Martin Luther

King Jr.
GROUP B4:
ASHRAV
ADITYA
DEVARISHI
RAVEENA
SATHWICK
Leadership is about impact, influence
and inspiration
Leaders act as facilitators for others to make a positive
impact

What does it mean to be a leader? Few Business Leaders..

Warren Buffet
► Turned around failed companies
What? Influence and Inspire
► Pledged 99% of wealth to charity
diverse individuals
Vineet Nayar
► Partof global executive dream team
► Focuses on people first approach

JRD Tata
► Ethical
Indian Business Leader
Be ethical in Act as a ► Enabled managers to create impact
Engage with
How? thought and individuals to facilitator for NR Naryanan Murthy
action help them change
► Built
a global IT giant
develop
► Compassionate capitalism
themselves
Instances
 Montgomery Bus Boycott, 1955
 Claudette Colvin, 15 year old girl, refused compliance with Jim Crow
Laws.
 Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a city bus.
 The bus boycott led by King lasted for 385 days.
 Ended racial segregation on all Montgomery public buses.
 Formation of Southern Christian Leadership Conference(SELC),
1957
 Organized non-violent protests against Jim Crow Laws
 Led marches for blacks’ voting right, desegregation, other civil rights
 Civil Rights Act, 1964 and Voting Rights Act, 1965
Instances
 March on Washington, 1963
• Demands to end police brutality and discrimination in employment.
• “I have a dream” , one of the greatest speeches in the history of
American oratory.
• I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of
today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in
the American dream.
• I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true
meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all
men are created equal.’…………….
• I have a dream today.
 Selma voting rights movement and “Bloody Sunday”, 1965
 Chicago open housing movement, 1966
 Opposition to Vietnam War
 Poor people’s campaign, 1968
Transformational Leadership

 Initiating change in organizations, groups, oneself and

others.
 Motivate others to do more than they originally
intended.
 Tends to have more committed and satisfied followers.
 Empowers followers
 Sets more challenging expectations
Leadership Traits

 Unwavering Determination
• To fulfil dream of creating equality.
• Non-violent protests inspite of being imprisoned multiple times.
 Self-confidence
• To make the right decisions at the right time.
 Charisma
• Larger than life image
• Ability to arouse strong emotions in huge crowds.
Leadership Traits
 Intuitiveness
• Trusting his gut feeling for key decisions.
 Social Boldness
• Responsive to others and high on emotional stamina.
• Socially aggressive and thick-skinned.
 Enthusiasm
• Active, expressive and energetic.
• Optimistic and open to change
• Quick and alert, uninhibited
THANK YOU!