Leadership Attributes

LEADERSHIP

Leadership is defined as being able to direct others to do what is expected of him/her to accomplish.  A leader should be able to plan, organize, delegate and control. Without these four basic attributes of managing people it will be impossible for a good leader to succeed. A leader is considered  a model for whatever has to be accomplished. He cannot put up a policy and then be the first one to break it. He should be able to lead through example.

The four basic attributes of a leader are:

1.       Planning – this means that a leader should be able to have answers to the following questions: “What has to be done?” “Who has to do it?” “Why should this be done?” “When should this be done?”

2.       Organizing – once the four questions on planning have been answered then the final question to answer is “How should it be done?” In this second attribute the leader should be able to prepare all the necessary materials, program or schedule in order to be ready for the next step.

3.       Delegating – means to be able to assign tasks or authority to others.

4.       Control and Measurement - being able to ensure that the task is done according to the set plan where the five questions were accomplished without flaws.

Things to remember about leadership

1.       Be a role model to your subordinate and others.

2.       Always be consistent and firm when leading people.  Use flexibility with caution.

3.       Be fair and balance with your decision.

4.       Not all bad behavior can be summoned to bad attitude.  A person’s behavior varies according to individual impulses sent to the brain and has a physical reaction to the behavior. An attitude is an ingrained or molded behavior. (Say for example, a subordinate suddenly became rude to the supervisor and after talking to the subordinate, it was revealed that she was rude because the supervisor forgot to invite her to the supervisor’s birthday party. This is an example of bad behavior but not considered bad attitude since the subordinate had good relationship with the supervisor after airing out her grudges.)

5.       Avoid listening to second hand information from others about your colleague or subordinate.

6.       Always bear in mind the saying “Do not do to others what you do not want others to do to you.”

7.       Listen to others opinion without being rude.

8.       Try to empower your subordinate.

9.       Not all good workers are good leader.

10.   Never demean subordinates in the eyes of others.

A person cannot be called leader without a follower. A leader is only as good as the people he leads.

 

 

A Brief Training Guideline on Four Basic Functions of Management for entry Supervisor level.

FOUR BASIC FUNCTIONS OF MANAGEMENT

I.                  MOTIVATION

It is vital for a leader to have knowledge of management functions in order to be successful in leading his/her followers.

A manager usually manages others based on inherent individual characteristics curved by experiences and lessons learned.

II.               PRESENTATION

Objectives:

1.    Define the meaning of management

2.    Define the four basic functions of management
3.    Differentiate and cite examples of each functions of management
4.    Be able to think of things observed that needed improvement or done.
5.    Be able to select common observation  and apply the four basic functions of management

 III.            STAGE I

MANAGEMENT:

* The person or persons who control or direct a business or other enterprise

* Skill in managing, executive ability
* Judicious use of means to accomplish an end

 FOUR BASIC FUNCTIONS OF MANAGEMENT

1.    Planning
2.    Organizing
3.    Implementing
4.    Control & Measurement

Planning:  

 An act of formulating a program for a definite course of action 
 A formulation of one or more detailed plans to achieve

 Organizing:

To put together into an orderly, functional, structured whole
To arrange in a desired pattern or structure
Assembling required resources to attain organizational objectives

Implementation:

Act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order
Is the carrying out, execution or practice of a plan, method or any design for doing something.  As such, implementation is the action that must follow any preliminary thinking in order for something to actually happen.
 

Control and Measurement:

Control:
To exercise restraining or governing influence over; to check; to counteract; to restrain; to regulate; to govern; to overpower.
Measurement:
Is a collection of quantitative data. A measurement is made by comparing quantity or quality with standard unit.
 To have a better and easier understanding of this lesson is to ask these following questions as you go along with its function.

Planning- What needs to be done?

Organizing- Who will do the task/s?

Implementing- How should the task/s be done? When should this task/s be done? What do you need to accomplish the task/s?

Control & Measurement- Supervison, Checking, time duration and evaluation                      

 IV.             CONCLUSION:

In order for you to develop and practice this lesson on management, I would like you to think and write some observations that need improvement.

As a manager, how will you handle and apply the four basic functions of management

 Example:

Basic Functions                            Describe Formulation of Management
Of Management                                                 Functions

__Planning                                    Proper control of Keys

    Organizing                                A designated person to issue and
                                                              Receive keys. Checked keys are
                                                              Complete and key cabinet is locked
                                                              At all times.

Implementing                                    Laundry Attendant is designated to

                                                              Issue, receive and checks keys  and
                                                                Keeps key cabinet locked at all
                                                                Times.

Control and Measurement              Assistant Executive Housekeeper

                                                              Or Executive Housekeeper checks

                                                                 Key cabinet and checks that all

                                                                 Keys are inside the key cabinet.

 V.               Assignment:

Next topic for the next training session is how to prepare a learner by the trainer / How to train a traineee

Three Elements of Goal Achievers

 * 3 Elements of GOAL ACHIEVERS

     ACHIEVING RESULTS

                        3   Achievement

                       2     Determination
                   1    Vision

     PROMOTING CHANGE

Start here: Having vision, determination and finally achievement.

Skeleton Work Force For Hotel Employees Activities

Hotel Management usually schedules hotel outdoor activities of the employees on period where the hotel is having low occupancy. This way each department head can schedule all their staff to join the activities. Let's say, a picnic has been set for two days. Half of the employees in each department will be scheduled on the first day while half will be at work. The next day, the batch who have attended the activities will be at work and the batch who had work will then be scheduled to join the employees outdoor activities. The next 3rd and 4th day will be the days off of the first batch and the 5th and sixth day will be the days off of the second batch. This scheduling will be based on the occupancy, otherwise the employees will be paid overtime if days off were not given due to the increased occupancy percentage.