2. What is Leadership…
(1)“The process of influencing the activities of an
individual or group in efforts toward
accomplishing goals in a given situation.”
(2)“Empowering common people to achieve
uncommon feats. ”
3. Akio Morita 1921-1999
Co-founded Sony Corporation
with Masaru Ibuka. He is
widely acknowledged as the
father of the consumer
electronics industry, having
brought to market the
transistor, color TV,
Walkman... Steve Jobs was
an immense admirer of Sony
and always talked of making
Apple "the Sony of
computers".
6. Your leadership style is a persistent patterns of
behaviour that you exhibit, as perceived by
others, while attempting to influence the activities
of people.
What is Leadership Style?
7. The extent to which the leader is likely to
organize and define the roles of the members of
his group (followers); to explain what activities
each is to do as well as when, where and how
tasks are to be accomplished. It is further
characterized by endeavouring to establish well-
defined patterns of organization, channels of
communication, and ways of getting jobs
accomplished.
Task Behaviour
8. The extent to which a leader is likely to maintain
personal relationships between himself and the
members of his group (followers) by opening up
channels of communication, delegating
responsibility and giving subordinates an
opportunity to use their potential. It is
characterized by socio-emotional support,
friendship and mutual trust.
Relationship
Behaviour
11. Autocratic:
Autocratic leaders take authority and go headfirst in solving problems. They like
freedom to manage themselves and others.
Basic Leadership Styles;
Democratic (Participative):
These leaders encourage group members to participate, but retain the final say
over the decision-making process. Group members feel engaged in the process
and are more motivated and creative.
Free Rein (Laissez-faire):
Minimum control by the leader and maximum flexibility for the team members. As
such, the team leader often takes a back seat role and functions to coordinate and
direct actions of the team