LEADERSHIP

DEVELOPMENT
 WHAT IS LEADERSHIP?
» Leadership defined
» Leader Characteristics
» Qualities of Leadership
» Leadership as Empowerment
» The Leadership Role
» The Ingredients of a Successful Leader
» Successful Leadership
» Tasks of a Leader
» Becoming a Leader
» Challenges of a Leader
» Skills
» Leadership Styles
» Benefits of having good leaders
 “Leaders are naturally
born and some are build”
Leadership begins with
Self-knowledge
“Self-knowledge is the basis for character...
Character is the root of integrity...
Integrity provides the foundation for leadership”.
(Lombardi, 2001)

What do you know about yourself as a leader?

Leadership in Simple Terms
» Understand the vision
» Direct and enable others to cooperate in achieving it

“Leadership is the ability to direct people,

more important, to have those people accept that direction”.
(Lombardi, 2001)
Leadership is about:
» Motivating
» Inspiring
» Taking people to greater heights
» Working with participants on the how and helping them figure
out the what and why
» Encouraging them to push themselves to achieve the highest
possible performance
» Action
» Enabling, not telling
» Talking the talk and walking the walk...walking alongside
 “Leadership that pulls together people with diverse talents,
backgrounds, experiences and interests, encourages them to step up
to responsibility and continued achievement, and treats them as full
scale partners and contributors.

Leadership is not about memorising techniques or devising the perfect

game plan. It is about really paying attention to people – really
believing them, really caring about them, really involving them.”

(Peters & Austin, 1985)

How would you define leadership?

Leader Characteristics include:
» Ability
» Knowledge
» Experience
» Personality
(Bennis, 2003)

What characteristics of leadership do you have?

Qualities of Leadership
» Leadership qualities are demonstrated in a leader’s
behaviour, not their position.

“Leadership is not just one quality but rather a blend

of qualities”.
(Lombardi, 2001)
Leadership Qualities

» Enable direction and structure » Vision and passion

by the group » Strong communicating skills
» A clear vision » Role model
» Charisma » Have integrity and honesty
» Enable motivation and enthusiasm » Be organised
» Make a difference
(Trenberth and Collins, 1994)
» People-oriented skills
» Skilful communicator
» Build character
What leadership
» Empathy qualities do you have?
(McConnell, 2000)
Leadership as Empowerment

“A good leader inspires people to have confidence

in their leader.
A great leader inspires people to have confidence
in themselves”.
(Anonymous)
Leadership as Empowerment
Current ideas on leadership involve empowering followers to
self-lead.
This is important in a coach-leadership role as empowering
athletes enables them to make their own decisions and self-lead
during performance.

“The best leaders - people do not even notice their existence.

The next best - people honour and praise.
The next the people fear.
The next the people hate.

When the best leader’s work is done the people say ‘we did it ourselves’.”
(Lao-Tzu in Morris, Willcocks and Knasel, 2000)
Leaders Build Leadership
To build leadership the leader has to enable
participant independence so they can perform
with freedom and autonomy to make informed
decisions without the leader around.
(Hinkson, 2001)
The Leadership Role
A good leader is a person who:

» Is a good teacher
» Doesn’t put down those they are working with
» Gets the most from those they are working with
» Works within the framework of the rules

“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way,

and shows the way.”
John C. Maxwell
The Ingredients of a Successful Leader
» Create and practise values
» Develop committed followers
» Inspire lofty accomplishments
» Model appropriate behaviour
» Focus attention on important issues
» Connect the group to the outside world
(Lee & King, 2001)

What other ingredients are important to be a

successful leader?
What is Successful Leadership?
Successful leaders get the most out of the participants
and enable them to learn:
»How to lead and follow within the team
»How to make good decisions
»Not to be afraid to fail
»Character values
»How to be successful leaders and people
»To be the best they can be
(Adapted from Hinkson, 2001)
The Lombardi Leadership Model (2001)

Character Belief Habit

Courage Responsibility Sacrifice

Hard work Willpower

Mental Toughness Discipline

Which of these leadership traits are the hardest for you?

Finally...

Leadership is a combination
of character and
competence; of who you are
and what you can do.

(Covey, 2004)
 4 Major activities/responsibilities of a leader

PLANNING – establish targets/goals

Budgeting
Sets targets
Establishes detailed steps
Allocates resources
Devises strategy
Sets direction
Creates vision
ORGANIZING
» Creates structure
» Job descriptions
» Staffing
» Hierarchy
» Delegates
» Training
» Communication
» Networks
LEADING
Solves problems
Negotiates
Brings to consensus
Empowers people
Cheerleader
CONTROLLING
» Implements control systems
» Performance measures
» Identifies variances
» Fixes variances
» Motivate
» Inspire
» Gives sense of accomplishment
 BECOMING A LEADER

» Good leadership involves responsibility to the

welfare of the group
» Some people will get angry with your actions and
decisions
» It’s inevitable, if you’re honorable

“Being responsible sometimes means pissing

people off.”
Secretary of State
Colin L Powell
 CHALLENGES OF BEING
A LEADER
REJECTION
One of the most common costs of leadership is the
experience of rejection. If you are willing to accept the
call to leadership, at times, you may be rejected and
misunderstood.
 CRITICISM

No leader is exempt! The very nature of effective

leadership involves taking a position on issues, making
decisions, and determining direction. These will always
result in some form of reaction from one’s environment.
 LONELINESS

Leadership, at times, is lonely because

you must be out front, ahead of the
followers. Also, because the leader is the
one with the guiding vision and purpose,
he/she sees the end from the beginning
and must live both the process and
destination, all at the same time.
 MENTAL AND PHYSICAL FATIGUE

Leadership places heavy demands on the

individual who fills the position. There is
no way to become an effective leader and
not be affected by its stress, physical
demands, and mental toll.
PRICE PAID BY THOSE CLOSEST TO YOU

You must be aware of the

tremendous cost which will be born
by those closest to you (for example,
family members). Because
leadership demands the giving of
oneself to others, your life becomes
the property of those whom you
SERVE.
 SKILLS NEEDED BY LEADERS
1. Technical Skill
-- ability to use procedures and techniques
(very important at lower level)

2. Human Skill
-- ability to work with, understand and motivate other
people. (all levels)

3. Conceptual Skill
-- ability to integrate and coordinate all activities
(top management)
 LEADERSHIP STYLES

Notes:
No one style was effective in all situations
Style of leadership depends on the subordinate
and work environment
Characteristics of subordinates must be
considered in choosing an appropriate
leadership style.
Do Now: Psychologist Kurt
Lewin identified three
different styles of
leadership:-
1.Autocratic (Bossy).
2.Democratic (Where ideas
are shared).
3.Laissez-Faire (where the
workers are allowed to do
what they want).
How are these illustrated in
the three pictures on the left.
 Leadership Styles
Psychologist Kurt Lewin set out to identify different styles of
leadership.
1. Autocratic
Authoritarian leaders make decisions
independently with little or no
input from the rest of the group.

Authoritarian leadership is best

applied to situations where:-
• There is little time for group
decision-making
• Where the leader is the most
knowledgeable member of the
group.
2. Democratic
Democratic leaders offer guidance
to group members, but they also
participate in the group and
allow input from other group
members.

• Participative leaders encourage

group members to participate,
but retain the final say over the
decision-making process.
• Group members feel engaged in
the process and are more
motivated and creative.
3. Laissez-Faire
Laissez-Faire leaders offer little or no
guidance to group members and
leave decision-making up to group
members.
• While this style can be effective in
situations where group members are
highly qualified in an area of
expertise,
• it often leads to poorly defined roles
and a lack of motivation.
 4. Situational Leadership
This is where Leaders adapt their style to different situations.

Depends upon – CLOTS.

1.Culture of the Business

2.Leadership style of the leader

3.Organization - Tall or flat

4.Task – Difficult, urgent or important

5.Subordinates – Skills, motivation.

 WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS WHEN AN
ORGANIZATION HAS EFFECTIVE LEADERS?
» Members at all levels feel needed
» Promotes positive attitudes
» Utilize all resources
» Reduce complaints
» Members share ideas
» Less confusion
» Shared goals
» Fosters TEAM building
 THE CHALLENGE!!!

If you are willing to work harder,

longer, and more intensely and
beyond the call of duty, you will
become an effective leader.
ACTIVITY
Identify what type of leadership style in each situation
•Limited Time
•Lack of respect between leader and workers
•Employees are highly knowledgeable
•Employees are poorly trained
•Employees performance depends on the work environment and the
present situation
•Task is unstructured
•No established procedures
•Well established day to day policies and guidelines
•Employees can do their own work and output without much supervision
•Roles are not properly specified and not very clear