In this competitive environment fraught with ever-changing situations, a manager with high quality leadership is in great demand. A modern leader-manager needs to be creative, inspiring and motivating, as well as must have good interpersonal skills. This book imparts the knowledge of various theories and styles of leadership to students, entrepreneurs and business executives to enable them to meet both management and leadership challenges more effectively.
The text presents modern concepts and different perspectives of leadership. It acquaints the readers with minuscule differences between leaders and non-leaders and approaches of managers and leaders. Written in a lively style, the book teaches how to become an integrated human being in order to utilize leadership concepts at the work place and achieve success, and emphasizes the development of interpersonal skills to build productive relationship with people. Finally, it discusses the functions of leadership and different courses of action that a leader has to take in real-life situations.
This book Useful for Management students.
Section I: Conceptual Framework Of Leadership
1 Leadership: An Overview
2 Leadership Thoughts And Definitions
3 Leader Vs Non-Leader
4 Leadership Vs Management
5 Leadership Styles
6 Situational Leadership
7 Transactional And Transformational Leadership
8 Leadership Behaviour At Work Place
9 Leadership In Indian Culture
10 World-Class Organization
11 Strategic Leadership Cycle
Section II: Leader As Integrated Human Being
12 Power Of Leaders
13 Personal Paradigm
14 Physical Acumen
15 Mental Acumen
16 Emotional Acumen
17 Tips To Improve Interpersonal Skills
18 Vitality Of Relationships
19 Development Of Good Habits
Section III: Course Of Action
20 Leadership Functions
21 Envisioning And Alignment
22 Emotional Transition
23 Organizational Mission
24 Mentorship
25 Fostering Teamwork
26 Motivation
27 Empowerment
28 Leading Change
29 Shaping Organizational Culture
Appendices
1 Questionnaire To Assess Leadership Qualities
2 Questionnaire To Assess Emotional Autonomy
3 Questionnaire To Assess Emotional Reciprocation
4 Questionnaire To Assess Quality Of A Leader As Change Agent
5 Questionnaire To Assess Leadership Practices In The Organization
6 Questionnaire To Assess Team Leadership
Index