Nursing Management, style of leadership

2. LEADERSHIP

3.  "Lead" is a word meaning "to go".

5. Characteristics
of
leader

6. Good leader
Bad leader

7.  "Lead" is a word meaning "to go".

8.  Leader is a part of management and one of the most
significant elements of direction. A leader may or may not
be manager but a manager must a leader.
 A manager as a leader must lead his subordinates and also
inspire them to achieve organizational goals.

9.  “Leadership is the ability to influence other people”.
- Lansdale
“A leader is one who guides and directs other people. He
gives the effort of his followers a direction and purpose by
influencing their behavior.”
- Louis A. Allen

10.  Administrator of rewards
 Expert
 Executive
 Exemplar
 External group representative
 Ideologist
 Father figure
 Planner
 Goal setter
 Mediator
 Symbol of group
 Surrogate
 Control of internal relationship
In the organization

11. QUALITIES OF
LEADERSHIP

12.  Decision
 Responsibility and Intellectual
capacity
 Good listener
 Works well with all subordinate
 Self confidence
 Interest in other people
 Intelligent
 Integrity
 Judgmental
 Emotional stability
 Personal motivation
 Communicative skills
 Teaching ability
 Social skill
 Technical competence
 Knowledge of human relation
 Sensitivity
 Objectivity- no bias
 Friendliness
 Faith

13. Skills of personal
behavior
Skills of
communication
Skills of organization
Skills of self-
examination

14. Is sensitive to feelings of the group.
Identifies self with the needs of the group.
Does not ridicule or criticize another's suggestions.
Helps others feel important and needed.
Does not argue.

15. Listen attentively.
Make sure everyone understands what is
needed and the reason why?
Establishes positive communication with the
group as a routine part of that job.
Recognizes that everyone's contributions are
important.

16. The effective leader helps the group to:
▪ Develop long-and-short range objectives.
▪ Break big problems into small ones.
▪ Share responsibilities and opportunities.
▪ Plan, act, follow up and evaluate.
▪ Be attentive to details.

17.  Is aware of personal motivations.
 Is aware of the group members; level of hospitals for taking
appropriate countermeasures.
 Helps the group to be aware of their attitudes and values.
S - Self reliant
E - Enthusiastic
L - Loyal
F – Factual

18. TYPE OF LEADERSHIP/ STYLE

19. AUTOCRATIC OR AUTHORITATIVE STYLE
DEMOCRATIC OR PARTICIPATIVE STYLE
LAISSEZ-FAIRE OR FREE-REIN STYLE
BUREAUCRATIC LEADERSHIP

20. 1. AUTOCRATIC
(AUTHORITARIAN)

21.  In this style, leader takes all decisions.
 Make plans & policies
 Demand strict obedience.
 The functioning of a organization depend on him.
 Dominating
 Self rigid standards.
 Has no trust or confidence in subordinates.

22.  The autocratic leader may also be "Benevolent autocratic", i.e.
"You do what I say, I know that is best for you ".
 This style of leadership is always present in nursing. Where
nurse manager manages by giving orders and expecting staff
member to accept them.

23.  leader has to take immediate action or to give direction
without consulting subordinates.
 Leaders of this type make decision without the participation
of the people concerned.

24. Strong control is maintained over the groups.
Communication flows downwards.
Decision making does not involve others.
Emphasis on difference and status.
Criticism is punitive.

25.  Efficient in time of crisis, easy to make decision by one group and
 less time consuming
 It is useful when there is only leader who is experienced having
new and essential information, while subordinates are
inexperienced and new
 It is useful when the workers are unsure of taking decision and
expect the leader to tell what to do

26.  Does not encourage the individuals growth and
 does not recognize the potentials
 less cooperation among members
 Leader lacks supportive power that results in decision made
with consultation although he may be correct
 Less job satisfaction

27. 2.
DEMOCRATIC

28.  the leader values the individual characteristics and abilities of
each subordinate.
Here the leader is a catalyst for group decision making and
shared responsibility (e.g. Sri LB Shastry).
This style is a people centered approach and allows greater
individual participation in decision making process.

29. The democratic leadership style consists of
the leader sharing the decision- making
abilities with group members by
promoting the interests of the group
members and by practicing social equality..
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30. leader delegates authority to subordinates.
 subordinates have considerable freedom of action.

31.  Less control is maintained
 Others are directive through suggestions and guidance.
 Communication flows up to down.
 Decision making involves others.
 Emphasis in "We" rather than I and You.
 Criticism is constructive.

32.  Encourages all employee in decision making
 Promotes personnel involvement, greater commitment to
work and
 enhance job satisfaction

33.  It takes more time for taking decision by the group than the
leader alone

34. 3. Laissez faire
(free rein)

35.  This style is also referred to as the "freedom style" .
 This type of leader denies responsibility and abdicates authority
to the group; the leader leaves all decision making and
responsibility to the group (King Farnk).

36.  Here the Leader chooses not to adopt a leadership role and
actually adopt the leadership position.
 It may be due to lack of self confidence and fear of failure.
 The leader may think that subordinates will perform better if a
great deal of freedom is given.

37.  This style will be active where the subordinates are highly
motivated and experienced. In this "let alone" style of leadership,
the appointed manager abdicates leadership Responsibilities
leaving workers without direction, supervision or co-ordination
and allows them to plan, execute, and evaluate the work in any
way they like.

38.  He or she is permissive with little or no control.
 Motivates by support when requested by the group or
individual.
 Little or no direction is provided.
 Communication is between members of group and upward
and downward.
 Decision-making is dispersed throughout the group.

39.  In limited situations creativity may be encouraged for specific
purposes
 To try new method of action

40.  May lead to instability, disorganization, inefficiency, no unity
of action
 Lack of feeling responsible to solve the problem that may
arise.
 Individual will lose interest, initiative and desire for
achievement

41. 4.
BUREAUCRATIC
LEADERSHIP

42.  In this the leader functions only with rules and
regulations. Leader cannot be flexible and does not like
to take any risk out of the rules.
 E.g defense leader

43.  It is concerned with the lying down group objectives and
policies for the followers, motivating them coordinating their
efforts to accomplish the objectives.
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44.  Its style may differ from situation to situation.
 It is the ability to perused others and motivate them to work for
accomplishing certain objectives.
 It is process of influencing exercised by leader on members of a
group.
 It involves an unequal distribution of authority among leaders and
groups.

45.  Remove favouritism
 Centralize duties &role
 See to create best practice

46.  Does not offer freedom for creativity.
 Labour shortage

47.  Establish goal and objectives
 Rewards & punishments
 Achieve the set targets will be rewards
 Fail to obey & reach the goal will be punishments