Leadership is the process of influencing the behavior of others to work willingly and enthusiastically for achieving predetermined goals. Undoubtedly, all organizational problems are human problems; and all human problems can be attributed to poor leadership. All human problems can be prevented, minimized and/or solved by an effective leadership. Today’s leader is not a boss; he has to be a mentor to make people work for organizational goals. It the leader who can make people realize their potentialities to do an excellent job. The success of every industrial enterprise is dependent upon the quality of leadership.
Definitions
1. According to Tennenbaum et al
Leadership is interpersonal influence exercised in a situation and directed through communication process, towards the attainment of a specified goal or goals.
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Features of Leadership
i. Leadership is a continuous process of behavior and not a one shot activity.
ii. Leadership may be seen in terms of relationship between a leader and his followers which arises out of their functioning for common goals.
iii. By exercising his leadership, the leader tries to influence the behavior of individuals or group of individuals around him to achieve common goals.
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Leadership Theories
There are many ways to understand leadership that has been developed in an attempt to explain why individuals become leaders and why some leaders are more effective than others. Many theoretical approaches are available to study of leadership. Some important theories are discussed below:
1. Charismatic Leadership Theory
2. Trait Theory
2. Behavioral Theory
3. Situational Theory
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