What Is Leadership and Who Is a Leader?
By Ozgur Yilmazel
Leadership is the ability of an individual to motivate a group of people towards a common goal. It can be called as a process of influencing and providing an environment for them to achieve team or organizational objective.
There are seven common characteristics of leadership:
- The ability to define and, communicate a vision and motivate a team (to deliver).
- The ability to build trust, respect and create a culture of execution.
- The ability to listen, learn and respond.
- The ability to attract, retain and nurture the best people and have them work as a team
- An insistence on analytical rigor in evaluating the nature of the problem.
- Ensuring that dissenting voices are heard and a range of options are explored.
- A willingness to make a decision after having looked at all the options, and then insisting on good execution and timely feedback.
There is a big difference between a manager and a leader. As first; while the managers have subordinates, the leaders have followers. Management is about processes, therefore, the focus is on planning, communication & control. However, leadership is about behavior, so the focus is on building trust and inspiring people.
Leadership Qualities
- Core human competencies (Integrity, Honesty, Sincerity, Passion, Confidence)
- The ability to define and communicate a vision.
- The ability to energize teams around a mission.
- Excellent communication and collaboration capabilities.
- Execution competence (Leading by example).
Leadership focus on "the right people, the right culture, building trust, confidence and a rhythm of execution"
Focus on the Right People
- Get the right people in the right jobs
- Make sure everybody counts and everybody knows that they count
- Understand where real value is added
Focus on the Right Culture
- Listen, learn and respond
- Set a tone of communication and collaboration
- An informal atmosphere can be a competitive advantage
- Work and still have fun
Focus on Building Trust, Confidence, and a Rhythm of Execution
- Win the trust of people. Be honest. Listen, learn and respond.
- Build confidence in the plan and road map.
- Communicate where we are going, why we are going there and how we will get there.
- Lead people to achieve execution excellence. Create a culture of performance and execution.
Approaches to Leadership:
- Laissez-Faire Leadership
This type of leader has little direction over the group.
They give no certain instructions and do not oversee what is being accomplished within the group.
- Authoritarian Leadership
This type of leader is the expert of the group.
They know exactly what is to be done and how it should be done.
They are often used when a job must be completed in a timely fashion.
- Democratic Leadership
This type of leadership leaves room for equality of all group members.
Each person's ideas are valued and considered.
- Pragmatic Leadership
Pragmatic leadership can be defined as a mixture of democratic and authoritarian leadership approaches.
There is opportunity for everyone, yet the leader has a definite way of doing things.
- Action-centered leadership (Focus on effective management)
It includes:
- Planning (Seeking information, defining tasks, setting aims, allocating tasks, and setting standards)
- Controlling (Maintaining standards, ensuring progress, ongoing decision making)
- Supporting (Encouraging team spirit, reconciling, increasing morale)
- Informing (Clarifying tasks and plans, updating, receiving feedback and interpreting)
- Evaluating (Considering the feasibility of ideas, performance, enabling self-assessment)
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