What Makes a Leader ?

Presented By:- Pranav Manavat

Agenda

• What leadership is not about?

• Who is leader?
• Emotional Intelligence
• Emotional Intelligence and Leadership
• Components of Emotional Intelligence
• Can EI be learned?
• Summary
What Leadership
is not about ?

• Leadership has nothing to do with seniority or one's position in the

hierarchy of a company.
• Leadership has nothing to do with titles.
• Leadership has nothing to do with personal attributes.
• Leadership is not about telling and controlling - It’s about guiding,
mentoring and coaching.
 Who is Leader ?
• A person who influences a group of people towards the achievement of a goal.

• Hemphill - Leadership is the behaviour of an individual. Directing the activities of a group towards
shared goal.
• Peter Drucker: “The only definition of a leader is someone who has followers.”
• Bill Gates: “As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.”

• The idea of leadership moves around 3P’s- Person, People and Purpose.
Bill & Melinda Gates Jacinda Ardern Robert Mueller

Pony Ma Satya Nadella Greta Thunberg

 What distinguishes great leaders from merely good ones?
• Is it IQ or Technical Skills or Determination or Vision only ?

NO
• As per the Daniel Goleman “Emotional Intelligence” is the sine qua
non of leadership.
• He analysed various models of nearly 200 global companies like
British Airways, General Electric, Credit Suisse etc.
• Compared star performer with average ones and found astonishing
results that nearly 80-90% of difference in their profile was attributed
to Emotional Intelligence.
What is Emotional Intelligence ?
• The awareness and ability to manage one’s emotions in a healthy and
productive manner.

• One can manage own impulses, communicate with others effectively,

manage changes and solve problem.

Components of EI – Self-Awareness, Self Regulation, Motivation,

Empathy and Social Skills.
Self-Awareness
• It means having a deep understanding of one’s
emotions, strength, weakness, needs and
drives.

• They are neither overcritical nor unrealistically

hopeful.

• They have thirst for constructive criticism.

Self-Regulation
• The ability to control or redirect disruptive
impulses and moods.

• The propensity to suspend judgement- to think

before acting.

• Openness to change.
 Motivation

• A passion to work for reasons that go

beyond money or status.

• A propensity to pursue goals with energy.

(Intrinsic vs Extrinsic)
Empathy
• The ability to understand the emotional
makeup of other people.

• They have skill in treating people according

to their emotional reactions.
Social Skills

• Proficiency in managing relationships and

building networks.

• An expertise in building and leading teams.

Can emotional intelligence be learned ?
• Scientific inquiry strongly suggests that there is a genetic component of
emotional intelligence.
• Psychological and developmental research indicates that nurture/learning
plays a role as well.
• Practice responding, rather than reacting.
• Create a positive environment.
• Understand what motivates you.

“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm”

- Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Summary

• Leadership is not about one’s position, titles or personal attributes.

• He influence and encourages people to achieve their goals.
• Emotional Intelligence – an essential condition.
• Components of EI – Self awareness, Self regulation, Motivation,
Empathy and Social skills.
• EI can be learned by practising responding to situation/person rather
than reacting.
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more
and become more, you are a “Leader”.

- John Quincy Adams

“In today’s fast pacing knowledge economy, leader is one who can
Learn, Unlearn and Relearn effectively”.