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CFLM2 Module1

Leadership is defined in multiple ways but generally involves influencing others to work towards common goals willingly. Key aspects of leadership include having followers, communicating a clear vision and direction, motivating others, and building trust and team spirit. Effective leaders possess good character, understand human nature, and guide their organization ethically while empowering others. Leadership is important for organizations to adapt to changes, overcome challenges, and balance competing interests among diverse groups of people working towards shared objectives.

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CFLM2 Module1

Leadership is defined in multiple ways but generally involves influencing others to work towards common goals willingly. Key aspects of leadership include having followers, communicating a clear vision and direction, motivating others, and building trust and team spirit. Effective leaders possess good character, understand human nature, and guide their organization ethically while empowering others. Leadership is important for organizations to adapt to changes, overcome challenges, and balance competing interests among diverse groups of people working towards shared objectives.

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What is Leadership:

a. The art of influencing people to attain group objectives willingly.


b. The ability to awaken the desire to follow a common objective (Livingston, n.d.).
c. The quality of behaviour of the individuals whereby they guide people or their activities in
organized efforts (C.I. Bernard).
d. It is the process of influencing and supporting others to work enthusiastically towards achieving
objectives (Bernard Keys and Thomas, n.d.).
e. It is essentially a continuous process of influencing behaviour.
f. A relationship in which one person influences others to work together willingly on related tasks
to attain what the leader desires (Terry, G.R., n.d.).
g. Leadership is a dynamic process, which deserves study.

What makes a person want to follow a leader?


People want to be guided by those they respect and who have a clear sense of direction. To gain
respect, they must be ethical. A sense of direction is achieved by conveying a strong vision of the future.

‘BE, KNOW, DO’ Concept of Leadership


BE:
a professional.
a professional who possesses good character traits.

KNOW
the four elements of leadership: follower, leader, communication, and situation.
yourself.
human nature.
your job.
your organization.

DO
provide direction.
implement.
motivate.

Characteristics of Leadership
1. There must be Followers. Leadership cannot exist without followers.
2. Working Relationship between Leader and Followers. The leader should present himself in a
place where the work is actually going on.
3. Personal Quality. The character and behaviour of a man influence the works of others.
4. Reciprocal Relationship. Leadership kindles a reciprocal relationship between the leader and his
followers. A leader can influence his followers, and, in turn, the followers can influence the
leader.
5. Community of Interests. The leader should try to reconcile the different objectives and
compromise the individual interests with organization interests.
6. Guidance. A leader should take steps to motivate his followers for this purpose.
7. Related to a Particular Situation. Leadership is applicable to a particular situation at a given
point in time. It varies from time to time.
8. Shared Function. A leader is working along with his followers to achieve the objectives of the
organization. The leader shares his experience, ideas, and views with his followers.
9. ower Relationship. A leader has powers to exercise over his followers. The leader derives these
powers from the organization hierarchy, superior knowledge, experience and the like.

11 MAJOR OBJECTIVES OF LEADERSHIP


The objectives of leadership in the context of ethics are:

1. To develop the feeling of cooperation and coordination.


2. To determine and provide the needful directions about good or bad.
3. To determine and formulate the equitable and justified behavioral norm in society,
4. To develop new, innovative, and creative ideas, outlooks, and approaches among people.
5. To determine and make the perspective visions and missions for the well-being of human life in
society,
6. To determine and develop the parameters on the basis of ethical values towards optimum and
balanced behavior between individual and group in any society,
7. To determine some learning aspects to follow the concept of truth, purity, politeness, and
justifications among every people in society,
8. To develop enthusiasms, loyalty, and devotional behavior and attitudes,
9. To determine and provide needful directions for making team spirit among people,
10. To provide due importance for common interest in a group or society,
11. To provide some leading guidelines for developing a better work environment.

NATURE OF LEADERSHIP
1. Leadership as a Status Group. The leader moves to a leadership position by reason of heredity
or when he is elected or selected to a leadership position.
2. Leadership as a Focal Person. Becomes leader by virtue of positions held by them in an
organization, such as persons elected or selected to positions.
3. Leadership as a Function. The leadership function comprises activities that facilitate the
achievement of group goals.
4. Leadership as a Process. Leadership is an interactive process in which leaders and followers
exchange influence.

IMPORTANCE OF LEADERSHIP
1. Provide Task Support. Leaders support the followers by assembling the organizational resources;
and helping them accomplish their tasks in accordance with standards of performance.
2. Psychological Support. Leaders help followers overcome various problems they confront while
performing these tasks.
3. Development of Individuals. Leaders build willingness, enthusiasm, and confidence in followers
for the accomplishment of their individual and organizational goals.
4. Building the Team Spirit. No individual can work alone.
5. Motivation
6. Provides Feedback.
7. Helps in Introducing Change
8. Maintain Discipline. Leadership is a powerful influence that enforces discipline in the
organization more than formal rules and regulations can.
9. Affirming Ethical Values. Ethics affirms the trust of people. Thus, a leader needs to conform to
ethical practices.
10. Empowering Others. A good leader leads by empowering others. It means delegation of power.
11. Reviewing the Norms. Review of mission and vision statements along with clear norms and
guidelines, considering views and experiences of his subordinates, by interactive ways.
12. Setting the Ethical Example. The ultimate leadership responsibility is modelling the behaviour of
others.

NEED FOR LEADERSHIP


1. Imperfect Organization Structure. Due to the existence of informal groups within the
framework of a formal organization.
2. Rapid Technological, Economic, and Social Changes. Effective leadership can enable the
organization to meet the challenges posed by environmental factors.
3. Internal Imbalances Created by Organizational Growth. As an organization grows and
complexity, it may develop certain imbalances. Only effective leadership can steer the
organization through such situations.
4. Nature of Human Memberships. Persons working in an organization come from different
backgrounds and have different interests, values, beliefs, and intellectual and temperamental
make-up.

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