Leadership Development

Dr. Rauf-i-Azam
Professor & Director
University Institute of Management Sciences
PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi
To lead is to …
To lead is to …

Set a direction


and guide
others to
follow that
direction and
in the process
help them to
get to a place
they would not
get to on their
Leadership development

What do we mean by the

phrase:
 “ le a d e rsh ip d e v e lo p m e n t”

 Leadership development is
an effort that improves a
person's capacity to lead
Characteristics of a
leader?
Experts have developed an un-


ending list of characteristics of

effective leaders, most
prominent among them are …
 Leaders continue to improve
 Leaders inspire people
around them
 Leaders concentrate on
people’s strengths rather
Characteristics of a
leader? C o n td …

 Leaders are self motivated

 Leaders communicate
easily and unambiguously
 Leaders are always well
prepared
 Leaders set goals and
strive to achieve them
 Leaders create leaders
 The troika of
competencies
L e a d e rsh ip
ch a ra cte ristics ca n b e
g ro u p e d in to th re e
a re a s

H e a d a n d H a n d s a re
m o re im p o rta n t fo r
le a d e rs d o w n o n th e
la d d e r

H e a rt b e co m e s
in cre a sin g ly m o re
im p o rta n t a s a le a d e r
clim b s th e la d d e r
Growing as a leader

Four rules for improvement …



1.Know yourself
 Know your strengths and weakness, learn to use
your strengths for your and others’ benefit,
learn to remain safe from weaknesses.

2.Regulate yourself
 Get hold of your emotions (and the emotions
of others).

3.Empathy
 Very often put yourself in the shoes of others.

4.Manage conflict
 Learn to deal with the people who do not
agree with you.
Self awareness model

K n o w n to o th e rs
K n o w n to se lf N o t k n o w n to s

Open Blind
Johary


window t k n o w n to o th e rs

 Hidden Unknown
Model by:


 Joseph Luft
and Harry Ingram
Growing as a leader …
 Try to find a mentor
 Study distinguished leaders
 Be receptive to feedback
 Proactively take leadership
challenge
 Build on your strengths
 Be a good listener, and
Leadership development

“The only real training for

leadership is leadership”


 Thank you …