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How The BecomeHow The Become

an effective Leaderan effective Leader



PresentersPresenters

Iqra Javed Akhter Iqra Javed Akhter Faiza BokhariFaiza Bokhari

Nauman HashmiNauman Hashmi



Are Leaders born orAre Leaders born or

Made?Made? Good leaders areGood leaders are mademade not born. If not born. If

you have the desire and willpower,you have the desire and willpower,

you can become an effective leader.you can become an effective leader.

Good leaders develop through aGood leaders develop through anever ending process of self-study,never ending process of self-study,

education, training, and experience.education, training, and experience.



LeaderLeader

DefinitionDefinition Leader articulates and embodies aLeader articulates and embodies a

vision and goals, and enable othersvision and goals, and enable othersto share and achieve them.to share and achieve them.



DriveDrive

Leader exhibit a high effort level.TheyLeader exhibit a high effort level.They

have relatively high desire forhave relatively high desire for

achivement,have a lot of energy,achivement,have a lot of energy,

show initiative &they are persistentshow initiative &they are persistent

in their activities.in their activities.

Desire to leadDesire to lead

Leader has a strong desire to influenceLeader has a strong desire to influence

& lead others, they demonstrate the& lead others, they demonstrate the

willingness to take responsibility.willingness to take responsibility.



IntegrityIntegrity

Leaders build trusting relationshipLeaders build trusting relationshipbetween themselves and followers bybetween themselves and followers by

being truthful and by showingbeing truthful and by showing

consistency between words and deeds.consistency between words and deeds. Self confidenceSelf confidence

Followers look to leaders for anFollowers look to leaders for an

absence of self-doubt. Leaders,absence of self-doubt. Leaders,therefore need to show self-confidencetherefore need to show self-confidence

in order to convince the followers of in order to convince the followers of

the rightness of goals and decisions.the rightness of goals and decisions.



.. IntelligenceIntelligence

Leaders need to be intelligent enough toLeaders need to be intelligent enough to

gather, synthesize, interpret large amount of gather, synthesize, interpret large amount of information ;and to be able to create vision,information ;and to be able to create vision,

solve problem & to make correct decision.solve problem & to make correct decision.

Job Relevent Knowledge Job Relevent Knowledge

Effective leaders have high degree of Effective leaders have high degree of

knowledge about the company, industry, andknowledge about the company, industry, and

technical matters. In depth knowledge allowtechnical matters. In depth knowledge allow

leaders to make well informed decisions andleaders to make well informed decisions and

to understand the implications of thoseto understand the implications of thosedecisionsdecisions



What makes for anWhat makes for an

effective leader?effective leader? Be PassionateBe Passionate Be Prepared to changeBe Prepared to change Get your self a mentor or a coachGet your self a mentor or a coach Be a good listenerBe a good listener Be un selfishBe un selfish Believe in the best of your peopleBelieve in the best of your people Invest in your peopleInvest in your people Set up the standards of excellenceSet up the standards of excellence Know the mission and vision of yourKnow the mission and vision of your

organizationorganization Keep improving and developing your leadershipKeep improving and developing your leadership



Be PassionateBe Passionate

An effective leader is a person with aAn effective leader is a person with a

passion for aa cause that is a largerpassion for aa cause that is a larger

then they are.Someone with a dreamthen they are.Someone with a dream

and a vision that will betterand a vision that will bettersociety,or ateast, some portion of it.society,or ateast, some portion of it.



Be Prepared to changeBe Prepared to change

Effective leader know that it isEffective leader know that it is

impossible to change theimpossible to change the

organization without changingorganization without changing

themselves. change must begin withthemselves. change must begin withyou.you.

The process of self change involves The process of self change involves

the willingness to admit when youthe willingness to admit when youare wrong.are wrong.



Get yourself a mentor orGet yourself a mentor or

a coacha coach A mentor or coach should beA mentor or coach should be

someone who is experienced insomeone who is experienced in

leadership. It should be the one wholeadership. It should be the one who

will surely help you in becoming awill surely help you in becoming agood leader.good leader.

We can get a mentor by readingWe can get a mentor by reading

leadership books, articles, listeningleadership books, articles, listeningto leadership tapes.to leadership tapes.



Be UnselfishBe Unselfish

A good leader put the interests andA good leader put the interests and

needs of his organization and peopleneeds of his organization and people

ahead of his own personal interestsahead of his own personal interests

and needs.and needs.



Believe in the best of Believe in the best of

your peopleyour people Successful leaders believe in the bestSuccessful leaders believe in the best

that their people can bring outthat their people can bring out

When the people perform well praiseWhen the people perform well praise

their contributionstheir contributions

They motivate their people by They motivate their people by

appreciating themappreciating them



Invest in their peopleInvest in their people

Effective leaders give their peopleEffective leaders give their people

GrowthGrowth

OpportunitiesOpportunities Make them learn new skillsMake them learn new skills

Send them in seminars workshopsSend them in seminars workshops

Add value to their teamsAdd value to their teams



Setup the standard of Setup the standard of

excellenceexcellence Great leaders are excellence drivenGreat leaders are excellence driven

They setup the standard of They setup the standard of

excellenceexcellence

They are competent in their work They are competent in their work

and they demand excellence fromand they demand excellence from

their peopletheir people

They hold their people accountable They hold their people accountable

K th Vi i dK th Vi i d



Know the Vision andKnow the Vision and

mission of theirmission of their

OrganizationOrganization

They know the mission They know the mission

They know their vision They know their vision They have positioned themselves to They have positioned themselves to

pursue the fulfillment of pursue the fulfillment of

organizational mission and visionorganizational mission and vision



Keep improving andKeep improving and

developing their leadershipdeveloping their leadership

Effective leaders don’t stop improving andEffective leaders don’t stop improving and

developing their leadershipdeveloping their leadership

They know that challenges, needs, attitude, They know that challenges, needs, attitude,motivations, morale, performance and problemsmotivations, morale, performance and problems

are always issue of leadershipare always issue of leadership

They focus on coping with these issues by They focus on coping with these issues by

improving and developing them.improving and developing them.



How to become an effectiveHow to become an effective

leaderleader



harder,longer,moreharder,longer,more

intensely and beyond theintensely and beyond the

call of duty,and you willcall of duty,and you willbecome the effectivebecome the effective

leader.leader.

Wh t th b fit hWhat are the benefits when



Members at all levels feel neededMembers at all levels feel needed Promotes positive attitudesPromotes positive attitudes Utilize all resourcesUtilize all resources

Reduce complaintsReduce complaints Members share ideasMembers share ideas Less confusionLess confusion

Shared goalsShared goals Fosters TEAM buildingFosters TEAM building

What are the benefits whenWhat are the benefits when

an organization hasan organization has

effective Leaders?effective Leaders?



WHAT AREWHAT ARE SOMESOME PROBLEMS THAT ANPROBLEMS THAT AN

ORGANIZATION MAY FACE WHEN THEYORGANIZATION MAY FACE WHEN THEY

HAVE INEFFECTIVE LEADERS?HAVE INEFFECTIVE LEADERS?

Members don’t feel valuedMembers don’t feel valued

Creates negative attitudesCreates negative attitudes Not developing all employeesNot developing all employees

Higher absenteeismHigher absenteeism

Low productivity/poor qualityLow productivity/poor quality

MiscommunicationMiscommunication

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