Adetokunbo Uchechi

Obayan
Objectives
• To develop a full understanding of
what Leadership is
• To Understand the ingredients of
effective Leadership
• To explore the parameters for
Leadership development
 Opening thoughts
Peter Drucker

“WE live in a period of very rapid change.

That also means that the opportunities for
improving, for getting results, are
changing very fast. Things that were not
possible or were not needed yesterday
suddenly become possible, and things that
made a great deal of sense yesterday do
not make sense.”
Opening thoughts

“EVERYTHING RISES
AND FALLS ON
LEADERSHIP”
John Maxwell
A man from Mars arrives at your
office meets a staff

Take me to
your Leader
Leadership Vs Management
Leadership Management
Leaders… do the • Managers d o
right things things Right
Bennis & Nanis Bennis & Nanis

Managers are DE-JURE Leaders

 As De –Jure Leaders they are
recognised
Unit/Section
Part of the
Individually /Dept Leadership Team
Leaders
Some key things to note
• Leadership and Management are not
synonymous
• You can attend to management
responsibilities without being a Leader
• You can be a leader without formal
responsibility
• Your level of effectiveness will ultimately
be decided by your leadership ability (self
development) supported by your
management skills (training)
Research shows a direct
Correlation between
Leadership Performance
Leadership discussion
challenges
• Our History
• Our Know how
• Its universality and
• Its multifacetted nature
A common Effective Organisational
Definition of Leadership
Creates strong Force of Avoids Pulling in
unity different directions
Definitions of Leadership –
“there are over 350 definitions” Burt Nanus
The number
of Leadership
definitions
are like
opening up a
box
For Illustrative purposes Here are three
 Definitions of Leadership –
“there are over 350 definitions” Burt Nanus
A Lot of
Leadership
definitions
have been like
the Hindustani
blind men and
the elephant
Leadership has been understood by
What Leaders do (Behaviour) Their Character/Traits
Leadership has been understood by
The Context The effect/Results
Definitions of Leadership
• Leadership has been described as
the “process of social influence in
which one person can enlist the aid
and support of others in the
accomplishment of a common task”
Wikkipaedia dictionary
Definitions of Leadership
• Gibbs 1969 – Leadership is
influence. When your
behavior influences people
that they respond to achieve a
desired objective That is
leadership.
Definitions of Leadership
W.C.H. PRENTICE(1961)
defines leadership as “The
discipline of deliberately
exerting special influence within
a group to move it towards goals
of beneficial permanence that
fulfills the groups real needs
Common Fundamentals
•Influence
Common Fundamentals
•People and
Groups
Common Fundamentals
•Goals and
Visions
•Directions
of
movement
Leaders are considered effective
when:
•Their group performs well
•Followers experience
satisfaction
•Significant change occurs with
successful implementation
Leadership effectiveness &Success
Research shows
By setting goals and
Targets

Effective
Leaders
set
direction.
Research shows
Organisation
Pathways
Effective
Leaders set
direction
effectively.
 Research shows
Effective
Leadership
gains
commitment
effectively.
 Research shows
By Creating Shared Vision

Effective
Leaders gain
commitment
effectively.
 Research shows
By effective team Building

Effective
Leaders gain
commitment
Research shows
Effective
Leaders
create
alignment
effectively.
Effective Leaders create
alignment.
People Processes
 Effective Leaders create
alignment
Organisational/Divisional Organisational
Culture Objectives
Leadership Behaviour influences

Organisational
Climate
Directly linked
with
performance
How then do we grow our
Leadership?
• The basic descriptives
which determine the
direction and impact of
your leadership.
▫ Knowledge
▫ Vision
▫ Execution
▫ Leadership Over Self
By Growing
Vectors ▫ Leadership over others
Leadership is contextual
Leadership over self/Others

“If anyone wants to
lead he must spend
50% of his energy LEADING
SUBORDINATES

leading himself,
20% of his energy LEADING
leading his superiors, LEADING SELF
15% leading his peers PEERS
and only 15% leading
his subordinates” LEADING
Dee Hock, founder SUPERIORS
VISA

This is where emotional Intelligence comes in

What is Emotional Intelligence?

“… the ability to monitor one’s own and others’

feelings and emotions, to discriminate among
them, and to use this information to guide
thinking and action”
-- Mayer & Salovey
 Components of Emotional Intelligence
Self Others

Self-Awareness/ Social Awareness/

Awareness Assessment Empathy

Relationship-Building/
Self-Control/ Teamwork
Management Adaptability

Source: Daniel Goleman, Primal Leadership and other materials

 Primal
Leadership

The first or most

important
(thus primal)
element of leadership is
EMOTIONAL
 RESONANCE
The ability of the
leader to drive
emotions positively,
bringing out the
best in others.
Resonant leaders can read and
express the emotions of the
group so people feel understood
and cared for.
Having formed an emotional
bond, team members are more
focused and their work is more
meaningful.
Johari Window model
known unknown
by self ask by self

1 2
feedback
solicitation
known
open/free blind
by others area area

tell

self-disclosure/exposure shared others' observation

discov-
ery

unknown
by others hidden unknown
self-
area discov
area
ery
3 4
 These are
reflected in six
areas