Leadership Skills and Attributes

This presentation explains the skills and attributes required for effective leadership. It discusses the difference between leadership and management, various leadership styles, and different techniques of motivation. The presentation also includes references for further reading.

Working with leading
people

2.1 Explanation of required skills and
attributes for leadership
Leadership is an important function of management which helps in to maximize efficiency
in order to achieve organizational goal efficiently. Leaders have following skills such as:
Good communication skill
Initiative Motivator
Good decision making skills
Provide guidance
Creating confidence
Building morale
Coordination

2.2 Explain the difference between leader ship and
management
•In British Airways both the leaders and managers has put their heart
and soul for motivating their employees.
•Leadership is the ability to lead other team members or individuals
to get work done from people to achieve the set objectives and
goals. They are charismatic in nature.

2.2 Explain the difference between leader
ship and management
Qualities of leadership
•Transformational: Leaders have their own charisma, by their persuasive skills they
transform the employees and make you follow their steps.
•Vision : They work for the vision of the cited entity.
•Proactive : They are proactive in nature .
•Taker : They encounter every problem with thrill and enthusiasm.
•Long term : Focuses on long term goals
•Facilitates : Encourage participation of every individual.

2.2 Explain the difference between leader
ship and management
Role of manager
Transactional :Managers order their subordinates to do the work assigned. The
position of authority lies with them.
Work : They just need the work to be done, doesn't matter how.
Stability : Managers are rigid in this case.
Objectives :Managers are working for the fulfilment of the objectives.
Makes : Makes decision by himself and impose on subordinates.

2.3 Different leadership style to be used
at different situation
Leaders always uses different type of leadership style in order to get situational objective effectively.
Authoritarian leadership style:-
In this type of leadership leaders believes in to maintain professional relationship in order to
maintain successful environment and follower-ship.
Democratic leadership: -
In this type of leadership subordinates are involved in decision making process. Democratic
leaders have final responsibility to approve the following decision which has been taken by their
subordinates.

2.3 Different leadership style to be used
at different situation
Strategic leadership
Strategic leaders are the head of an organization. Their main work is to framed
policies and strategies in order to achieve innovative targets which are essential for
growth of the firm.
Transformational leadership-
This type of leaders motivate others to do more than their capacity and out of box.

2.3 Different leadership style to be used at
different situation
Team leadership:
Team leader has a number of subordinates they all do their work
together in order to achieve the shared goal.
Laissez faire leadership:
This type of leadership gives an authority to employees. They can do
their work with minimal interference.

2.3 Different leadership style to be used
at different situation
Transactional leadership:
 In this type all the subordinates are strongly dedicated towards the changes in
work process and environment in order to get tangible rewards by the following
leader instruction.

2.4 Explanation of different techniques
of motivation
Employee motivation is an intrinsic and internal driver to put effort towards
the work related activities. There are several motivational theories are present
which improves work efficiency.

2.4 Explanation of different techniques of
motivation
Maslow's hierarchy needs:
Needs in a hierarchy are ranges from lower to higher, as lower needs are
fulfilled higher needs are automatically arise.
Physiological needs:-
It contains the life essential elements such as food, water and shelter.
Safety needs:-
It contains the working environment where employees perform their work.
It basically contain the job security and freedom from threat.

2.4 Explanation of different techniques
of motivation
 Social needs:
It generate a feeling of acceptance, and sense of connection and establish
social position in society.
 Self esteem:
It is feel by the Recognition of achievement and by their performance
status in an organization to make feel valued and appreciated.
 Self actualization:
It is generate by challenging and meaning work assignment that enables
employee creativity, innovation ability in order achieve long term goals.

2.4 Explanation of different techniques
of motivation
Herzberg's motivation or hygiene theory
 This theory determines the work environmental factors that
causes satisfaction and dissatisfaction under the existing
employees. Herzberg theory divides the employees in two
section.

2.4 Explanation of different techniques
of motivation
Satisfiers or motivators:
Motivating factors makes positive impact on growth of an employees.
Hygiene factors:
That makes negative impact on the employee performance like company policy,
work condition and salary.

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