can direct, guide and influence the behavior and work of others towards accomplishment of specific goals in a given situation. Leadership is the ability of a manager to influence the subordinates to work with confidence and zeal. • . • According to Keith Davis, “Leadership is the ability to persuade others to achieve defined objectives . It is the human factor which binds a group together and motivates it towards goals.” Characteristics of Leadership
• It is a inter-personal process in which a manager is
influencing and guiding workers towards attainment of goals. • It denotes a few qualities to be present in a person which includes intelligence, maturity and personality. • It is a group process. It involves two or more people interacting with each other. • A leader is involved in shaping and moulding the behaviour of the group towards accomplishment of organizational goals. • Leadership is situation based. There is no best style of leadership. It all depends upon tackling with the situations. Charismatic leadership • . Charismatic leaders motivate followers to get things done or improve the way certain things are done.. In essence, the charismatic leadership style has its basis in a form of heroism. This leadership style is almost of divine origin. Transformational leadership • Transformational leadership is a leadership style that can inspire positive changes in those who follow. Transformational leaders are generally energetic, enthusiastic, and passionate.; they are also focused on helping every member of the group succeed as well. Emotional intelligence • Emotional intelligence (EQ) is the capacity of recognizing our own feelings and those of others, for motivating ourselves, for managing emotions in ourselves as well as in our relationships Johari Window model • The Johari Window model is a simple and useful tool for improving self-awareness, and mutual understanding between individuals within a group. • • The Johari Window model can also be used to assess and improve a group's relationship with other groups. Founder • The Johari Window model was devised by American psychologists Joseph Luft and Harry Ingham in 1955 region 1 • Johari region 1 is also known as the 'area of free activity'. This is the information about the person - behaviour, attitude,feelings, emotion, knowledge, experience, skills, views, etc - • known by the person ('the self') and known by the group • ('others'). region 2 • Johari region 2 is what is known about a person by others in the group, but is unknown by the person him/herself region 3 • what is known to ourselves but kept hidden from, and therefore unknown to others. region 4 • It contains information, feelings, talent • abilities, aptitudes, experiences etc, that are unknown to the person him/herself and unknown to others in the group. Draw backs 1• Some people may pass on the information they received further then we desire. 2.• Some people may react negatively. 3• Using johari window is useless exercise if it is not linked tocorrect negative behavior. • 4• Some people are not interested to give personal feedback