1. Leadership styles
1.1. Transformational
1.1.1. These leaders are transforming organisations and always keep employees motivated by vision and moral values.
1.1.1.1. Example: Jeff Bezos Founder, CEO Amazon
1.1.1.1.1. Understands what needs to be changed
1.1.1.1.2. Keen to trasform organisation quickly
1.1.1.1.3. Ability to simulate intellect
1.1.1.1.4. Sense of bigger picture
1.1.1.1.5. Personal integrity
1.2. Transactional
1.2.1. These leaders motivate employees by transacting things such as rewards, correcting them and mentoring.
1.2.1.1. Example: Bill Gates, Founder Microsoft
1.2.1.1.1. Short-term goal oriented
1.2.1.1.2. Favour structured procedures
1.2.1.1.3. Reveal in efficiency
1.2.1.1.4. Flexible =
1.2.1.1.5. Opposed to change
1.3. Democratic
1.3.1. These leaders make decisions based on the team inputs rather than taking the decision alone
1.3.1.1. Example: Dwight D. Eisenhower 34th U.S. President
1.3.1.1.1. Always encourage team for new ideas
1.3.1.1.2. Creativity is encouraged through rewards
1.3.1.1.3. Keeps the team more engaging
1.4. Strategic
1.4.1. These leaders are strategic and flexible they act based on the situation strategically.
1.4.1.1. Example: Martha Stewart
1.4.1.1.1. Open minded
1.4.1.1.2. Self-aware
1.4.1.1.3. Strategic thinker
1.4.1.1.4. Good listener
1.5. Bureaucratic
1.5.1. These leaders are followed by regulations however they welcome inputs from employees if it is not conflicting policy.
1.5.1.1. Example:Harold Geneen President ITT
1.5.1.1.1. Task oriented
1.5.1.1.2. Regulated
1.5.1.1.3. Formal hierarchical
1.6. Autocratic
1.6.1. These leaders are not listening to their subordinates or employees, they take actions with their own feelings.
1.6.1.1. Donald J Trump 45th US President
1.6.1.1.1. Do not listening to others
1.6.1.1.2. Take almost all decisions alone
1.6.1.1.3. Discourage out of the box thinking
1.6.1.1.4. Creates rigid and structured environment
1.6.1.1.5. Authoritative
1.6.1.1.6. Me only mind set
1.7. Authentic
1.7.1. Work like transformational leaders but with their moral and ethical grounds.
1.7.1.1. Nelson Mandela
1.7.1.1.1. Clarity of purpose
1.7.1.1.2. Have solid values
1.7.1.1.3. Trusting relationships
1.7.1.1.4. Compassionate
1.7.1.1.5. Authentic discipline
1.8. Regenerative
1.8.1. These leaders think more about long term sustainability and influenced and led by climate change.
1.8.1.1. Elon Musk Tesla, SpaceX CEO
1.8.1.1.1. Long-term thinking
1.8.1.1.2. Deeply care about people and the planet
1.8.1.1.3. Believes in climate change
1.8.1.1.4. Very open minded
1.8.1.1.5. Out of the box thinking
1.8.1.1.6. Vision oriented
1.8.1.1.7. Motives team by challenges
1.8.1.1.8. High risk-taking
2. Bits and pieces
2.1. What is leadership
2.1.1. Leadership is a choice, it is how you can make a difference add value to someone else in life. Be it a personal life of business life the impact you make is most valuable.
2.1.1.1. Leadership quotes
2.2. Qualities of good leaders
2.2.1. Good leaders have a vision, passion and purpose they have clarity about what they are doing they can influence others with courage and grit.
2.2.1.1. Leadership qualities
2.3. Roles of leaders during a pandemic?
2.3.1. During the pandemic leaders must agile they must willing to take decisions based on the people and lives of other people rather than focus on profit.They must be strategic on the circumstances and pivot accordingly.
2.3.1.1. How Brain Chesky pivoted AirBnb During the COVID Pandemic.
2.4. Post COVID challenges?
2.4.1. Safety and health of stakeholders, new strategies to drive sales and revenue, new work policies and practices, low sales due to economic rescission, reduced investments,
2.4.1.1. New Leadership for a Global Crisis: COVID-19
2.5. Everyday leadership
2.5.1. Leadership is not a title its how you you chose to act in a given situation which will impact others lives in a positive way.
2.5.1.1. HOW TO BE A LEADER - Motivational Speech By Simon Sinek
2.5.2. Everyday you have opportunities to chose and act as a leader, If you feel like doing something which will impact and add a value to others do it without hesitation.
2.5.2.1. Everyday Leadership
2.6. Regenerative Leadership
2.6.1. Elon Musk's Unbelievably Simple 12-minute Killer Break Down on Climate Change
2.6.2. Regenerative Leadership matrix
2.6.3. The shift of yesterday's rational organisation
2.6.4. Regenerative Leadership by Hutchins and Strom
2.7. Women leadership
2.8. Regenerative leadership in COVID Crisis
3. Theories
3.1. Traditional theories
3.1.1. Trait approach
3.1.1.1. Leaders are born not made
3.1.1.1.1. Personality and physical appearance
3.1.2. Behavioural approach
3.1.2.1. Employee oriented vs product oriented
3.1.2.1.1. Develop mutual trust for followers etc.
3.1.3. Contingency approach
3.1.3.1. Lead by the situation ready for changes
3.1.3.1.1. Still a popular approach in organizations
3.2. New theories
3.2.1. Emotional approach
3.2.1.1. Charismatic leader
3.2.1.1.1. Lead by charisma and persuasiveness, driven by commitment and conviction.
3.2.1.1.2. Transactional and transformational leader
3.2.2. New perspectives
3.2.2.1. Authentic leadership
3.2.2.2. Distributed leadership