EMPLOYEE LEADERSHIP

EMPLOYEE LEADERSHIP

       Whether one is an office manager or a project leader, all good leaders require a number of soft skills to help them positively interact with employees or team members. Effective leaders have the ability to communicate well, motivate their team, handle and delegate responsibilities, listen to feedback, and have the flexibility to solve problems in an ever-changing workplace.

        Whether you're starting out in an entry-level position and looking to move up the career ladder or you're seeking a promotion, your leadership skills will be among your most valuable assets.

        Every organisation needs strong and able leaders for its success. Leadership is an important aspect and essential ingredient of management. Organisation would be merely a confusion of people and machines without leaders. Leadership is a dynamic force in management. It directs and integrates the work efforts. It is modifier of organisational behaviour. McFarland says “Administrative leadership is vital to the survival and effectiveness of organisational for it initiate the formulation of ends, secure their acceptance, and guides the total effort towards the attainment of these ends.” Most of the business failure occur due to the poor leadership. It is the leader who influence the behaviour others and ensures the success of organisation.

1. In the words of Barnard Keys and Thomas Case, “Leadership is the process of influencing and supporting others to work enthusiastically towards achieving objectives.

2. In the words of David Tansik and others, “Leadership is social process by which followers are influenced to willingly engage in certain behaviour.”

3. According to Katz and Kahn, “The influential increment over and above mechanical compliance with the routine directive of the organisation.”

4. According to James Stoner and Others, “Managerial leadership is the process of directing and influencing task-related activities of group members.”

5. According to Hodge and Johnson, “Leadership is basically the ability to shape the attitudes and behaviour of others, whether in formal and informal situations.”