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What makes a good leader?

Incisive mind that enables the heart of an issue to be identified rather than unnecessary details.

Ability to think beyond the obvious – to be creative – and to encourage others to do the same

A desire to succeed and natural self-confidence that they will succeed

The differences between management and leadership

He considers it to be about aligning people to the vision of the business which means communication, motivation and inspiration.

‘Management is a set of processes that keep an organisation functioning. They make it work today and make it hit this quarter’s numbers.

Mintzberg's management roles

Decisional roles – taking decisions and allocating resources to meet the organisation’s objectives.

Informational roles – acting as a source, receiver and transmitter of information

Interpersonal roles – dealing with and motivating staff at all levels of the organisation

The functions of management

Controlling and measuring performance against targets

Coordinating activities

Directing and motivating staff

Organising resources to meet the objectives

Setting objectives and planning

Leaderships styles

Situational leaders

Laissez-faire leadership

Democratic leaders

Paternalistic leaders

Autocratic leaders

Effectiveness of leaderships styles

Personality of managers – do they have the confidence and strength of character to lead by persuading and motivating people

The management culture and business background of the managers, e.g. whether they have always worked in an autocratically run organisation

The amount of time available for consultation and participation

The training and experience of the workforce and the degree of responsibility that they are prepared to take on

Ethical considerations and leadership styles

The ability to ignore personal interests for the sake of the organisation, the needs of the employees and the greater good of the community

A willingness to encourage and consider seriously feedback, opinions different from the manager’s own, and challenges to the manager’s ideas and proposed decisions

The encouragement of leadership in others