Development of Leadership Skills

By Hiriyappa .B

The text puts students in the development of leadership skills and applying effectively handling leadership functions in business and their life. This text gives learners a clear roadmap through the development of leadership skills and learners to see where they currently stand and form a plan to develop leadership greater skill strengths.
This book features effective development of leadership skills and to help you improve your leadership skills and points out that you must become a leader.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Publishdrive
• Release date: May 20, 2018

Hiriyappa .B

Dr.Hiriyappa.B is a Ph.D., MPhil., MCom. Coordinator, Department of Post Graduation Studies in Commerce. He has Coach, Trainer, Speaker and Consultant in Management.

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Development

of

Leadership Skills

Hiriyappa, B. Ph.D.

Preface

The text puts students in the development of leadership skills and applying effectively handling leadership functions in business and their life. This text gives learners a clear roadmap through the development of leadership skills and learners to see where they currently stand and form a plan to develop leadership greater skill strengths.

This book features effective development of leadership skills and to help you improve your leadership skills and points out that you must be become a leader.

Contents

Preface

Chapter 1. Introduction to Leadership

Chapter 2. Important Skills to Effective Leadership

Chapter 3. Leadership Style

Chapter 4. Leadership Skills

Chapter 5. Theories of Leadership

Chapter 6. Leadership Models

Chapter 7. Power and Leadership

CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

TO

LEADERSHIP

Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.

John F. Kennedy

November 22, 1963

Leadership is a function of knowing yourself, having a vision that is well communicated, building trust among colleagues, and taking effective action to realize your own leadership potential.

Bennis

The very essence of leadership is you have to have a vision. It’s got to be a vision you articulate forcefully on every occasion. You can’t blow an uncertain trumpet.

Rev. Theodore Hesburgh,

President Emeritus, Notre Dame University

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The speed of the leader determines the rate of the pack

It is the capacity to develop and improve their skills that distinguishes leaders from their followers.

Warren Bennis and Bert Nanus

Leadership: the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Leaders have followers

Bill Gore, Founder, W. L. Gore and Associates

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You can manage what you cannot understand, but you cannot lead it.

Myron Tribus

The only definition of a leader is someone who has followers.

Peter Drucker

Leadership is influence - nothing more, nothing less.

John C Maxwell

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Leadership is the process of persuasion and example by which an individual (or leadership team) induces a group to take action that is in accord with the leader’s purpose, or the shared purposes of all.

John W. Gardner

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INTRODUCTION

Leaders are not born- they are made. Anyone would like to be a leader who practices skills such as hard skills, soft skills, personality-leadership skills, self-awareness skills, communicate skills, delegate-powers skills, agility and adaptability skills, cultivate wisdom skills and effect change skills.

Skill means the ability to do something well or expertise to do a particular task. An individual possession of skills  such as inspires and motivate to others, display

Reviews for Development of Leadership Skills

[gunawan ub · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Very good book of leadership. Simple and easily understand for ordonary people