Leadership:Leadership:

What it is and why is it What it is and why is it important?important?

Lakisha MckayLakisha Mckay

What comes to your mind when What comes to your mind when you think of leadership? you think of leadership?

Leadership in itself is a complex Leadership in itself is a complex process by which a person process by which a person

influences others to accomplish a influences others to accomplish a task, mission or objective and task, mission or objective and

directs the organization so that it is directs the organization so that it is more organized and coherent. more organized and coherent.

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A leader is not always in charge or A leader is not always in charge or in a supervisory or management in a supervisory or management

position. position. What managers need to realize that What managers need to realize that

titles are only given; however titles are only given; however leadership is earned.leadership is earned.

In order to be a leader, you must In order to be a leader, you must uphold a certain level of quality, uphold a certain level of quality,

standard and ethical mannerism. standard and ethical mannerism.

Running a successful company Running a successful company really depends on your business really depends on your business

management skills and leadership management skills and leadership style. style.

I think corporate America has not I think corporate America has not realized the importance of human realized the importance of human

asset and keeping it preserve. asset and keeping it preserve. A clever CEO recognizes this A clever CEO recognizes this

concept and truly invests in their concept and truly invests in their employees. employees.

Leadership is the ability to influence Leadership is the ability to influence others others

To be an influencer, it is important to To be an influencer, it is important to win the respect and admiration of win the respect and admiration of others. others.

Understanding your employees is the Understanding your employees is the best ways to help yourself as well as best ways to help yourself as well as

others reach personal and professional others reach personal and professional goals.goals.

In carrying out this In carrying out this purpose of purpose of leadership, leadership,

managers are able managers are able to change vision to change vision into a significant into a significant

action action

Here are some leadership Here are some leadership characteristics that stands out characteristics that stands out when most people think of a when most people think of a

leader.leader.Patient, Communicator, Visionary, Patient, Communicator, Visionary, Organized, Competent, Firm, Fair, Organized, Competent, Firm, Fair,

Delegator, Coach, Realistic, Genuine, Delegator, Coach, Realistic, Genuine, Productive, Dependable, Positive Productive, Dependable, Positive

attitude, Tactful, Flexible, attitude, Tactful, Flexible, Inspirational, Integrity, Respected, Inspirational, Integrity, Respected,

Innovative, Humor, Risk-taker, Innovative, Humor, Risk-taker, Resourceful, Open, Team builderResourceful, Open, Team builder

The Importance of LeadershipThe Importance of Leadership

Leadership is an essential force for the Leadership is an essential force for the enterprise as a whole, for a particular enterprise as a whole, for a particular department or for any given program. I department or for any given program. I know everyone has heard of stories about a know everyone has heard of stories about a manager who was brought in to save a manager who was brought in to save a dying company. dying company.

Such success stories persuade me to realize Such success stories persuade me to realize that a single individual can have a that a single individual can have a tremendous impact on the enterprise as a tremendous impact on the enterprise as a whole; it is enough to spell the difference whole; it is enough to spell the difference between success and failure. between success and failure.

The Difference between a Manager The Difference between a Manager and a Leaderand a Leader

The differences between a leader The differences between a leader and a manager are subtle and and a manager are subtle and difficult to define. difficult to define.

As we know, management is As we know, management is concerned with achieving concerned with achieving organizational objectives. organizational objectives.

Management means planning, Management means planning, organizing, communicating, organizing, communicating, controlling and assessing. controlling and assessing.

LeadershipLeadership

Leadership takes Leadership takes you into new you into new territory where territory where change, risk, vision, change, risk, vision, creativity and creativity and challenge become challenge become deep-rooted in your deep-rooted in your everyday working everyday working style. style.

A true leader goes A true leader goes beyond the call of beyond the call of duty. duty.

Here is a chart breakdown on managers versus Here is a chart breakdown on managers versus leaders.leaders.

What type of manager are you?Leader

Seek responsibilityTake risk

Set reasonable goals Develops people

Concerned with people Works hard to help people produce

Gives credit Challenge problem employees

Strive for an exciting working environment

ManagerAccept responsibility

Minimize riskSet unreasonable goals

Uses peopleConcerned with thingsWorks hard to produce

Takes creditAppease problem employees

Strive for a comfortable working environment

Effective leadership lie in the way Effective leadership lie in the way an individual uses it power an individual uses it power

The power is the ability to get The power is the ability to get someone else to do something you someone else to do something you want done or to make things happen want done or to make things happen the way you want the way you want

Anyone holding a supervisory Anyone holding a supervisory position in theory has this power, position in theory has this power, how well it is used and the context it how well it is used and the context it is use in may vary. is use in may vary.

4 Different Power Styles- some of us may 4 Different Power Styles- some of us may use a mixture of these styles whoever there use a mixture of these styles whoever there

is one that we tend to lend more to.is one that we tend to lend more to. Role power (legitimate power) is the ability Role power (legitimate power) is the ability

to influence though authority, the right by to influence though authority, the right by virtue of position virtue of position

Personality power is the ability to influence Personality power is the ability to influence by special expertise or by respect. by special expertise or by respect.

Coercion power is ability to influence by Coercion power is ability to influence by punishment punishment

Reward power is the ability to influence by Reward power is the ability to influence by reward. reward.

Power of influence of a manager Power of influence of a manager vs. a leadervs. a leader

Role Person. Reward Coer.

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Leader

What do you stand for and what is What do you stand for and what is important to youimportant to you

Every organization is guided by Every organization is guided by certain beliefs or values. certain beliefs or values.

These values communicate to all These values communicate to all members “what we stand for” and members “what we stand for” and “what is important to us”. One sign “what is important to us”. One sign of a healthy organizational culture is of a healthy organizational culture is resemblance between the resemblance between the organization’s statement values and organization’s statement values and the daily behavior of its managers. the daily behavior of its managers.

Leadership valuesLeadership valuesInnovation-Innovation- You must be You must be

a contributor to a contributor to development of development of knowledge, through knowledge, through creative ideas. Our creative ideas. Our attitudes towards attitudes towards problems should be problems should be focused on “there must focused on “there must be a better way to do be a better way to do this” and have this” and have confidence that we have confidence that we have the competence and the competence and creativity to figure it out creativity to figure it out and prove it. Establish and prove it. Establish an environment that an environment that fosters innovationfosters innovation

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Integrity-Integrity- You You should expect should expect ethical behavior ethical behavior from you and staff from you and staff members. Decisions members. Decisions and actions must and actions must consistently be consistently be beyond question beyond question from an ethical from an ethical position. position.

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Quality- Quality- You should be You should be responsible for responsible for continually improving continually improving of skills so your work of skills so your work will always meet or will always meet or exceed standards. All exceed standards. All services and products services and products of the highest quality of the highest quality should be equal or should be equal or above the paying party above the paying party expectations. Recruit expectations. Recruit high-quality staff high-quality staff members.members.

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Profitability- Profitability- Your Your objective should be objective should be to provide services to provide services (clients or (clients or employees) and employees) and product which will product which will produce profits. You produce profits. You should generate should generate retained earnings retained earnings needed to achieve needed to achieve success for your success for your establishment. establishment.

Leadership valuesLeadership values

Growth-Growth- You You should should continuously train continuously train and encourage and encourage empowerment and empowerment and ownership. Actively ownership. Actively promote and promote and support staff support staff development development activities. activities.