How to be an Effective Leader? Factors affecting Leadership Quality

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Leadership Quality

·         Leadership is an one’s ability to (Lead, Guide, Influence and Command) the surrounding to sort our the aid and lead others to accomplishment of a common task.
·         Leader is the one whom people follow.
·         Leader is the one who guides or directs others.
·         Leader organizes a group of people to achieve a common goal.

Responsibilities of Leadership

·         Set and Achieve Business Goals
·         Develop Innovation and Marketing skills
·         Solve Problems and Make Decisions
·         Set Priorities and Focus on Key Tasks
·         Be a Role Model to Others
·         Persuade, Inspire, and Motivate Others to Follow You
·         Perform and Get Results



Motivation
Motivation is basis and a psychological feature that powers a person to act towards a desired goal. It can be considered a driving force which drive peoples towards a desired goal.

 

Types of Motivation 

Motivation can be divided into two types:
·         Intrinsic (internal) motivation
·         Extrinsic (external) motivation.

Intrinsic Motivation:
·         Intrinsic motivation refers to motivation that comes from inside of the individual, and exists within the individual rather than relying on external pressures or a desire for reward.

Employees are likely to be intrinsically motivated if:
  • Appreciated for the skills they have to reach their desired goals.
  • Friendly environment is provided.
  • Advance facilities are provided in working area.
  • Self-respect of the employee is secured

Extrinsic motivation:
·         Extrinsic motivation comes from outside of the individual. Common extrinsic motivations are rewards (for example money or promotion) for showing the desired behavior.
·         Competition exists in an extrinsic motivator because it encourages the performer to win and to beat others.
·         A cheering crowd and the desire to win a trophy are also extrinsic incentives ( ).


Decision Making
Definition by Haynes & Massie “Decision making is a process of selection from a set of alternative courses of action which is thought to fulfills the objective of the decision – problem more satisfactorily than others.



Types of Managerial Decisions

1. Organizational and Personal Decisions
2. Routine and Strategic Decisions
3. Programmed and Non programmed Decision
4. Policy and Operating Decision
5. Individual and Group decision

Decision making Process

1. Defining the problem
2. Analyzing the problem
3. Developing alternative solutions
4. Evaluating the Alternatives
5. Selecting the best alternatives
6. Implementing the decision

Factors involved in Decision Making

Tangible Factors - Things which can be measured, Fixed cost, operating cost, profits, machine, etc

Intangible factors – Immeasurable elements. Eg. Employee morale, quality of labour relations, Consumer behavior, etc.

Problems of Decision Making
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1. Indecisiveness.
2. Time pressure.
3. Lack of Information.
4. Confusing symptoms with causes.
5. Failure to evaluate correctly.
6. Lack of follow through.
7. Key to success in Decision Making.

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