Table of Contents :
Chapter 1 : Leadership and Leadership Skills
Intro : What is Leadership ?
In this chapter we are going to address the question what is leadership and its definition, how leaders inspire and how they bring out the best in others. We will also address the question of what leaders do in this day and age, how they are passionate about their work and how they work to encourage others. We will be discussing the different leadership styles and the pros and cons of each leadership style. We will also be talking about emotional intelligence and its job in leadership.
1. What is Leadership ?
2. What is leadership ? A clear definition is that it is simply the art of motivating a group of people to act towards achieving a goal or vision.
Leadership has everything to do with inspiration and being trained to inspire meaning using what's inside you to bring about the best in others. Effective leadership is based upon ideas (whether its the leaders own ideas or he learned them from elsewhere meaning student becomes the master). Good leadership happens when ideas can be communicated to others in a way that motivates them to act like the leader wants them to act.
Put even more simply, subordinates will want to act for their leaders to meet the company's goals. In business leadership is about « inspiring people enough to meet the company's bottom line. If they do not meet the bottom line, they are punished or even fired. As much as it is about inspiring it's also about getting the work done in an efficient manner, a way that leads people towards success.
B.) Difference Between management and Leadership
The difference between leadership and management is that management is leading by giving orders while leadership is more inspirational.
c.) What Do Leaders Do?
A leader can be anyone, they aren't necessarily the boss with a formal power. They are followed because of their personality, behavior, and beliefs. A leader invests in everyday duties and projects and shows passion, he or she loves what they are doing. Leaders take a great deal of interest in the empowerment and success of subordinates. Leaderships work to inspire and build trust, that is if they are positive and good leaders.
D.) What do managers do ?
A manager uses control while leaders use trust as a building foundation. Managers have to use control while leaders use inspiration. A leader asks why and how. What's inside to bring about the trusted result while a manager asks what and when. Why does somebody act a certain way or think a certain way and how can we go about to make it better while a manager asks the question what it is we are supposed to do and when will we get it done ? He doesn't need explanations or getting to the root of employee's blockage, he just wants them to get the work done as effectively and efficiently as possible.
E.) Crucial differences between management and leadership : Value
1. Counting value vs creating value
2. Circles of influence vs circles of power
3. Leading people vs. Managing people
Managers count value in the manner that those who aren't adding any value or ideas trhat are invaluable are cut off.
Circles of influence vs. Circles of power :
Managers have subordinates
Leaders have followers
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