Leadership is one of the most difficult qualities to describe. It is perhaps the ability to get others to value your judgment sufficiently to enable them to decide to do as you ask. Anyone can be a good leader, but first they have to want to and, second, they have to adopt the right style or approach.
* Establish who is in charge
-people must trust you and accept you as an authority figure.
-gain credibility
*Know what you want to accomplish
-define your own goals, and the organization’s
-plan
*Know what you want each person in the team to accomplish
– set realistic goals and targets
-measures achievement
*Let people know what you expect
-communicate with the group
-never assume people know or don’t want to know
*Find out what your employee wants for himself
-what motivates him, what needs does he have?
-listen to what he says
*Find out what your employee expects of you
-listen
-don’t play Faerie queen/king of the castle
*Take being a role model seriously
-never undermine authority
-act as you require others to act
*Expect others to be self-motivated but don’t count on it
-part of your responsibility is to motivate others
*Understand that the quality of your leadership is determined by the methods you choose to motivate others
-think before you react
Behavior patterns of leaders
To lead effectively, you need to be able behave in the following nine definite ways, all at the same time. Leading is a job for the calm and level headed who can care.
*Initiation: the leader initiates, facilitates or resists new ideas and practices
*Membership: the leader mixes with the group, stresses informal interaction between him and members or interchanges personal services with members.
* Representation: the leader defends the group against attack, advances the interests of the group and acts on behalf of the group.
*Integration: the leader subordinates individual behavior, encourages a pleasant group atmosphere, reduces conflict between members and promotes individual adjustment to the group.
*Organization: the leader defines or structures his own work, the work of other members and the relationship among members in the performance of their work.
*Domination: the leader restricts the behavior of individuals or the group in action, makes decisions and expresses opinions.
*Communication: the leader provides information to members seeks information from them, facilities the exchange of information and shows awareness of any matter relation to the group.
*Recognition: the leader behaves in such a way that either expresses approval or disapproval of the behavior of group members.
*Production: the leader sets levels of effort or achievement, or prods members for greater effort or achievement.
The ideal leader has the support of the members of his group in every dimension of his activity.