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"Leadership is the process by which an executive guides, directs and influences the work of others." Evaluate
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In an organisation direction means guiding, overseeing of looking at these human beings. Directing the employees includes:
(a) Supervising employees.
(b) Leading employees.
© Motivating employees.
(d) Communicating with employees.
Managers or supervisors at all levels act as leaders because they have under them subordinates whose efforts have to be organised and harmonised leadership is an activity is common to all organisations whether business or non-business. Leadership is the art of influencing others to direct their will, abilities and efforts to the achievement of leader's goals. In other words, leadership refers to the quality of the behaviour of the individuals whereby they guide people or their activities in organised efforts. Leadership in another sense, means the capacity of an individual to influence the thought and actions of others in some- useful direction.
Following characteristics of leadership:
(1) Leadership is a personal quality of character and behaviour.
(2) Leadership presupposes the existence of a group of followers. There cannot be leadership without followers.
(3) Leadership is a continuous process of influencing behaviour.
(4) Leadership arises out of functioning for a common goal to be achieved by the group.
(5) Leadership tries to influence the behaviour, attitudes and beliefs of the followers.
(6) Leadership is related to a particular situation under a specific set of circumstances. Leadership style will be different under different circumstances.
(7) Leadership is a share function. A good leader shares everything with his followers. He shares credits, he shares blame, he shares ideas, opinions and experience etc.
(8) Leadership is a reciprocal relationship between the leader and the led (followers). A leader does not only influences their behaviour but also infulences by them.
