The documents discuss the importance of leadership credibility and characteristics of effective leaders. Some key points include: 1) Leadership is defined by others - others determine who is a leader based on their perceptions. 2) Desired leadership characteristics include honesty, being forward-looking, inspiring competence. 3) Credibility is the foundation of leadership and influences whether people believe and follow a leader. Trustworthiness, expertise, and dynamism contribute to credibility. 4) High credibility managers have employees who are proud of the organization, feel committed, and have a sense of ownership. Low credibility leads to less motivated employees who may look elsewhere.

1. THE
FOUNDATION
OF
LEADERSHIP
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2. Leadership is in the
eyes of other people; it
is they who proclaim
you as a leader.
• Carrie Gilstrap,
• Hewlett-Packard
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3. Exercise
• Rank the animals individually in order of
your personal preference
• lion,
• dog,
• Parrot
• elephant.

4. Numeric Value
• How you want others who are significant
in your life to perceive you
• How you think others actually perceive
you
• How you would like to be perceived by
others in future
• How you truly want to be – without
worrying about what others in your life
think about you

5. Interpretation
• Let’s say someone lists order of preference as:
Lion, elephant, dog and parrot. It means the
person wants others to perceive him with lion like
qualities. These qualities are dominance,
detachment, aloofness, decisive and proactive.
The person however believes he is perceived by
others with elephant like qualities. These
qualities are passive nature, tolerance, calm,
strong, controlled and so on.

6. What do you look for
and admire in a
leader, someone
whose direction
you would
willingly follow?
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7. Steve Jobs: 10 Lessons in
Leadership
• Simplify
• The Power of "No"
• Money Is Overvalued
• It's not What You Say; It's How You Say It
• Recognize Good Ideas
• Shun the Majority
• Eat Your Own Lunch
• Strive for Perfection
• Small Teams
• Follow Your Heart

8. The leadership principles of
Infosys’s Narayana Murthy
• Adversity
• Value
• Enhancing trust
• Governance
• Managerial remuneration
• • Fairness with respect to the compensation of other
employees
• Transparency with respect to shareholders and
employees
• Accountability with respect to linking compensation
with corporate performance
• Integrity

9. Characteristics of an Admired Leader
_16%_ Ambitious 89% Honest
_35%_ Broad-minded _17%_ Imaginative
_22% Caring _ 4% _ Independent
68% Competent 69% Inspiring
_25%_ Cooperative _48%_ Intelligent
_25%_ Courageous _18%_ Loyal
_34%_ Dependable _15%_ Mature
_25%_ Determined _10% _ Self-controlled
_39%_ Fair-minded _36%_ Straightforward
71% Forward-looking _35%_ Supportive
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10. Desired Characteristics of a Leader
• Honest
• Forward-looking
• Inspiring
• Competent
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11. Source Credibility
• Trustworthiness
• Expertise
• Dynamism
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12. Credibility is
the foundation
of leadership.
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13. The Kouzes-Posner First Law of Leadership
If you don’t believe
in the messenger,
you won’t believe
the message.
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14. High Management Credibility
When people perceive their
immediate manager to have high
credibility, they are significantly
more likely to ––
• Be proud to tell others they’re
part of the organization
• Feel a strong sense of team
spirit
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15. High Management Credibility, Cont’d
• See their own personal values
as consistent with those of the
organization
• Feel attached and committed to
the organization
• Have a sense of ownership of
the organization
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16. Low Management Credibility
When constituents perceive their
manager to have low credibility,
they are more likely to ––
• Produce only if they’re watched
carefully
• Be motivated primarily by money
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17. Low Management Credibility, Cont’d.
• Say good things about the
organization publicly, but
criticize it privately
• Consider looking for another job
if the organization experiences
problems
• Feel unsupported and
unappreciated
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