LEADERSHIP - None is easier than leading from the front.

The only thing that can turn

you in a leader is when you begin to act like one.
- is the ability of an individual or a group of individuals to
influence and guide followers or other members of an ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP
organization.
- Leadership is the practice of driving people toachieve goals.
- involves showing workers how to effectively perform their
responsibilities and regularly supervising the completion of - It’s a process whereby an individual influences others and
their task. guides the organization in a manner that makes it more
cohesive and coherent.
SELF-LEADERSHIP
DIFFERENT STYLES OF LEADERSHIP
- Self-leadership is the first stage of leadership level. Self-
leadership is of great importance to the staff, whether 1. Coaching Leadership
managers or ordinary subordinates.
- Quickly recognize their team members strengths, weaknesses and
- Allows leaders or senior officer, who undergo very little or motivations to help each individual improve. This type of leader often
no supervision to prepare and set targets on their own as assists team members in setting smart goals and then provides regular
well to control their own self to execute such plans. feedback with challenging projects to promote growth.

- Self-leadership helps make individual decision makers 2. Visionary Leadership

proactive, focused and autonomous
- Has a powerful ability to drive progress and usher in periods of change by
DEVELOPMENT OF SELF-LEADERSHIP inspiring employees and earning trust for new ideas. A visionary leader is
also able to establish a strong organizational bond. Has a clear idea of the
1. Clarity of Purpose future, which they communicate to their employees.

- This means that each entity must have a vision and be able to set it up. 3. Servant Leadership
Without clearly planned expectations or intent for your life, you will be at
risk, attempting to fulfill the wishes or ideas of people for your life and you - Live by people first mindset and believe that when team members feel
will end up lost in the middle of nowhere. personally and professionally fulfilled, they’re more effective and more
likely to produce great work regularly.
2. Aim at Success and Take Reasonable Risks
4. Autocratic Leadership
- Risk-taking is a necessary part of life. Challenge yourself to take on
challenging assignments. Do not deter yourself or others from past failures - Also called authoritarian style of leadership, this type of leader is
rather concentrate on success. However, risks which are applicable to your someone who is focused almost entirely on results and efficiency. They
intent should be fairly measured. often make decisions alone or with a small, trusted group and expect
employees to do exactly what they’re asked.

5. Laissez-Faire or Hands-Off Leadership

3. Spend Time to Reflect on your Life
- From French word “leave it be”. This leadership style is the opposite of
- Reflections can also mean letting others make an objective evaluation of the autocratic leadership style, focusing mostly on delegating many tasks
you. Taking some time off to think about life. Compare experience of to team members and providing little to no supervision.
current and present to hopes of the future. You can never notice those
small defects until you pause to examine yourself. 6. Transactional Leadership

4. Don’t Tolerate Just Anything - This strategy is strongly disciplinary, and is often called a leadership style
of telling. Uses incentives and punishments to either appreciate or punish
- You should learn to be intolerant to any suggestions or ideas that don’t members.
suit your vision. It involves not tolerating negative factors such as laziness,
anxiety and many others in your nature. 7. Transformational Leadership

SIMPLE WAYS TO LEAD YOURSELF - This style is empowering their workers to change. Leaders are trying to
enhance or transform the individual or group into which they lead and
1. Know Your Values And Stick To Them encourage others to get out of their comfort zones and reach their own
boandaries.
- Personal beliefs in leadership, core values, and the implementation of
those values help leaders become successful. 8. Democratic Leadership

2. Move Towards Purpose - Also known as participatory leadership. They prioritize working together
and actively engaging their colleagues in the decision-making process. This
- The aim at the end of a tunnel is like a light; a hope that keeps us going. If kind of leader respect other people’s ideas and feedback, and encourage
you have a clear purpose, then you can make sure the team is aligned discussion of those inputs.
with a common purpose
9. Bureaucratic Leadership
3. Make Mistakes But Never Make The Same Twice
- This leadership goes by the book. There is specified collection of boxes to
- Trying new stuff, and doing things that challenge your comfort zone, is check to be a true leader. A power come from a formal position or title
important and you may end up making mistakes. But remember that on rather than from unique characteristics they hold. They also have set list of
the back of disappointment always comes the greatest success. duties, as well as clear procedures for how they will handle and make
decisions for others.
4. Lead By Example
10. Charismatic Leadership
- Such leaders use eloquent communication and persuasion to unite a 3. Legitimate Power
team around a cause instead of promoting actions by strict instructions.
You will spell out their dream clearly and get other people excited about 4. Expert Power
the same target.
5. Referent Power
THEORIES OF LEADERSHIP
6. Informational Power
Trait Theory - Some personality traits may lead people naturally into
 Coercive Power - Power that is based on fear. A person with
leadership styles. coercive power can make things hard for humans. Employees
who work under coercive boss are unlikely to commit
Great Events Theory - A crisis or important event can cause a person to themselves, and are more likely to resist the manager.
rise to the occasion, putting forth extraordinary qualities of leadership in  Reward Power - Compliance achieved on the basis of the
an ordinary person. ability to distribute rewards which others find important. Might
give people special benefits or incentives. Trading favors with
Transformational or Process Leadership Theory - Today, it is the widely him or her might seem beneficial.
accepted theory. People can opt for leadership. People can learn the  Legitimate Power - The power a person receives in an
ability to take leadership. organization’s formal hierarchy as a consequences of his or her
role. The person has the right to expect you to comply with
FOUR PRIMARY FACTORS OF LEADERSHIP
valid demands, given his or her status and your job
1. LEADER - An individual appointed as a leader must understand responsibilities.
himself honestly, what he knows and what he can do. Take note  Expert Power - Influence based on special skills or knowledge.
that it is the followers that decide whether the leader is Experience and knowledge give the person respect.
successful , not the leader or anyone else.  Referent Power - Influence based on individual or desirable
possession of wealth or personal traits. Sometimes this is seen
2. FOLLOWERS - Different people expect different leadership styles. A as beauty, elegance, or appreciation. You like the individual and
newly employed deserves more than supervision than an you want to do things for him or her.
accomplished subordinates does.  Informational Power - Providing information to others which
leads to thinking or acting in a new way.
3. COMMUNICATION- Being leader, you lead by bidirectional
communication. A great deal of that is nonverbal.
LEADERSHIP TRAITS
4. SITUATION - Every situation is different. You have to use your
discretion to determine the best course of action and the style of  Honesty and Integrity - The two key ingredients that make for
leadership needed for each situation. a good leader. How can you expect honesty from followers
when you yourself lack these qualities?
SUPERVISION  Confidence - You must be oozing confidence as a leader, display
some assertiveness in order to gain the respect of your
Supervision maintains an understanding of the situation, and ensures subordinates.
proper implementation of plans and policies. This involves giving guidance  Inspire Other - The subordinates look up to you when the
and reviewing the performance of a job. situation gets tough, and see you how you react to the
situation. They will follow, when you handle it well. Thus,
Over-supervision- stifles initiative creates resentment and
setting a good example inspired followers.
decreases morale and motivation.
 Commitment and Passion - you’ll have to be enthusiastic and
Under-supervision- leads to miscommunication, lack of coordination fully committed if you want your team to give their all too.
and the subordinates impression that the leader is not concerned with.  Good Communicator - communicate your vision clearly to
your team and tell them the plan for achieving the goal, it will
EVALUATION be very difficult for you to get the results you want if you don’t.
 Decision-Making Capabilities - ability to take right decisions at
- This means giving feedback and understanding the
the right time. It is highly recommended that consult key
feedback on how well everything is being done.
stakeholders before you make decision. After all, they will
- Evaluating is part of supervising. It is defined as evaluating benefit from your decision or suffer from them.
the value, quality, or significance of people ideas, or things. This
involves looking at the ways people accomplish a task.

TRAINING VS. COACHING

Training - Is a structured lesson designed to give people the knowledge

and skills to perform a task.

Coaching - Is a process designed to help the employee develop more

expertise and resolve obstacles to improving job performance.

THE SIX (6) POINTS OF LEADERSHIP POWER

Power - refers to the ability a person has to control another’s actions such
that he or she behaves accordingly to his or her wishes.

French Raven’s (1959), Six points of Leader Power:

1. Coercive Power

2. Reward Power