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As the saying goes “There are leaders and there are followers”. A person with superb leadership skills takes time, energy and commitment. This is a person who has strong principles, courage and dedication to a clear vision. People follow a grease leader because he is representative of the beliefs of a group. The followers of the leader often provide the necessary support for the team to advance and succeed in achieving their goals. An individual with good leadership skills will recognize and reward the team for the greater cause. These Special skills of a leader draw a demarcation line from others. . Definition of Leadership Leadership is influencing people by providing purpose, direction, and motivation, while operating to accomplish the mission and improve the organization. Leadership is a function of knowing yourself, having a vision that is well communicated, building trust among colleagues, and taking effective action to realize your own leadership potential. 2. 0 Principles Of Leadership “The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty. “- By (Winston Churchill) 2. 1 Ten Principles: 1. Who am l?
Know yourself and seek self-improvement. This is developed by threatening one’s attributes by reading and self-study. 2. Be technically proficient. As a leader, you must know your job and the duties performed by your employees’. 3. Seek responsibility and take responsibility for your actions. Take new initiation methods when things go wrong, do not blame others. 4. Make sound and timely decisions. Use good problem solving, decision-making, and planning tools. 5. Set the example. Be a good role model for you employees. They will believe what they see not what they hear. 6.
What are your employees for you, know their inner nature or human nature and the importance of sincerely raring for your workers. 7. Keep proper updates. Know how to communicate with your people, seniors, and other key people within the organization. 8. Develop a sense of accountability, ownership and responsibility in your people. These traits will help them carry out their professional responsibilities. 9. Ensure that tasks are understood, supervised, and accomplished. Communication is the key to this responsibility. 10. Train your people as a team. By developing team spirit. “The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision.
You can’t blow an uncertain trumpet. ” – Theodore M. Hesperus 2. 2 Core Roles (success in adhering blob) Achieving the task is dependent not only on a clear plan, but on individuals being motivated and the group pulling together. The group can only effectively operate if the task is achievable and well defined and the individuals are motivated. The individuals’ development and motivation require the task to be clear and achievable and the group to be supportive and effective. In this sense, each role needs to be functioning effectively in order that the other two areas be satisfied.
To achieve this equilibrium, the leader must continually perform the functions. 3. 0 Functions Adder’s model of Leadership Functions (MIMIC. Rag) 3. 1 3. 2 Leadership functions: 1. Defining the task: This sets a clear objective allowing the group and the individual to have a collective goal. 2. Planning: Both leader and team need to be aware of timescales and responsibilities to achieve cohesion, efficiency and clarity of procedure. 3. Briefing: Giving and receiving information and summarizing ideas. This benefits individuals by a sense of inclusion and teams by sharing information as a sign of democracy. . Controlling: The leader needs to exercise self-control, but also needs to implement effective control systems on the group and individuals. This ensures standards are met to achieve the task, and builds confidence in the leadership capabilities from the individuals and teams. 5. Evaluating: Continual evaluation of individual and group performance is essential for developing and maintaining standards and skills. 6. Motivating: Leaders can benefit teams and individuals through reconciling disagreements and providing encouragement through setting realistic targets and communication feedback. . Organizing: Efficient allocation of people, time and resources benefits the task in terms of making it more achievable and individuals and teams by providing a clear action plan. . Providing examples: Leading by example builds credibility with teams and individuals and helps build motivation and efficiency in individuals. “Delegating work works, provided the one delegating works, too. ” – Robert Half 4. 0 Basic Skills of Outstanding Leadership 4. 1 Integrity Integrity means honesty and more. It refers to having strong internal guiding principles that one does not compromise.
It means treating others as you would wish to be treated. Many experts stress that one must know what is right and what is wrong and what is right which are the most essential and basic of all leadership skills or characteristics. Integrity boost trust and not much can be accomplished without trust. Integrity is a skill to the extent that we see it in action. But it occurs at the deeper level of layers. It is based on one’s guiding beliefs and values, and is an important example of an essential leadership quality. Integrity is reflected in thinking, attitudes, and actions.
People cannot directly know your level of integrity, but they assume or judge approximately based on your work and words. 4. 2 Vision/strategy A leader must have a clear picture of where his/her organization and his team are standing in terms of month’s results and budget. Then look for the long- term stand in same. Even tactical leaders must be clear about this and need to refer frequently to the vision, mission, and values of the organization in their communications with others. Vision is another example of an essential leadership quality. 4. Communication The main and most important problem or complaint faced by any company be it large or small scale is “lack of communication. ” Communication in the context of leadership refers to both interpersonal communications between the leader and followers and the overall flow of needed information throughout the organization. Leaders need to learn to be proficient in both the communication that informs and seeks out information (gives them a voice) and the communication that connects interpersonally with others. Communication is another example leadership skill that must be cultivated by all leaders. 4. Relationship Networking (the art of social “schmoozing”) is also a relationship skill. This relationship develops only when there is good interpersonal as well group communication skills where it can even develop deeper. This kind of leadership is based on personal power, not position power. Relationship-building is an example of an essential leadership quality. Diagram: (Affiliate marketing blob) From the diagram which supports the above told points as well gives a clear picture of leader who is a forms a bridge between employees and management and is responsible for both the works of his/her employees and management performance . Here the leader is the foundation and strength of the bridge . He performs his duties not only through those principles but according to the time and situation. 4. 5 Persuasion The most important skill a leader should possess is the ability to influence and motivate people to move in a particular direction. In fact, leadership is often defined as the ability to persuade or influence others to do something they might not have done without the leader’s persuasion. Your ability to be persuasive is directly related to how much people trust you and how good your communication and relationships are.
Persuasion (also called influence) is a good example of an essential leadership skill. Ability to persuasive=peoples trust on you 4. 6 Adaptability Adaptability and flexibility in not being bound by a plan are important success factors in leadership today. The leader must move easily from one set of circumstances (the plan) to the next (the plan is not going as expected) and aka them all in stride, even when the circumstances are unexpected. The good leader has to embrace change and see it as opportunity. The leadership skill of adaptability is another example of a critical skill. . 7 Teamwork No one person can do it all. That’s why a team, comprised of others with different skill sets, is essential. A leader must know how to build and nurture such a team. A good leader knows when to be a leader and when to be a follower. The best leaders are good followers when that’s what is needed. Building teamwork is another essential leadership skill example. “Don’t tell people how to do things, ell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results. ” – George S. Patton 4. 8 Coaching and Development Developing others is an important role for a leader.
Encouraging others to expand their capabilities and take on additional assignments is part of the leader’s responsibility. Leaders who feel threatened by the capabilities of others are challenged in this area. Coaching and development are essential skills all leaders must cultivate. 4. 9 Decision-making A leader must be able to wade through information, comprehend what’s relevant, make a well-considered decision, and take action based on that session. Making decisions too quickly or too slowly will impede your leadership effectiveness. Decisiveness is another example of an essential leadership quality. 4. 0 Planning Planning as an ongoing process, where a decision at each step helps clarify your choices in the next step. You can use the suggested questions after each step to help define the details for each task. Planning is a “core competency. ” It offers a general conceptual framework to integrate a variety of related skills, including problem-solving, scheduling, time management, performance appraisal, negotiation, and conflict resolution. By following a proven planning structure, you can improve the number and quality of options available to you at each step of the process. This produces improved outcomes.
When you engage in a structured decision-making process, you are more confident and will give a correct decision. 4. 11 Problem-Solving Problem-Solving has six “phases”: diagram-( Whitest. Org) 5. 0 Leadership Styles To be a successful leader choosing the correct style of leadership is mandatory. Which play a major role for one’s success or failure? Varieties of leaderships. o Authoritative method: This style should be used when you wish to persuade hose that follow you to carry out a specific task. Here he/she ask to “Join them. ” This is a style of leadership which will convey a great deal of confidence.
Here you don’t want your followers to do anything without permission. o Coercive method: When a leader uses this style, they are telling their followers to “do as I say, not as I do. ” People who have their own business should never follow this method this style will find it hard to build strong bonds with their employees, because they don’t set a good example. o Affiliated method: Another name for this style could be called “followers come first. Here the leader gives more preference to the followers and this style is most successful. o Democratic method: This is similar to Affiliated method.
In this method employees play a part in decision making made by leader. Which shows the importance of the employees o Pace setting method: here the leader says “act as do”. He set high standards of values which they will follow and expect there to follow the same. o Coaching method: this is a productive method and at the same time is good style for success. Here the leader trains the employees and they are enhanced they will be more productive. 6. 0 Group leadership In contrast to individual leadership, some organizations have adopted group leadership. In this situation, more than one person provides direction to the group as a whole.
Some organizations have taken this approach in hopes of increasing creativity, reducing costs, or downsizing. Others may see the traditional leadership of a boss as costing too much in team performance. In some situations, the main the team member(s) best able to handle any given phase of the project becomes the temporary leaders. Additionally, as each team member has the opportunity to experience the elevated level of empowerment, t energize staff and feeds the cycle of success. Leaders who demonstrate persistence, tenacity, determination and synergistic communication skills will bring out the same qualities in their groups.
Good leaders use their own inner mentors to energize their team and organizations and lead a team to achieve success. According to the National School Boards Association (USA) These Group Leadership or Leadership Teams have specific characteristics: 6. 1 Characteristics of a Team There must be an awareness of unity on the part of all its members. There must be interpersonal relationship. Members must have a chance to contribute, learn from and work with others. The member must have the ability to act together toward a common goal. 6. Ten characteristics of well-functioning teams: Purpose: Members proudly share a sense of why the team exists and are invested in accomplishing its mission and goals. Priorities: Members know what needs to be done next, by whom, and by when to achieve team goals. Roles: Members know their roles in getting tasks done and when to allow a more skillful member to do a certain task. Decisions: Authority and decision-making lines are clearly understood. Conflict: Conflict is dealt with openly and is considered important to decision-making and personal growth. Personal traits: members feel their unique personalities are appreciated and well utilized. Norms: Group norms for working together are set and seen as standards for everyone in the groups. Effectiveness: Members find team meetings efficient and productive and look forward to this time together. Success: Members know clearly when the team has met with success and share in this equally and proudly. Training: Opportunities for feedback and updating skills are provided and taken advantage f by team members. 7. 0 Conclusion Leader is most important role player in any organization.
Having a good leader means success to that particular organization in business. The basic role of a leader in any organization is as below. 7. 1 Role of Leader in Organization From the diagram it clearly states the role of leader who can define the organization goal, make plans and organize people in order to achieve the goal. In simple identify, plan and gather the needy to achieve the target. Above all this is his skills that he needs to use to reach his target where he manages both management and employees simultaneously. . 2 Role of Leader in Healthcare As my major is health care administration.
I would like to co-relate this topic with my major: in order to maintain a good leadership position in healthcare one need to have good communication skills and maintain relations with management, gain knowledge about facilitation skills. Maintain professionalism which can be maintained by following personal and professional ethics, community and professional contribution. This will maintain the position. Have knowledge and updates of healthcare environment like standards and regulations, issues and trends. Including all these which should be mixed with general business skills and knowledge. њ At the last five critical domains 1) communication and relationship management 2)professionalism 3)business skills and knowledge 4)knowledge of the healthcare environment 5)Business skills and knowledge. These should be followed and kept in mind to be a successful leader in healthcare filed the most important mantra to be followed is believe in lifelong learning. Improve leadership skills: Learn, grow and succeed. For improving skills one should always be ready to learn and accept things from anyone as they come. A leader should always eke people with whom they work.
This profession is more about people than technical aspect of what you do like the mission of your organization or the service or the product you provide. Improving leadership skills is lifelong journey which is fun and rewarding journey. Improving employee’s performance: It is the responsibility of the leader and at the same time important and difficult, because employee to employee performance, nature, understanding varies where the leader should be able to handle them as bunch without any issues raising as well know the individual and maintain a personal or close relation tit them.
When an employee performance is not up to the mark or has done something wrong handle the situation in a way where the employee instead of feeling down should boost to perform and put forth his talent to prove himself the motivation needed should be given by the leader. Always show respect and concern for whatever they are going through whether it is job related or personal. “Men make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still.