Leaders are not born.....instead they are created....Well, Leadership quality is not mere a single quality but a blend many special qualities....This presentation will giv idea about those qualities with enough pictures....

1. LEADERSHIP QUALITIES

2. BY….
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J. Jagan
S. Krishnaraj
A. Mohamed Shaik Yusuf
D. Manikandan

3. Outline
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What is Leadership? Who is a
Leader?
Ingredients of a good leader
Is Leader and Boss same?
Myths about Leadership
Qualities of a good leader
Types of Leadership
Leadership Qualities to be learnt
from famous personalities

4. What is Leadership?
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Organizing a group of people or a
team to achieve a common goal
Ability to direct the people in the
right direction

5. WHO IS A LEADER?

6. Who is a Leader?
A leader is a one, who
o Knows the way
o Goes the way
o Shows the way

7. INGREDIENTS OF A GOOD LEADER

8. Ingredients of a good leader
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A good teacher
Doesn‟t put down his/her team
Gets the most from them
Works with the framework of rules

9. WHO IS A LEADER? WHO IS A BOSS?

10. Who is a Leader? Who is a Boss?
Boss/Manager
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Focus on things
Do things right
Organize
Direct/Instruct
Control the team
An assigned position
Leader
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Focus on people
Do the right things
Influence
Inspire/Motivate
Build the team
An achieved position

11. MYTHS

12. Myths about Leadership
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A leader may/mayn‟t have a formal
authority
Persons who are leaders in one
situation mayn‟t necessarily be the
leaders in other situations
The qualities of a leader are
demonstrated from his/her
behaviour, not their position

13. Myths about Leadership
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There is no any written rigid rule for
being a leader
The style of a leader depends on
his/her
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Philosophy
Personality
Past experience

14. Myths about Leadership
o A Leader need not possess sound
technical platform
Statistics…………….
o 75% of US presidents were in the bottom half of
their school classes
o More than 50% of all CEO’s of Fortune 500
companies had ‘C’ averages in college
o About 50% of all Millionaires, Entrepreneurs
had not finished their graduation

15. QUALITIES OF A GOOD LEADER

16. Qualities/Traits of a good
leader
“Leadership is not just one quality
But, rather a blend of qualities”

17. SELF-KNOWLEDGE

18. 1….Self-knowledge
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Leadership begins with selfknowledge
Ask you the question, “What do you
know about yourself as a leader?”
It is said that,
“Self-knowledge is the basis for character;
Character is the root of integrity;
Integrity provides the foundation for Leadership”

19. COMMUNICATION
…..Without it you travel alone….

20. 2….Communication
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Communication is the heart of
leadership
Involves Listening, Speaking,
Feedback
Build good rapport with your team
members
Communicate effectively,
“It is not what you say, but also how you say”

21. PERSONALITY

22. 3….Personality
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Should have attractive and pleasing
personality
Honesty,Sincerity,Humility,Dignity
Inspire people through your words
and action

23. MOTIVATION AND SELF-C0NFIDENCE

24. 4….Motivation and Self-confidence
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Have self-confidence
Instil them to others by motivating
them
It is said that,
“A good leader inspires people to have confidence in
their leader;
A great leader inspires people to have confidence in
themselves”

25. EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

26. 5….Emotional Intelligence
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Be emotionally stable and shouldn‟t
lose your temper at any stage
Should have good Presence of Mind
Need mental toughness since no
one can lead without being
criticized/discouraged

27. RESPONSIBILITY AND
DECISION-MAKING

28. 6….Responsibility and
Decision-making
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Take the responsibility and always
try be an initiator
Have enough courage to accept the
failure
Should be able to judge one‟s
decision and say
…..This will work
…..This won‟t

29. KNOW YOUR TEAM WELL

30. 7….Patience and
Knowing your team well
Be patient enough to collect the
feedback and suggestions from
your team
 Know the „plus‟ and „minus‟ of each
individual in your team
 Make your plans public and provide
them good guidance
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“The ears of the leader must ring with the
voices of the people”

31. DON’T ASK THEM TO DO,
MAKE THEM TO DO

32. 8….Don’t ask them to do,
Make them to do
When the best leader‟s work is
done, the people say, "we did it
ourselves”
 The job a leader today is not to
create followers; it is to create more
leaders
It is said that,
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“Give me a fish, I‟ll live for a day
Teach me to fish, I‟ll live for lifetime”

33. FOCUS

34. 9….Focus
Concentrate on your task without
mood-swings
 Haste makes waste….So deal
everything on the basis of one-at-atime
 Prioritise the “To-do” list
 Hard-work and Persistence are your
two eyes
It is said that,
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“Winners never quit; Quitters never win”

35. HOLDING-COURT QUALITY

36. 10….Holding-court quality
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An unique quality which can‟t be
taught
Ability to keep the eyes of the
people sticked on you
CHARISMA—ability to uniquely
inspire people

37. TYPES OF LEADERS

38. Types of Leaders
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Leader by position/power achieved
Leader by personality and charisma
Leader by moral example
Leader because of the ability to
accomplish things

39. Leadership Styles
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Autocratic Leadership
Bureaucratic Leadership
Laissez-Faire Leadership
Democratic Leadership
Transformational Leadership

40. AUTOCRATIC LEADERSHIP

41. Autocratic Leadership
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Retains the power and decisionmaking authority
Do not consult staff nor allowed to
participate
Expects his/her team to obey
without questioning

42. Bureaucratic Leadership
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Leads “by the book”
Doesn‟t think on his/her own
Does things according to the
procedure or policy
He/She is mere a police officer and
not a leader

43. LAISSEZ-FAIRE LEADERSHIP

44. Laissez-faire Leadership
o This means „let it be‟...
o The leader doesn‟t care about his team
o Detached and far removed from the people
he/she is supposed to serve
o Goes in his/her own way and lets his/her
men proceed in their own ways

45. DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP

46. Democratic Leadership
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More recommended style
Also called as Participative style
Encourages the team to be a part of
decision-making
Keeps the team informed about
everything that affects their work
and shares responsibilities

47. Democratic Leadership
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Develops plans to help the team
members evaluate their own
performance
Recognizes and encourages
personal and group achievements
To say shortly, it is the leadership
“For the people;
By the people;
Of the people”

48. TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP

49. Transformational Leadership
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The leader has Charisma(ability to
uniquely inspire people)
Inspire people with words,
personality and thoughts
Make changes happen in self and
others
Extremely powerful and hard to
teach

50. LEADERSHIP QUALITIES TO BE
LEARNT FROM SOME FAMOUS
PERSONALITIES

51. MAHATMA GANDHIJI

52. Mahatma Gandhiji
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A self-less and honest leader
Lord Mountbatten remarked him as
“One-man boundary force”
With his charismatic leadership
style, he won Independence
He had led many social movements
like
o Salt Satyagraha
o Non-cooperation
movement
o And many Boycotts

53. Gandhian Management
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When he initiated compromise
between two opponents—he was a
GOOD MEDIATOR
When he applied his qualities of
truth,love and non-violence—he was
an AUTOCRAT
When he gave procedural details to
accomplish a goal—he was a
BUREAUCRAT

54. Vision
“I have nothing new to teach the
world;
Truth and Non-violence are as old as
the hills”

55. ADOLF HITLER

56. Adolf Hitler
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Austrian-born German politician
Leader of Nazi‟s
Responsible for starting
World War-II
Served as a German soldier in
WW-I
Took leadership in WW-II and
aimed to provide stronger
government

57. Achievements
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German military power seemed
unstoppable during WW-II
Successfully invaded more than 10
countries with his brilliant strategic
planning
Ultimate Autocrat and a Dictator
“Had a vision of expanding Germany
into Russia and terminate Jews”

58. Vision
Expanding Germany into Russia and
terminating Jews from Germany

59. ABRAHAM LINCOLN

60. Abraham Lincoln
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“The greatness of Napolean,Caesar,Washington
is moonlight to the sun of LINCOLN”
Leo Tolstoy
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16th President of USA
Self-educated man
Faced many failures before
becoming the President

61. Qualities
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Best Democratic Leader
Had strong belief in his principles
Graduated as a Lawyer
Skilled in everything from Wrestler
to Orator

62. Vision
Government is
“For the people;
By the people;
Of the people”

63. INDIRA GANDHI

64. Indira Gandhi
Known as “Iron Lady of India”
 Charismatic Political Leader
 Elected as Prime Minister for 4
times
 Described as “Architect of
Modern India”
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65. Achievements
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Nationalisation of banks
Took good decision during Indo-Pak
war
World‟s longest serving woman
Prime Minister
Launching of India‟s first satellite
Development in Nuclear Technology

66. WHY LEADERSHIP
QUALITIES ARE MORE
STRESSED THESE DAYS?

67. India……A nation of Youth
o About 45% of Indian population is
YOUTH
o The Hindu says, “India is set to
become the YOUNGEST COUNTRY
by 2020”
o But still deficient of efficient
leaders

68. UNITED WE STAND; DIVIDED WE FALL
Without good leadership and
good leaders, it is impossible to
achieve the goals of nation

69. WANTED
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GOOD LEADERS

70. TODAY’S YOUTH ARE
TOMORROW’S LEADERS

71. LEADERSHIP IS NOT A
DIFFICULT TASK
JUST ‘4’ THINGS

72. Have enough COURAGE to initiate
and take RESPONSIBILITIES

73. Develop STRATEGIES to ACCOMPLISH
the task

74. Be CHARISMATIC and direct your team
to the final DESTINATION

75. FINALLY………
LEADERSHIP is not what you do TO PEOPLE;
LEADERSHIP is what you do WITH PEOPLE

76. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE