Styles of leadership prepared by Fatma Ameen E.L.T Supervisor

Objectives of the session: By the end of this session ,we should be able to: Determine what defines a leader. Identify our style/s as leaders. Choose an effective leadership style/s. Draw some conclusions about : (Decoding the leader).

Task Write one sentence definition for the term ( Leadership). Why (Educational Leadership?(

How can we define the word (Leadership?) A simple definition of leadership is that: Leadership is the art of motivating a group of people to act towards achieving a common goal. Educational leadership A process essentially focuses on improving the quality of teaching, learning and educational outcomes and promoting the best thinking about teaching and learning..

Are good leaders made or born? Good leaders develop through a never ending process of self-study, education, training, and experience. To inspire your workers into higher levels of teamwork, there are certain things you must be, know, and, do. These do not come naturally, but are acquired through continual work and study.

A leadership style: is an approach of giving direction, motivating people and implementing plans. Why do we need to know the leadership styles? Match the style with the person Match the style with the situation

Understanding Leadership Styles The leadership styles we look at here are: Autocratic leadership (Authoritarian). Charismatic leadership (Transformational) Democratic leadership(Participative-Supportive). Laissez-faire leadership (Delegative– free reign)

Task Match the leadership style with its proper traits: traits Autocratic Democratic Delegative Charismatic.

Autocratic leadership (Authoritarian) Traits: The leader defines roles and tasks This style is somewhat hard and unemotional One way communication , I tell-you listen One person has control over all of the workers or followers

Charismatic Leadership (transformational leadership) Traits: The leader injects huge doses of enthusiasm into his team The leader is very energetic in driving others forward. A charismatic leader can tend to believe more in him than in his team. Success is tied up with the presence of the charismatic leader.

Democratic Leadership (Participative ) Communication becomes more two- way The leader becomes more of a facilitator and takes part in decision making process The leader invites other members of the team to contribute to the decision-making process As participation takes time, this style can lead to things happening more slowly, but often the end result is better. It also helps to develop people’s skills. team members are motivated to work hard.

Laissez-Faire Leadership (Delegative/ Free reign) Team members control the day to day decision making and involve the leader when needed It can be effective if the leader monitors what is being achieved and communicates this back to his or her team regularly. Most often, laissez-faire leadership works for teams in which the individuals are very experienced and skilled self-starters. This delegative style is best used in situations where the leader has complete confidence in his people.

Task Charismatic Autocratic Laissez- fair Democratic Watch the following four videos and match them with these four styles: Charismatic Autocratic Laissez- fair Democratic

Which leadership style do you most identify with ? Why ?

Using the Right Style – Situational Leadership There is no one “right” way to lead that suits all situations. To choose the most effective approach for you, you must consider: The skill levels and experience of the members of your team. The work involved (routine or new and creative). The organizational environment (stable or radically changing). Your own preferred or natural style. A good leader will find him or herself switching simply between styles according to the people and work they are dealing with. This is often referred to as “situational leadership”.

Factors of leadership There are four major factors in leadership: 1- Follower You must know your people! The fundamental starting point is having a good understanding of human nature, such as needs, emotions, and motivation. You must come to know your employees' be, know, and do attributes.

Leader: You must have an honest understanding of who you are, what you know, and what you can do. To be successful you have to convince your followers, not yourself or your superiors, that you are worthy of being followed.

communication: You lead through two-way communication. Much of it is nonverbal. What and how you communicate either builds or harms the relationship between you and your employees.

Situation There is no best leadership style ; the situation is what should dictate the particular style used …we should be able to apply the right style with the right situation A good leader uses all the styles, depending on what forces are involved between the followers, the leader, and the situation.

HOW TO BE A GOOD LEADER: Remember: leadership skills and techniques can be learned. You don't have to be a natural leader. Very few people are. Know your team. At some point, every day, walk around the office and say "Hi" to everyone who works for you. If you're not in the office that day, call and see how people are. Meet your team. Regularly - daily, weekly or monthly, depending on your place and type of work - have meetings of all the members of the team. Keep these meetings short, focused and action-orientated. Train your team. Every team member should have at least two days training a year. Newer and more senior colleagues should have more. If they don't ask to go on training sessions, suggest some suitable courses.

Grow your team. Through varied experience and regular training, you should be developing each team member to be more and more confident and more skilled. Set objectives for each team member. As far as possible, these objective such be SMART - Specific Measurable Achievable Resourced Timed. Review the performance of each team member. At least once a year - at least quarterly for the first year of a new team member - have a review session where you assess performance, give feed-back and agree future objectives and training. Inspire your team. Consider making available a motivational quote or story every week or month.

Thank constantly. The words "Thank you" take seconds to say, but mean so much. Praise constantly. The words "Well done" take seconds to say, but will be long remembered and appreciated. Communicate constantly. Don't assume that people know what you're doing, still less what you are planning or thinking. Tell them, using all the communication tools to hand: team briefings, electronic newsletters, organizational newspapers. Delegate. You don't have to do everything. Develop your team members by training them to do more and trusting them to take over some of the things you've been doing.

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