| In today's knowledge driven world Leadership is the | | | | thriving to do something different. Understanding |
| opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the | | | | them is the key. Always we should entertain |
| lives of others. Leadership in today is different than it | | | | employee's healthy impulses and encourage them to |
| was in early days. We have several constraints to | | | | do something better by fulfilling their self actualization |
| work with e.g. stress, diversity, global labor arbitrage, | | | | needs through path goal theory. |
| competition, information age and virtual team just to | | | | 5. Motivation: There are several types of motivation |
| name a few. | | | | technique. Rule up your sleeves and get to work as |
| Experts have pointed out several theories from early | | | | change maker. Build your personal brand through |
| trait to situational leadership theory etc., however, | | | | social theory. Motivation is not always about paying |
| attributes that are essential in today's leadership are | | | | higher salary to employees. I have done things more |
| as follows: | | | | effectively rather than increasing salary for the |
| 1. Less selfish approach: Let's us admit, values are | | | | purpose. Social theory will help you much in this |
| important in leadership. The difference between a | | | | regard should you believe in your leadership. Go out |
| manager and a leader is that the later is less about | | | | there and motivate employee through touch of |
| control and command than the prior. Organization is | | | | friendship. Let them get energies and believe in you |
| not different entity than a social group. Henceforth, | | | | to make the difference. This is powerful technique |
| to drive an organization we need to carefully observe | | | | and doing such will not only empower employee it will |
| it's three important elements: a) People, b) Process | | | | drive the organization to success. However, the |
| and c) culture. Once those aspects are understood, | | | | organization should be supportive to it meaning higher |
| organization could be driven effectively through | | | | up, this value must need to be understood. |
| organizational shaping bring in change slowly but | | | | 6. Be humble: Humbleness is understood to be as the |
| steadily. | | | | "universal value" attribute in most cultures. Therefore, |
| 2. Coaching styles: As asserted earlier, today's society | | | | let's use the power of it. Be humble and work on |
| is knowledge driven and therefore the best approach | | | | removing workplace bullying. It is costing USA dearly |
| to leadership should be coaching style. It may take | | | | in a whooping USD$300 billions. Not only that |
| time to drive employees behind an effective leader | | | | workplace bullying is harmful for our society as well. |
| for the specific goal to attain; however, coaching | | | | 7. Fine balance of management and leadership |
| style will take you more effectively towards | | | | attribute: Combined your management attributes with |
| otherwise impossible goal than any other means. I | | | | leadership attributes finding a finer balance. We do |
| have experimented this style in a passive-aggressive | | | | not need all the attributes of management however |
| organization (consider such organizational behavior | | | | some will help you to become effective, the same is |
| similar to that of dysfunctional organization) improving | | | | true for leadership. So how do you find the finer |
| much of it's business. It does work very well. | | | | balance? Well item 1 to 7 given here will help you to |
| 3. Expert & Referent Power: Drive employees | | | | tune your brand. |
| through your expert understanding of the business | | | | 8. Be respectful to others: Whether it's your |
| (technical or non-technical). Expert and referent | | | | subordinate or peer, be equally fair and respectful to |
| power need not be expressed but trusty me it is | | | | others. Such attributes will develop your powerful |
| powerful enough to be perceived. Such quality or | | | | brand in the organization. Let us get it hardened in |
| attributes thereof will much effective than any form | | | | our mind, without values leadership will never be |
| of coercive power. After all, the latter coincides with | | | | effective. |
| micromanagement of the perfectionist than a leader. | | | | I have been successful through the application of |
| 4. Understanding of employee's needs: Pay attention | | | | those techniques. Success always does not mean |
| to employee needs through the application of | | | | getting a higher position in an organization. Success |
| Maslow's Hierarchy of needs or two factors theories | | | | means driving people behind you towards a common |
| etc. Different theory has different application. We | | | | goal for which result is satisfactory. I do share my |
| need to find a balance to apply those appropriate | | | | knowledge, expertise and heart with others. I enjoy |
| particular needs. For example, self actualization needs. | | | | in the notion and practice of making meaningful |
| You will often find certain employees are having | | | | difference in the lives of others. |
| abandoned of energy and emotional surge, they are | | | | |