 Organizational behavior text by Aswathappa
 Management and business communication text for B.com by K.G.C Nair
P.J. varghese, K.R.C Nair

14. Ask me about the topic if you want
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