Lesson-1 introduction, meaning and importance of management 0 Objectives

Leadership Styles
17.7
Theories of Leadership
17.8
Leadership styles in Indian Organisations
17.9
Summary
17.10 Key Words
17.11 Self - Assessment Questions
17.12 Reference Books
17.1 INTRODUCTION
Good leadership is the soul of the organisation. Effective and successful leadership leads an
organisation to achieve goals. Good leadership is essential for the success of a business because of
(i) imperfect organisational structure
(ii) occurrence of fast technical, economic and social changes,
(iii) internal imbalances due to growth
(iv) human nature and behaviour and
(v) psychological reasons
17.2 MEANING
Leadership is the process of influencing the behaviour of the people. Leaders are the moving spirits
and guiding starts of inspiration to their followers. A leader interprets the objectives of the business,
suggests course of actions and guides people to achieve the set objectives. He seeks active support
and acceptance of the employees in the following the proposed course of action.

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Definitions:
According to 
Davis
“Leadership is the ability to persuade others to seek defined objectives
enthusiastically. It is the human factor which binds a group together and motivates it towards goals”.
Thus leadership is the process of influencing the activities of an individual or a group for goal
achievement in a given situation.
George R. Terry 
“Leadership is the activity of influencing people of strive willingly for group objectives”.
This definition puts a direct emphasis on willingness on the part of the people led.
Koonl z and O’ Donnel 
have defined “Leadership as influencing people to follow the achievement of
a common goal. It is the ability to exert interpersonal influence by means of communication towards
achievement of a goal”.