L13 - Leadership

• 'Leaders are 30% born and 60 % made.'
• Leader


  The person who leads or commands a group, organisation or country
• Leader


  • Their ability to connect with a group, provide direction and make decisions can all influence the effectiveness of their leadership efforts
• Effective leadership


  • Increased productivity
  • Improved communication
  • Enhanced creativity
  • Higher Moral
  • Great Influences
• Challenges of effective leadership

  • Dealing with diversity
  • Managing conflict
  • Balancing power
  • Facing Uncertainty
  • Developing Others
• Managers


  Sustain and control organisations
• Leadership is about people, management is about things
• Early in their careers, leaders need to master basic managerial skills and hone them through repeated application. Eventually however they add more of the unique leadership capabilities and way of thinking
• Theories and models of leadership have changed over time and will continue to change over time. There is no overarching theory or model of leadership. There is no agreed definition of leadership. There is no agreed set of knowledge, skills and behaviours that leaders need to perform effectively
• Relation Leadership


  Focuses on the relationship between the leader and the direct report and wider team
• Ethical Leadership


  The demonstration of normatively appropriate conduct through personal actions and interpersonal relationships, and the promotion of such conduct to, followers through two-way communication, re-enforcement and decision making
• Six Practices of a Leader

  1. Building a Unifying Vision

  2. Developing a Strategy
• Authentic Leadership


  • Objective decision making
  • Being guided by internal moral standards
  • Presenting the self openly by thoughts and feelings
  • Demonstrating an understanding of their own strengths and weakness
• The leader displaying self-awareness and belief than acting upon these beliefs is said to positively influence employees behaviour again in a role-modelling way
• Research demonstrates the positive impact of authentic leadership on job satisfaction and satisfaction with leadership, organisational citizenship behaviour, employee empowerment, perceptions of support and organisational financial performance
• World Leaders


  • World Political Leaders
  • World Business Leaders
• Six Practices of a Leader

  • Building a Unifying Vision
  • Developing a Strategy
  • Getting great people on board
  • Focusing on Results
  • Innovating for the future
  • Leading yourself
• Emotional intelligence (EI) refers to the ability to identify and manage one's own emotions, as well as the emotions of others
• Components of Emotional Intelligence

  • Self Awareness
  • Self Regulations
  • Motivation
  • Empathy
  • Social Skills
• Self Awareness


  The ability to identify and describe what we are feeling and why. Self-awareness also involves being aware of our strengths and limitations, self-confidence and self-acceptance
• Self Regulations


  The ability to control and manage our emotions in different situations. Self-regulation also involves being able to let go of mistakes, accept and embrace change, and adapt quickly and confidently
• Motivation


  The ability to pursue our goals with enthusiasm and persistence. Motivation also involves being curious, optimistic, and resilient
• Empathy


  The ability to understand and share the feelings of others. Empathy also involves being sensitive, respectful, and supportive of others' emotions
• Social Skills


  The ability to communicate and interact with others effectively. Social skills also involve being able to cooperate, collaborate, negotiate, persuade, and lead others
• Some experts suggest that emotional intelligence is more important than IQ for success in life
• Emotional intelligence can influence many aspects of our lives, such as our relationships, decisions, stress, and creativity
• Emotional intelligence can help us cope with changes, risks, or crises that affect our situation or goals
• Emotional intelligence can be learned
• Benefits of Emotional Intelligence

  • Improved communication
  • Enhanced creativity
  • Higher morale
  • Greater influence
  • Better performance
• Challenges of Emotional Intelligence

  • Dealing with diversity
  • Managing conflict
  • Balancing power
  • Facing uncertainty
  • Developing others
• Growth Mindset


  People believe that their basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work –brains and talents are just the starting point. This view creates a love of learning and resilience that is essential for great accomplishment.
• Coaching


  Leaders today are more of a coach than someone who gives commands and directions.
• Implications of Emotional Intelligence


  • HR Managers
  • Leaders
  • CEO and Board of Directors
• Use of ChatGPT (AI) for Leadership