2ND QUARTER
Basic Leadership Concepts
Leadership
process by which an executive can direct, guide
and influence the behavior and work of others
towards accomplishment of specific goals in a
given situation.
Characteristics of Leadership
1. It is an inter-personal process in which a manager is
into influencing and guiding workers towards
attainment of goals.
Characteristics of Leadership
2. It denotes a few qualities to be
present in a person which includes
intelligence, maturity and personality.
Characteristics of Leadership
3. It is a group process. It involves
two or more people interacting with
each other.
Characteristics of Leadership
4. A leader is involved in shaping and moulding
the behaviour of the group towards
accomplishment of organizational goals
Characteristics of Leadership
5. Leadership is situation bound.
There is no best style of leadership.
It all depends upon tackling with the situations.
Courtesy
polite behavior that shows respect
for other people.
something that you do because
it is polite, kind, etc.
Discipline
the practice of training people to
obey rules or a code of behavior, using
punishment
to correct disobedience.
Salute
Respect to Flag
Basic Leadership Traits
INTEGRITY
Integrity in leaders refers to being honest,
trustworthy, and reliable. Leaders with
integrity act in accordance with their words
(i.e. they practice what they preach) and own
up to their mistakes, as opposed to hiding
them, blaming their team, or making
excuses.
Basic Leadership Traits
DELEGATION
refers to leaders who allow their members
greater freedom to make decisions. They
might delegate tasks to a few members or
give each member the ability to guide their
own work
Basic Leadership Traits
COMMUNICATION
Effective communication is vital to gain
trust, align efforts in the pursuit of goals,
and inspire positive change. When
communication is lacking, important
information can be misinterpreted, causing
relationships to suffer and, ultimately,
creating barriers that hinder progress.
Basic Leadership Traits
SELF-AWARENESS
The better you understand yourself and
recognize your own strengths and
weaknesses, the more effective you can be
as a leader
Basic Leadership Traits
GRATITUDE
Studies found that leaders who express
appreciation are more influential, respected,
and happier.
Appreciating the people behind your
organization's success and acknowledging
the contributions they make each and every
day.
Basic Leadership Traits
LEARNING AGILITY
the ability to know what to do when you
don’t know what to do. If you’re a “quick
study” or are able to excel in unfamiliar
circumstances, you might already be
learning agile. But anybody can foster and
increase learning agility through practice,
experience, and effort. After all, great
leaders are really great learners.
Basic Leadership Traits
INFLUENCE
For some people, “influence” feels like a
dirty word. But being able to convince
people through the influencing tactics of
logical, emotional, or cooperative appeals is
an important trait of inspiring, effective
leaders.
Basic Leadership Traits
EMPATHY
An empathetic leader is one who has a
genuine interest in his/her team members’
lives, the challenges they face, and their
overall feelings.
Empathy is the ability to experience the
feelings of others and to see the situation
from their perspective. And it’s a
cornerstone of building trust among your
team.
Basic Leadership Traits
COURAGE
Basic Leadership Traits
RESPECT
treating everyone, no matter what rank or
treating everyone, no matter what rank or status, with genuine respect and regard.
status, with genuine respect and regard.
