LEADERSHIP

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Definition of Leadership………………………..1 Elements of Leadership ………………………...2 Types of Leaders ………………………..……….3 Characteristic of leaders ………………………4 Skills needed for Leading ……………………..5 Leadership Process ………………………………6 Leadership Competencies ………………………7

Definition of Leadership

Leadership The origin of this word is from “lead”

means “to go”.Leadership is the process of influencing

people to accomplish goals.Leadership management skills that

focus on the development and employment of vision, mission and strategy as well as the creation of a motivated work force.

Leadership- is a style or a process whereby a person called a nurse leader will influence a group of people known as the followers of the purpose of attaining a single goal or objective.

Leadership is defined as the process of influencing others towards goal.

Leader means;L- Lead, Love , Learn

E- Enthusiastic, Energetic A- Assertive, Achiever D- Dedicated, Desirous E- Efficient, Effective R- Responsible, Respectful

Elements of LeadershipVISIONINFLUENCEPOWERAUTHORITY RESPONSIBILITYACCOUNTABILITYVISION:

Provides direction to the influence process.

It is essential for organizational effectiveness and success.

INFLUENCE: Ability to obtain followers, compliance or

request. It is a skill that can be developed, and it is one

of a major components of the power triangle.

Power: Ability to efficiently and effectively

exercise authority and control through personal, organizational and social strength .

Ability to improve the will of one person or group to bring about certain behaviors in the other groups of persons.

Authority Represents the right to expect or secure

compliance.

Responsibility Making decision that next to the interest of

the shareholders, also takes into account stakeholders, such as workers, clients, suppliers, the environment the community of the future generations.

Accountability Address both the organizations expectation

of the employees expectation of the organization.

Different type of Leader Power Power is the ability to obtain retain and

motive people and to organize resources to accomplish a task

Reward power- The positive on the leader to compensate or remunerates staff members by reward, incentives, promotion, commendation etc.

Coercive power- The negative power of a leader to implement sanction or termination as a form of disciplinary power

Legitimate power- Power is based on an official poison in the organization. Through legitimate power, the manager has the right to influence staff members and staff members have an obligation that influence.

Expert power- Power is based on knowledge skills and information nurses who have expertise in areas such as physical assessment of technical skills gain respect and complain from others.

Referent power- Admiration and respect, the staff feels towards a leader. Personal quantities influence charisma.

Informal power- Is based on personal characteristics. Informal power may results from personal relationship being in the right time or unique personal characteristics such as attractiveness, education experience.

Types of LeadershipNatural Leader The person becomes the leader inspite

of himself. He does not seek the goal, it is trusted upon him by the group and by the tide of events.

Charismatic Leader The person is an authentic hero in the

eyes of his followers for he can do no wrong he/she inspires people to make sacrifice even their lives for the cause.

Rational Leader The person is consistent and

persistent.

Consensus Leader The leader is perceived as

acceptable to all.Leader by Force The leader power speaks

through the nuzzle of gun. He/she dominates others through fear. He is ruthless in suppressing opposition.

Characteristics of LeadersManagerial Abilities

Welcomes different opinions and is more interested in giving than receiving.

Provides rationale for difficult decision. Asses abilities of the workers guides

them to develop new skill. Plans, organize make decision effectively

encourage cooperate and participant Provide the workers with adequate

facilities.

Inter Personal Relationship Shows supportive and caring behavior

towards subordinates. Is good listens and sensitive to other

need. Guides and motivate to act and work

together. Establish relationship between all type

of workers and able to work with others harmoniously.

Professionalism Committed to the profession and

maintains confidentiality.

Temperamental ( nature of person )

Reliable, open, honest and sincere Shows a sense of humor fact full,

friendly and loyal. Positive energetic hard worker happy

and enthusiastic. Credibility and forward thinking Act as a role model and influence

others. Acts an activist, challenger, creative

thinker, agent, innovator risk taker and courageous. change

Acts as facilitator and solution seeker.

Skills Needed for Leading

Diagnosing: involves being able to understand the situation and the problem to be solved or resolved, this is a cognitive competency.

Adapting: involves being able to adapt behaviors and other recourses to match the situation. This is a behavioral competency.

Communicating: employed to advance the process in a way that individuals can understand and accept. This is a process competency.

Leadership Process

The leadership process is a function of the leader, the followers, and other situational variables. The leadership process includes five(5) interwoven aspects:

The leader The values, skills, and the style of the

leader is important. The leader must be honest, understanding and worthy to be followed.

The follower Followership is the flip side of relationship

followers are vital because they accept or reject the leader and determine the leaders power.

The situation You must use your judgment to decide to the

best course of action, and the leadership style needed for each situation.

Communication Is the basic to the process of influencing.

Through communication the leaders vision and message are received by the followers.

Leadership Competencies

Leadership abilities Display attributes that make people

glad to follow. Provides a feeling of trust.

Visioning Applies effort to increase

productiveness in areas needing the most improvement. Create and set goals (vision). Senses the environment by using personal sway to influence subordinates.

Create and Lead Teams Develops high-performance teams

by establishing a spirit of cooperation and cohesion for achieving goals.

Faster Conflict Resolutions Effectively handles disagreements

and conflicts. Settles dispute by focusing on solving the problems, without offending egos. Provides support and expertise to other leaders with respect to managing people.

Foster Conflict Resolution Effectively handles disagreements and

conflict. Settle disputes by focusing on solving the problem, without offending egos.

Asses Situation Quickly and Accurately

Takes change when the situation demands it. Make the right things happen on time.

Coach and Train Peers and Subordinates

Provides performance feedback, coaching and career development to teams and individuals to maximize their probability of success.

Implementation Employee Involvement Strategies

Develops ownership by bringing employees in on the decision making and planning process. Provides the means to enable employee success, while maintaining the well being of the organization. Develops process to engage employees in achieving the objectives of organization.

Final Thoughts Leadership does not mean

dominating the subordinates its means effective and productive group performance. Leader focus on purpose and doing the right thing, they are future oriented changed by change in able to plan strategies and facilitate human potential. Leader set direction, build an inspiring vision they also guide their people to the right destination, in a smooth and efficient way.

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Submitted by: Carriaga, Monaliza A. Suguitan, Pinky Rose P. Reducto, Merry Y.