Leadership as the
starting point of strategy
Submitted by
Aftab khan
Roll no – 06
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A definition of strategy – Goal directed decision and action in which
capabilities and resources are matched with the opportunities and
threats in environment.
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Leadership process of social influence in which one person can enlist the
aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task.
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Effective achievement of goals and companies objectives
Absence of leadership makes strategy and opportunities
out of reach and unattainable for many companies.
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VISIONARY LEADERSHIP
Creating a vision a mission and a strategy
Communicating vision/mission /strategy
and getting buy-in
Motivating action
Helping an organization grow,
Evolve and adapt to changing
circumstances
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Reasons why strategic plans fail
Communication -"The failure to communicate the vision and strategic
objectives to stakeholders
Leadership -"Failing of leadership starting and ending at the top.“
No Plan Behind the Idea -Very little planning and "Undeveloped
intentions."
Passive Management -"Poor and inexperienced management to execute
the plan."
Motivation and Personal Ownership - Don't understand the purpose, goal
is minimized, vision disappears. No enthusiasm to make it happen.
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Why need leaders
Because -Leaders create something which wasn’t
there before, They train there subordinates And
deliver break troughs in performances.
Whereas
Good managers just deliver
predictable results
Sometimes incremental
improvements.
Hence the success story of any companies
strategy depends on the leadership quality of
the employees.
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Why need leadership
Piece together best practices and wring out synergies while striving to
carry on business as usual.
To rally the spirits of employees and to
communicate a higher purpose
To achieve breakthroughs along a number
of fronts, in bold strategies
To guide people and develop leadership
quality among employees throughout
the organization
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Qualities required by leaders
knowing your objectives and having a plan how to achieve them
Building a team committed to achieving the objectives
Helping each team member to give their best efforts
Leading by example - always be seen to be working harder and more
determinedly than anyone else.
Encouraging your people to grow, to learn and to take on as much as they
want to, at a pace they can handle
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Consequences of failure to
assess leadership capacity
Initial success in short run but failure in long run
Burdening on some leaders with additional
responsibility
Generation of leadership gap
Delegation of responsibilities to ill-prepared and
less experienced people
Deviation from the set goal and overall effectiveness resulting in
disappointment
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Leadership first
Define "Who exactly will get this done?“
Allot specific job to specific people by comparing its ability to launch
new businesses, new approaches, and other forms of breakthrough
performance
Train the people according to there shortcoming and weaknesses
Layout the strategy according to the mix and capabilities of leaders
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Filling the Gap
Gap analysis is a survey instrument used to determine the gaps between a
service offered and a customers expectations.
To reduce the risk of strategic failure there are three approaches are as
follows:-
Long term position
Medium term cultivator
Short term
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long-term position
Making strategies for next 3 to 5 year in advance to standout from
competitors
Recruiting and investing in human resource
in advance so that the set goals are achieved
Training and preparing people in advance
Build the internal networks necessary
for long-term success.
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Medium term cultivators
Identifying the skills and leadership quality required to achieve future
goals
Preparing the potential people well
in advance by counseling ,
training and new assignment
Informing people about the next
assignments well in advance
Preparing people mentally and physically
and stating the set objectives of the company
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Short term
Finding the right person for right job by its past track record and
experience
Developing its people by giving opportunity to achieve breakthrough in
performances
Use corporate-performance objectives and personal-development goals to
match current and potential leaders with opportunities
To have holistic understanding of an individual, personal traits attitude
and mind set
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Conclusion
A companies strategy whatever, however good it may be but its success
depends upon the quality and quantity of leaders it has . If a company fails to
put its right leaders at right place at right time the desired output will never
be achieved and would lead to disappointment and a lost opportunity .
Hence leaderships is the most important trait of any successful strategy .
The history of the world is full of men who rose to leadership, by sheer force
of self-confidence, bravery and tenacity.
Mahatma Gandhi
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Thank you
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