Module 4: Leadership

INTRODUCTION

Learning Objective of Leadership Module:

1. Understand what is leadership.
2. Learn the different types of leadership styles.
3. Learn ways to develop leadership skills.

This module provides a snapshot of what leadership is. Most of us hear about the term leadership and associate it with the management or executive in the corporate world.

But, Leadership refers to:

“Leadership is a process of social influence, which maximizes the efforts of others, towards the achievement of a goal” (Kruse, 2015, para 11)

The above definition has four main elements:

1. “Leadership stems from social influence, not authority or power”
2. Leadership requires others, and that implies they don’t need to be “direct reports.”
3. There are many styles and paths to effective Leadership, and it is not based on personality, traits, or titles.
4. “It includes a goal, not influence with no intended outcome”

(Kruse, 2015, para 11)

No matter how excellent or proficient team members in a group are, improper or misguided Leadership will result in sub-par results.

REFERENCES

Kruse, K. (2015, September 2). What Is Leadership? Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinkruse/2013/04/09/what-is-leadership/?sh=443737a35b90