Leadership

École Nationale de Commerce et de Gestion - Casablanca

Encadré par: Mme Souaad Jidou

By: Chaimae gareiHajar Fait Sara Gamra Kaoutar El Ouahabi

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“People don’t care how much you know, until they know how much you care.” John Maxwell

"The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers." - Ralph Nadar

“Management is doing things right, leadership is doing the right things” (Peter Drucker)

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" Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other." - John F. Kennedy

"Be willing to make decisions. That's the most important quality in a good leader." - General George S. Patton Jr.

  " You manage things; you lead people." - Grace Murray Hopper

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Definition of leadership:  

What is leadership?

Leadership is : The activity of leading 

a group of people or an organization

The process of Influencing, Motivating others,

guiding them towards a visualized goal

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Unlike management ,

Leadership flows from the core of a personnality and cannot be taught, although it may be learned and may be enhanced through coaching or mentoring.

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What are the 3 primary tasks of a leader?

Set direction: mission, goals, vision

Build commitment: motivate & inspire

Confront challenges: innovation, deal with change, turbulence, take risks

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There is a profound difference between management and leadership,

Management is… Leadership is…based on authority based on influence

Organizing and Staffing Aligning People

Controlling and Problem Solving Motivating and Inspiring People

A formally designated position An informal designation

Improved by using leadership skills Independent of management

About efficiency About effectiveness.

About systems, procedures, and structure About people.

leadership Vs management

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leaders Vs manager

Manager

Administers  

Accepts reality

Focuses on systems and structure

Relies on control

Has a short-range view

Asks how and when  

does things right; the leader

LeaderInnovates.

 Investigates it.

 Focuses on people

 Inspires trust

Has a long-range perspecti

Asks what and why.

does the right thing

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Leadership is a human process and management is a process of ressource allocation.Both have their place, but managers must also perform as leaders. All first-class managers turn out to have quite a lot of leadership ability.

To sum up… 

  

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Ways to develop Leadership Qualities

Learn to think more critically

Improve your speaking skills

Find better ways to do things

Encourage progress and recognize effortsBuild team spirit

Encourage people to work cooperativelyRecognize success and learn from failure

Trust your subordinates

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Leadership styles

There are many ways to lead and every leader has his or her own style.

Some of the more common styles include autocratic, bureaucratic, democratic, and laissez-faire.

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Autocratic leader

This leader is given the power to make decisions alone, having total authority.

This leadership style includes close supervision when people perform certain tasks.

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Advantages & disadvantages

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High Stress and Demotivation

More dependence on leaders to make all decisions

Low staff morale

high turnover and absenteeism

Effective for untrained staff do not know which tasks to do.

Effective in Making Quick Decisions Especially in a

time of crisis

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Example of autocratic leader

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One person has control over all of the workers or followers. Hitler is in complete control and no one is permitted to make any suggestions or offer any opinions, no matter how it may benefit the group.

Democratic Leadership Style

This style involves the leader including one or more people in the decision making process (determining what to do and how to do it).

However, the leader maintains the final decision making authority.

In an autocratic leadership, the leader might say, ‘I want both of you to work on X project’, but, in a democratic leadership, the same leader would say, ‘Let’s work on the X project together’

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Advantages & disadvantages

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+ -Better implementationhigh motivation of grouphigh morale.Communication gap is reduced.More individual responsibility high sense of personal growth and job satisfaction.

Slower decision making

In case of uneducated/unskilledworker, it is not very effective.

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Example:

Was very reasonable while dealing with his subordinate.He provided them chalenges to perform better and at the sime time made them realized that he trusted them and thier capabilities.

Carlos ghosn:president and chief executive officer,renault ,france

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Laissez-Faire Leadership Style

In this style, the leader allows the people to make their own decisions.

However, the leader is still responsible for the decisions that are made.

This style allows greater freedom and responsibility. You need competent people around you.

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Advantages & disadvantages

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Empowers the group

This leadership style works only when the employees are skilled, loyal, experienced and intellectual.

+ -Less group productivity

Poorer quality of work

Less personal growth

Who takes credit or blame?

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example

One of the best known laissez-faire leaders, or leaders who believed in the very limitedpower of government, was writer of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson. He believed that a government which governs least governs best, and also stated that no government and a free press is better than a government with no free press.

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Bureaucratic Leadership Style

Bureaucratic leadership is where the manager manages "by the book¨

Everything must be done according to procedure or policy.

This manager is really more of a police officer than a leader.

He or she enforces the rules

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+ -More suitable when safe work conditions and quality are required.

detailed instructions for other members of a group. 

Discourages creativity

Does not make employees self-contented.

Employees do only what is expected of them and no more

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What makes become such a sucessfull leader? What kind of leadership skills that Those people  have?

The best leaders in the World ???

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The best leader of the world......

  PROPHET MUHAMMAD (PBUH) AS UNIVERSAL LEADER

 

• 1. Confidence to Succeed2. Clear Vision and Mission

• 3. Brainstorming• 4. Discussion

5. Planning • 6. Strong Leadership• 7. Intelligence• 8. Team Work

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The best leader of the world......

• 9. Communication

Prophet is a very communicative person.10. Participate in Joy and Sorrow

Joy and sorrow are common in life. A leader must understand it all. So he demanded to have a sensitive nature and care for subordinates and colleagues

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• 13. Good Administration

Prophet also did a very good administration system. 14. Giving ComplimentProphet is a human being the most giving praise and motivation to his companions. He has more reward than punishment. 15. PrayEverything will not be supported with maximum without pray. Pray inseparable in human life.

16. SmileMessenger of Allah smiled when he met with his friend, when he was arrested anger,.

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