Concept of leadership
Leaders are made not born. If you have the desire and willpower, you can become an effective leader. Good leaders develop through a never ending process of self-study, education, training, and experience. This guide will help you through that process. 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. Good leaders are continually working and studying to improve their leadership skills; they are NOT resting on their laurels. Leadership is a process by which a person influences others to accomplish an objective and directs the organization in a way that makes it more cohesive and coherent. Leaders carry out this process by applying their leadership attributes, such as beliefs, values, ethics, character, knowledge, and skills. Although your position as a manager, supervisor, lead, etc. gives you the authority to accomplish certain tasks and objectives in the organization, this power does not make you a leader, it simply makes you the boss. Leadership differs in that it makes the followers want to achieve high goals, rather than simply bossing people around.
Answer the Questions:
1. Integrate the concepts of leadership presented in this course with faith and learning.
2. Examine the concepts of leadership from both the historical and organizational perspectives
3. Compare and contrast the functions of leadership and management.
4. Assess effective organizational communications.
5. Identify effective human resource management and leadership issues, both domestic and global.
6. Discuss strategies for leadership development applicable to all organizational levels including the executive.
7. Formulate an applied leadership strength development plan for oneself and for others.
