Essay On Leadership - Meaning, Nature and Importance of Leadership

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Essay on Leadership:
Meaning, Nature
and Importance of
Leadership
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Essay on Leadership: Meaning, Nature and

Importance of Leadership!
Leadership is the quality of behavior of
individuals whereby they guide people or their
activities in organising efforts Chester I.
Barnard
Leadership is the ability of a superior to induce
subordinates to work with confidence and I zeal
Koontz and Donnell
Leadership is the process by which an executive
imaginatively directs, guides and influences the
work of others in attaining specified goals.
Theo Haimann
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Leadership may be defined as a position of

power held by an individual in a group, which
provides him with an opportunity to exercise
interpersonal influence on the group members
for miobilising and directing their efforts
towards certain goals. The leader is at the centre
of groups power structure, keeps the group
together, infuses life into it, moves it towards its
goals and maintains its momentum.
He may emerge in a group by virtue of his
personality characteristics and qualities or by
virtue of common consent by group members. In
the latter case, the leader derives his power from
the group members. He continues in the
leadership position at the pleasure of group
members collectively. Leadership position exists
in most group settings irrespective of the size of
the group.
For example, a leader of national or
international standing commands widespread
influence over a large number of people while
the influence of the leader of a small work group
in an organisation is very limited. Both are
leaders in their own right and fulfill our
definition of leadership.
Leadership is an influential process. The leader
is in a position to shape, regulate, control and
change the attitudes, behaviour and
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performance of his group members. The latter

are supposed to comply with the formers desires
and directives and partially suspend their own
judgment and discretion. There exists a
particular relationship between the leader and
his group members which is characterised by
interpersonal and social interaction.
In a group, the leader and his followers play the
roles expected of them and thereby seek to
justify their respective positions. Some leaders
may be able to play their role effectively
whereby they succeed in getting the willing
cooperation and commitment of their followers,
beyond the normal call of duty.
In any group situation, the leader has a few
bases of power by virtue of which he is in a
position to influence the behaviour of group
members. They are:
(i) Knowledge, information and experience
(ii) Resources for dispensing favours, rewards
and penalties
(iii) Formal authority
(iv) Charisma
(v) Distinct personality characteristics like for
example, will to dominate, ability to establish
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rapport, skill to communicate, identity with and

understanding of people, decisiveness and soon.
Skillful use of these power bases by a leader is
likely to bring success to him; and success in
some cases adds to the power of the leader. A
successful leader gains more credibility in the
eyes of people; they often tend to ignore other
deficiencies in him; they resolve to adhere to him
and allow themselves to be further exposed to
his influence attempts.
In this way some leaders entrench themselves in
their positions. Some even misuse their power
and often get away with it. Power carries with it
an equal amount of responsibility. Leaders who
relate their power with responsibility in a
consistent manner are more successful in their
influence than otherwise.
ImportanceofLeadership:
The following points highlight the importance
of leadership:
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An organisation comes into existence with

certain objectives. To attain the objectives, the
activities of the organisation must be directed.
Direction of the activities is effected through
leadership. In short, effective leadership directs
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the activities of an organisation towards the

attainment of the specified organisational goals.
(ii) Source of motivation:
Leadership is the motivating power to group
efforts. Effective leadership motivates the
subordinates for higher productivity.
(iii) Confidence:
Leadership creates confidence in-the
subordinates by giving proper guidance and
advice.
(iv) High morale:
Good leadership increases the morale of the
employees which, in turn, contributes to higher
productivity.
(v) Development of team spirit:
Effective leadership promotes team-spirit and
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(vi) Encouraging initiative:

A progressive, forward and democratic minded
leader, always encourages initiative on the part
of the followers.
(vii) Overcoming resistance to change:
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A leader overcomes resistance, if any on the part

of followers to organisational changes; through
explaining to them the utility of such changes to
boththe enterprise and the employees.
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Essay on Leadership: Meaning, Nature and

Leadership may be defined as a position of

performance of his group members. The latter

rapport, skill to communicate, identity with and

(i) Effective direction:

An organisation comes into existence with

the activities of an organisation towards the

(vi) Encouraging initiative:

A leader overcomes resistance, if any on the part

Likert's Systems of Management Leadership |

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