Leadership Competencies

Running head : LEADERSHOP COMPETENCIES

Leadership Competencies

Yelena Moysik

Brooklyn College

Abstract

This research is intended to explore the various leadership competencies that have been researched upon and found sound and working in the field of leadership . The basic assumption towards leadership competencies are that nobody was born being a leader hence there exists no inherent leadership qualities in any one individual . According to this research , the assumption is that these behaviors leading to leadership competency are skills that can be learnt . The research further tries to stress the

significance of a systematic well-designed and planned system of acquiring and assimilating the sets of behavior leading to leadership competencies . Time is of crucial importance in the process because the entire process of developing the leadership competence needs maturity

Unlike other forms of research that assumes a scientific approach , this research adopts the mode of investigation based on personal intellectuality and collection of details and information on this particular subject . The weight of each leadership competency model gives the extent of challenge in the development of the respective leadership competency

Introduction

Diverse organizations exhibit diverse processes as well as cultures and therefore there is a failure of readily prepared tools as well as processes aimed to provide ownership to the participants . The different cultures , climates as well as nuisances always found in every organization require involvement of all individuals to participate in development as well as implementation of new process

Extra-ordinary as well as demanding challenges are exposed to leaders in their capacity whether the leadership is at a personal or at an organization level . To achieve success , there is a requirement of a behavior that enhances a balanced approach that recognizes that successful results can only be obtainable through people

A leader influences others by his qualities , viz . confidence communicative ability , awareness of his impact on others as well as perceptions about the situation and his subordinates . The effect of a leader 's background experiences , his communication ability self-awareness , confidence , his perceptions of subordinates , the situation and the self are shown below (Prasad , 2006 ,

. 264

SOCIAL VALUES

ECONOMIC

CONDITIONS

LEADER STRUCTURE

FOLLOWERS

POLITICAL CONSIDERATIONS

[Source : Taken from , Prasad LM (2006 ) Organizational Behavior , Fig 26 .1 br

287]

All these factors interact together to determine the leader 's ability to influence others . Almost every aspect of work is influenced by , if not dependent on , leadership . The leader is the chief communicator to people outside the group as well as within the group . The leader 's attitude and behaviour affects the motivation of the group

The leader is responsible for seeing that the group 's objectives are clearly understood and are accomplished . The planning and control mechanisms are designed or modified by the leader . How the leader behaves influences employees ' satisfaction and affects the quality and quantity of output

All leaders have three limiting factors to contend with . Firstly , they are limited by their own ability , by their knowledge , skills , attitudes weaknesses and inadequacies . Secondly , they are limited by...