MODULE 6 Leadership
MODULE 6
Leadership
1) What is meant by Leadership?/ Define leadership. (2 marks)
“Leadership is the ability of a manager to induce subordinates to work with confidence and zeal”. - Koontz and O'Donnell
Leadership is interpersonal influence exercised in a situation & directed through communication process, towards the attainment of a specific goal or goals. According to Peter Drucker, leadership is not making friends and influencing people i.e., salesmanship. It is the lifting of man's visions to higher sights, the raising of man's personality beyond its normal limitations.
2) Explain the Nature and Characteristics of leadership. (8 marks)
Leadership is a personal quality.
It exists only with followers. If there are no followers, there is no leadership.
It is the willingness of people to follow that makes person a leader.
Leadership is a process of influence. A leader must be able to influence the behaviour, attitude and beliefs of his subordinates.
It exists only for the realisation of common goals.
It involves readiness to accept complete responsibility in all situations.
Leadership is the function of stimulating the followers to strive willingly to attain organisational objectives.
Leadership styles do change under different circumstances.
Leadership is neither bossism nor synonymous with management.
3) Explain the importance of Leadership? (8 marks)
Leadership is an important function of management which helps to maximize efficiency and to achieve organizational goals. The following points justify the importance of leadership in a concern.
i. Initiates action- Leader is a person who starts the work by communicating the policies and plans to the subordinates from where the work actually starts. ii. Motivation- A leader proves to be playing an incentive role in the concern’s working. He motivates the employees with economic and non-economic rewards and thereby gets the work from the
Leadership
1) What is meant by Leadership?/ Define leadership. (2 marks)
“Leadership is the ability of a manager to induce subordinates to work with confidence and zeal”. - Koontz and O'Donnell
Leadership is interpersonal influence exercised in a situation & directed through communication process, towards the attainment of a specific goal or goals. According to Peter Drucker, leadership is not making friends and influencing people i.e., salesmanship. It is the lifting of man's visions to higher sights, the raising of man's personality beyond its normal limitations.
2) Explain the Nature and Characteristics of leadership. (8 marks)
Leadership is a personal quality.
It exists only with followers. If there are no followers, there is no leadership.
It is the willingness of people to follow that makes person a leader.
Leadership is a process of influence. A leader must be able to influence the behaviour, attitude and beliefs of his subordinates.
It exists only for the realisation of common goals.
It involves readiness to accept complete responsibility in all situations.
Leadership is the function of stimulating the followers to strive willingly to attain organisational objectives.
Leadership styles do change under different circumstances.
Leadership is neither bossism nor synonymous with management.
3) Explain the importance of Leadership? (8 marks)
Leadership is an important function of management which helps to maximize efficiency and to achieve organizational goals. The following points justify the importance of leadership in a concern.
i. Initiates action- Leader is a person who starts the work by communicating the policies and plans to the subordinates from where the work actually starts. ii. Motivation- A leader proves to be playing an incentive role in the concern’s working. He motivates the employees with economic and non-economic rewards and thereby gets the work from the