LEADERSHIP

Leadership is defined as the process of influencing others to get the job done more effectively over a sustained period of time. Leaders play a critical role in influencing the work behavior of others in the system. A leader is one who not only leads a group of people but also gives them direction to follow. A person, who is able to command, has good intelligence level to give instruction to the followers to follow. A person who has the ability to make things done is an idol for many. A leader has the power to hold when you have a level of maturity and good amount of experience to give directions to people. Leaders are always at a power where they have to take decisions for a large group of people, in that case they always end up giving happiness to some and to some they end up in not making them happy.                 

 “LEADERS ARE BORN RULERS.”

Does that mean power comes to the person who takes the responsibility and has the right to dominate? Leadership has its own styles and types. Different leaders adopt different styles – some are authoritative, some are democratic and some are laissez fair leaders. There does not appear any single style of leadership that is always best, it is clear that some styles are preferred by most group members and that depending on the circumstances faced by a group. Some leaders are most likely than others to facilitate performance. But today we will talk about our present leader, who is leading a large country of different religions, diverse cultures and a large population – Mr. Narender Modi. (Prime Minister of India) and his mind set.

He is one who comes under the term as a TRASFORMATIONAL LEADER as he possesses all the qualities of a charismatic leader. He is admired and trusted by his followers. He is an inspirational motivation. He stimulates his followers to be innovative and creative by questioning existing assumptions and reframing problems in new ways. He demonstrates high level of self confidence, excellent communication skills and exciting personal style.

India is a democratic country so its leader too, follow the path of autocratic leadership style. In that he cannot make all the citizens happy.  He dictates policies and procedures, decides what goals are to be achieved, and directs and controls all activities without any meaningful participation by the subordinates. He has full control of his team, leaving low autonomy within the group.

In a bureaucratic organization, there is a high degree of division of labor and specialization. It has well defined hierarchy of authority. It follows the principle of rationality, objectivity and consistency. There is a formal interpersonal relation among the members of the organization. Interpersonal relations are based on positions and not on personalities. There are well defined methods for all types of work. Selection and promotion is bureaucratic or legal power is given importance.

 

LEADERS ROLE

A leader is responsible for the activities of his subordinates, he must lead and coordinate their activities in meeting task related goals and he must motivate to perform better. He must be an exemplary leader so that his subordinates follow his directions and guidelines with respect and dedication. Leader’s effectiveness is perhaps the most important: the ability to respond appropriately to changing conditions and switching requirements. Leaders don’t have a same kind of relations with all of their followers and often differentiate between those with whom they have close and cordial relations and other followers with whom they have more distant relations. No one is actually a leader unless they have people willing to accept influence from them. The most important quality of a leader is that of being acknowledged as such.

 

LEADER PSYCHE

Mr. Narendra Modi is a perfect example of task oriented, autocratic, great communicator, need power oriented, transformative leader.

10 leadership qualities of Prime Minister Narender Modi:

·    Visionary and think long term

·    Setting the example of a leader

·    Become a powerful network

·    Express intense enthusiasm

·    Adaptability and stay updated

·    Understanding people

·    Act confidentiality

·    Powerful public speaker

·    Be very decisive

·    Lead with courage.

 

It is rightly said;

“What you get by

Achieving your goals

Is not as important as

What you become by achieving your goals.”

THERE IS NO SHORTCUT TO HARDWORK

 

“All the adversity I’ve had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me…you may not realize when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.” Walt Disney

 

Walt Disney success story was full of painful events and failure. He wanted to make cartoon motion pictures. So in 1920 he started his own company at the age of 19, drawing cartoons from his creatures from his childhood. He had little money to pay the rent, being forced to live with friends and often going without food. He failed to send a single cartoon. At the age of 22, he went bankrupt after the brutal failure of the cartoon series in kansas city. He went bankrupt several times. He also wanted to become Hollywood actor but it never happened. He was once fired by a newspaper editor who accused him to be lazy and lacking imagination and creative ideas. Three years later he left Kansas City for Hollywood to pursue his childhood dream. He set up a converted garage, and after five years- a long time when he was without an income, he struck little success with a short animation of ‘Alice in Cartoon land’ and ‘Oswald the Rabbit’. But again in 1928 some of the cartoonists left taking Oswald with them. Disney was shattered. His success was short lived and he returned to having nowhere to live and little money for food. But his secret of success was with him. Out of the disaster he created his first Mickey Mouse character, and, suddenly, he was on the road to real success.

 

 Life is not that easy, and sometimes the result that we expect is different from the outcome of it whatever the situation might be, it is always good to take chances in everything. Remember, you will not know until you try, so don’t give up and take the risk. Whatever the odds might be, with your courage, perseverance and self confidence, things will go in your favor; you have to believe in yourself that you can do it. 

Forget other people’s opinions about you. Instead, trust yourself. Put your OPINIONS FIRST, INTERESTS FIRST, and HAPPINESS FIRST. Only then you will lead a life that inspires others. The fastest and the noblest way to effect lasting change are to lead by self example not by self sacrifice. Not caring about other people is the best choice you will ever make. Also it doesn’t matter if thousand people do not believe in you; you must have belief in yourself. In life we do not get everything easily. We have to work for it. It is only when we sail in the ship of ambition, determination, and perseverance then can anchor at the harbor of success.

People who are successful overnight by winning lottery end up in same position few years down the line, or people who achieve something without hard work end up back to square one after sometime. But the one who has worked hard day and night for years to achieve a dream, his success lasts longer because he has gone through a process which has molded him to handle and fight back any situation as his mind has been  rewired and grown in a very brilliant and unshakable way. If it takes you 10 months to build a skill, it takes 10 months to destroy that skill. So remember,

 

       NO SECRETS.

      NO SHORTCUTS.

     JUST HARDWORK.

Don’t look for shortcuts to success. Work harder than anyone else and never give up.