Prince: Leadership...

He is doing his Strategic Management’s assignment, and was looking through some notes given by his lecturer, regarding leadership. He thinks of putting it up here to share with you all:

The leadership attributes (Parry, 2006), do you have it?

1. Ambition
2. Curiosity
3. Single-mindedness
4. Willing to work hard
5. Willingness to take risk
6. Understanding others skills
7. Astuteness
8. Ability to stick to it
9. Capacity for abstract thought
10. Ability to spot opportunities
11. Capacity to speak lucidly
12. Enthusiasm
13. Leadership
14. Ability to take decisions
15. Ability to meet unpleasant situations
16. Open-minded
17. Ability to adapt quickly to change
18. Capable of lucid writing
19. Ability to effectively administer

Leadership Characteristic, do you posses any of it? (Parry, 2006)-

Efficiency – maximum result with maximum effort

Industrious – energy and willing to work hard

Audacity – Willingness to take risk

Honesty – Refusal to lie and steal

Self-confidence – confidence in oneself and one’s in power and ability

Justice – Being just, impartial and fair

Consistency – firm and consistent to principals

Humility – Ability to listen and admit when wrong

Moral Courage – firmness of mind and the wiling in the face of difficult situations

Leadership Qualities (Parry, 2006):-

1. Judgment
2. Initiative
3. Integrity
4. Foresight
5. Energy
6. Drive
7. Human Relations Skills
8. Decisiveness
9. Dependability
10. Emotional Stability
11. Fairness
12. Ambition
13. Dedication
14. Objectivity
15. Co-operation

Leadership Styles (Parry, 2006):- which one are you?

Autocratic – adopt top-down non-consultative methods

Egocentric – Self-centered, dominant runs the organization from the centre

Superior Egalitarian – Participative and always giving an impression of knowing the answers, and makes people feels superior and worthy

Conflictual – uses conflict and anger to inspire and annoy people towards success

Team Builder – Develops teams until they achieve superior result

Strategic – Those who communicate the vision and the path forward, reputed for big picture clarity

The People Person – Extraordinary person who appears and makes everyone around them feel ordinary

The Politician – Always balancing and manipulating the stockholders to keep the power nexus balance and controlled at the centre

The Most Common Form of Leadership:-

1. Strategy Approach
2. Human Asset Approach
3. Expertise Approach
4. Box Approach
5. Change Approach