Leadership and Team Building

Leadership and Team Building
What is Leader?
A leader is someone who is in charge of organizing, guiding, and managing others. They are
visionaries who motivate and encourage their team to reach the desired outcome.
What is Leadership?
A leader is someone who directs and motivates a group of people or an individual to accomplish
a certain goal. Those who are leaders inspire followers to take the initiatives necessary for
success. The abilities required to be an effective leader must be developed via learning and
practice.
Features of Leadership
 Influence the behaviour of others: Leadership is an ability of an individual to influence

the behaviour of other employees in the organization to achieve a common purpose or goal
so that they are willingly co-operating with each other for the fulfillment of the same.
 Inter-personal process: It is an interpersonal process between the leader and the followers.
The relationship between the leader and the followers decides how efficiently and effectively
the targets of the organization would be met.
 Attainment of common organizational goals: The purpose of leadership is to guide the

people in an organization to work towards the attainment of common organizational goals.
The leader brings the people and their efforts together to achieve common goals.
 Continuous process: Leadership is a continuous process. A leader has to guide his

employees every time and also monitor them in order to make sure that their efforts are going
in the same direction and that they are not deviating from their goals.
 Group process: It is a group process that involves two or more people together interacting
with each other. A leader cannot lead without the followers.
 Dependent on the situation: It is situation bound as it all depends upon tackling the
situations present. Thus, there is no single best style of leadership.
Leadership Styles
 Autocratic leadership style: It refers to a leadership style where the leader takes all the
decisions by himself.
 Democratic leadership style: It refers to a style where the leader consults its subordinates
before taking the final decision.
 Laissez-faire or Free-rein leadership style: It refers to a style where the leader gives his
subordinates complete freedom to take the de cisions.
Leadership Functions:
Following are the important functions of a leader:
1. Setting Goals:
A leader is expected to perform creative function of laying out goals and policies to persuade the
subordinates to work with zeal and confidence.
2. Organizing:
The second function of a leader is to create and shape the organization on scientific lines by
assigning roles appropriate to individual abilities with the view to make its various components
to operate sensitively towards the achievement of enterprise goals.
3. Initiating Action:
The next function of a leader is to take the initiative in all matters of interest to the group. He
should not depend upon others for decision and judgment. He should float new ideas and his
decisions should reflect original thinking.
4. Co-Ordination:
A leader has to reconcile the interests of the individual members of the group with that of the
organization. He has to ensure voluntary co-operation from the group in realizing the common
objectives.
5. Direction and Motivation:
It is the primary function of a leader to guide and direct his group and motivate people to do their
best in the achievement of desired goals, he should build up confidence and zeal in the work
group.
6.Providing Motivation: A leader motivates the employees by giving them financial and non-
financial incentives and gets the work done efficiently. Motivation is the driving force in an
individual’s life.
7.Providing guidance: A leader not only supervises the employees but also guides them in their
work. He instructs the subordinates on how to perform their work effectively so that their efforts
don’t get wasted.
8.Creating confidence: A leader acknowledges the efforts of the employees, explains to them
their role clearly and guides them to achieve their goals. He also resolves the complaints and
problems of the employees, thereby building confidence in them regarding the organization.
Responsibilities of Leadership
1.Encouraging Subordinates
Good leaders develop strong workplace morale by encouraging their employees, helping them
develop professionally and achieve individual pre-established goals and objectives. Leaders
solicit input, provide evaluation and feedback and offer constructive criticism when necessary.
Additionally, effective leaders will assist employees in troubleshooting work issues, handling
problematic customers and helping them focus on the positive aspects of their performance.
2.Conflict Management
Many leaders are tasked with mediating interoffice disputes between colleagues. This can
involve the responsibilities of listening to employee concerns, documenting problematic areas
and helping staffers resolve workplace issues.
3.Communicating Clearly
Good leaders have effective written and verbal communication skills. This allows them to
fulfill their leadership responsibilities such as communicating with employees regularly on a
variety of levels, providing feedback and offering suggestions.
4.Disciplining Employees
Leaders are charged with reprimanding and disciplining employees when necessary. The
process typically includes responsibilities such as counseling, setting improvement goals and
following up on problem areas.
5.Supervision of Daily Activities
A key responsibility of a leader is overseeing the daily activities of his staff. This typically
includes scheduling, assigning tasks, developing work flow charts and project plans. It may
also involve setting goals with individual employees and helping them secure the tools and
resources necessary to perform their jobs to the best of their abilities.

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 Influence the behaviour of others: Leadership is an ability of an individual to influence

 Attainment of common organizational goals: The purpose of leadership is to guide the

 Continuous process: Leadership is a continuous process. A leader has to guide his

subordinates to work with zeal and confidence.

decisions should reflect original thinking.

5. Direction and Motivation:

5.Supervision of Daily Activities

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