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Defining
Leadership
Leadership
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What is leadership?
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Essential leadership traits and skills
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Characteristics of leadership
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What leaders are successful?
Some Definitions of Leadership
…process of influencing group activities
…influencing, guiding in direction
…building cohesive and goal oriented
teams
…persuading others to pursue a common
goal
Traits/Skills of Successful Leaders
Traits
• Adaptable to change
• Alert to social
environments
• Achievement oriented
• Assertive
• Cooperative
• Decisive
• Energetic
• Persistent
• Competent
• Inspiring
Skills
• Intelligent
• Creative
• Conceptually skilled
• Analytic
• Good judgment
• Good communicator
• Diplomatic, tactful
• Persuasive
• Motivating
• Socially skilled
• Organized
Characteristics of Effective
Leadership
• Vision
• Team/Relationship
Building
• Goal Setting
• Decision Making/
Problem Solving
• Adaptable to Change
• Influence
• Establishing Trust/
Community
Culture
• Effective
Communication
• Knowledge of Self
• Knowledge of Others
Vision
 Effective
leaders establish strong
visions.
 They are able to effectively
communicate that vision to
others, both inside and outside of
the organization
Goal Setting
• Great leaders are effective at translating a
compelling vision into a set of explicit
goals and corresponding priorities
Change
• Ability to execute change very important.
Leaders must know what their priorities
are, and what they want the change to
accomplish, if they are to be able to
effectively change the direction of their
organizations
Influence
• Leaders with influence have the ability to
communicate their beliefs and ideas so
that others are influenced directly or
indirectly
• Effective leaders develop a deep
familiarity with the organization and are
able to influence others to work in
innovative ways.
Trust/Community Culture
• Effective leaders build trust, which comes from
their own visible integrity, the fact that they say
what they truly believe and behave in a
consistent manner.
• Through consistent behavior, effective leaders
create an environment of mutual trust, respect,
and open lines of communication.
• They commit to being open, honest, and
forthright in their interactions with all
stakeholders
Team/Relationship Building
• Effective leaders build strong teams.
• They choose a leadership style that reflects a
concern for people while focusing on task
completion.
• They develop talented people
• They understand that people on the team must
feel that their talents and work are well aligned
to the priorities of the organization.
• Performance assessment and consequences
Decision Making/Problem Solving
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Identifying the problem
Gathering and analyzing Information
Brainstorming and prioritizing solutions
Making decision
Implementing
Reviewing and evaluating decisions.
Decision Making
• Clarifying decision-making roles and
processes very important
Effective Communication
• Using effective communication strategies,
leaders empower the team, enabling them
to feel comfortable in discussing problem
issues and taking initiative to provide
suggestions.
• Using effective communication strategies,
effective leaders seek feedback from the
team, an important aspect of effective
decision making.
Effective Communication
• Great Leaders are effective at
communicating priorities throughout their
organizations.
• Active listening is integral to effective
communication.
Knowledge of Self
• Effective leaders have a firm idea of what
they believe, realizing that they live by
their beliefs. Also, they develop an
understanding of how their beliefs
influence their behavior and the behavior
of others.
Knowledge of Others
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Effective leaders develop an
understanding of stakeholders.
Through that understanding they build
strong interpersonal relationships
throughout the organization.
Effective Leaders – Conclusion
• Effective leaders stand on principles and
base their actions on those principles.
• Effective leaders strive to create an
environment that accepts and promotes
individual differences. As a result, they
empower the entire organization.