Leadership Excellence in Organizations

Session 1

Term – IV

By
Prof. Jyoti Verma

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other”

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 Leader?
One who Influences

One who takes a Stand

One who takes Initiatives

One who has the Power of Intent

Leaders must be charismatic, inspirational, respectful and

stimulating while leading

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 Managers vs. Leaders
Managers Leaders
• Focus on things • Focus on people
• Do things right • Do the right things
• Plan • Inspire
• Organize • Influence
• Direct • Motivate
• Control • Build
• Follows the rules • Shape entities
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 Continued…
• Know that management is about process --
leadership is about purpose

• Know that management is about today --

and leadership is about tomorrow

• Leaders have an ethical responsibility to

attend to the needs and concerns of
followers. They are not better than
followers- two sides of same coin
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Leadership from the point of view
of…..
1) Leader

2) Context

3) Followers

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 Leadership Described
Leadership as a trait Versus process

Leader Leader

Height
Intelligence Interaction
Fluency
Other traits

Followers
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 Leadership Described
Assigned Versus Emergent leadership
• Based on occupying a formal position in an
organization

• When others perceive an individual as the

most influential member of a group or
organization regardless of the individual’s
title.

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 Leadership Described
Leadership and Power (based on)
 Referent Power- follower’s identification and
liking for the leader
 Expert Power- perception’s of the leader’s
competence
 Legitimate Power- status or formal job
authority
 Reward Power- capacity to provide rewards to
others.
 Coercive Power – capacity to penalize or
punish others
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 Types of Leaders
• Leader by the position achieved
• Leader by personality, charisma
• Leader by ethics and morality
• Leader by power held
• Leader intellect
• Leader because of ability to accomplish
things

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 Leadership…

Share the Power & • Lead by making

Recognition others powerful

Control The Negative • Quiet the voice in the

Self-Talk head that says, “I can’t
Speak Possibility do it!”

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 New Leaders Take Note
• General Advice • Challenges
– Take advantage of – Need knowledge
the transition quickly
period – Establish new
– Get advice and relationships
guidance – Expectations
– Learn leadership

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 New Leader Traps
• Not learning quickly
• Captured by wrong
• Isolation people
• Know-it-all
• Keeping existing
team
• Taking on too much

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Activity: Blind Alphabet

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 The Leadership Challenge
• Focus on the individual members or/and the team

• Provide employees and stakeholders the opportunity to develop and

utilize their talents and strengths

• Listen to employee’s concerns

• Specify standards and expectations

• Delegate responsibility through empowerment

• Let employees and stakeholders identify their own interests and

abilities

• Lead by example: set the standard for excellence

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 How Far Can You Go?

All Leaders Are Managers

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