Leadership And Organizational Skills

 changed him to become a good leader.
 He is one of the few leaders who is able to
Leadership and Organizational Skillsreceive universal respect not only in Africa but
"Leadership skills" and "organizational skills" are inaround the world. He was able to steer his nation
everyone's lips. It is taken as the "most studiedwhich was passing through the crisis. His leadership
and least understood topic" as per Bennis androle gave the re-birth to the nation and
Nanus (2007). The study says that the probleminternational reputation as a "benevolent negotiator
of the organization cannot be solved withoutand quintessential peacemaker".
management and organization cannot beAlthough he was imprisoned for 27 years for his
successful if there is no leader. Leadership skill isopposition to apartheid, he didn't direct his vision.
the magic to the organization that gives the newHis continual effort on focused vision made him
vision and direction to the organization andsuccess as a result he was awarded with Nobel
organizational managerial skill is changing the visionPeace Prize. Because of his high degree of
into reality by focusing on functional aspects ofdedicated commitment on the vision he was right
management.person at that time, right for the nation and right
Leaders operate by focusing on "emotional andfor the people. Mandela articulated the vision and
spiritual resources" and in contrast managersgave the legitimacy. He protected the people
operate on "physical resources".  Managers willfrom the risk and exposed them to reality. So he
see whether the work is done with high efficiencyis regarded as a leader among the leaders not
or not by giving importance to time schedule andonly in Africa but around the world.
level of quality performance but leader gives theEric Schmidt: CEO of Google
direction and path for the followers. Martin LutherEric Schmidt has made good relation not only to
King, Junior can be the example. Hehis staffs and co-workers but also outside. He has
communicated to the people on vision of civilgood relations with Obama administration which is
rights. This vision is not for one day or two days.important from a Google Perspective. The
This is forever.administration helped Google focusing on a national
Leaders are of many kinds. They can bebroadband plan. This coordination helped to be
"authoritarian, paternalistic and democratic" but themore innovative. In the interview with Fox news
most common on three of them is the desire toagency he says that he is more focused on
move and drive the crowd or group to the end.customers giving the right information at low cost.
There are inherent skills that are most commonHe is also worried on agency problems and gives
on the leaders. They are knowledge, interpretationmore time on value maximization of shareholders
skills and initiatives. Traits can be the importantwealth.
factors but it is not only the sole factor.Eric Schmidt's proper management and
The study made by Adair (2008) focused oncoordination has helped to grow Google from the
seventeen qualities of leadership to become asmall organization to global enterprises in 10 years
perfect leader. The table given below summarizesto time period. His proper planning and controlling
these qualities in details.strategy has helped a lot to Google to position
Table 1: Seventeen Qualities of Leadershipthe wide range of product and to meet the
Ability to make decisionexpectation in monetary value. In this down
Sense of dutymarket Google is not only earning but keeping
Energyitself at a growth stage. He is able to respond the
Calmness in crisiswants and needs of the business by prioritizing
Humourgoals of the organization so he is good at
Confidencemanaging the institution.
Sense of JusticeDhirubhai Ambani: Business Leader and Manager
Ability to acceptIn 2007 his business was able to make turnover
Determinationof 60 billion dollars and became a second richest
Human elementfamily in the world. He started his business in
Examplespices in 1958. When he makes the profit from
Initiativethis spices business he expanded the business by
Physically fitopening textile mill in India. Then the business has
Resolute couragemade tremendous success. Now his business
Pride in commandportfolio includes petrochemicals, production of
Enthusiasmcrude oil and gas etc.
LoyaltyIndia takes Dhuribhai Ambani as a business leader
 as well as a business manager. He was farsighted
Source: Adair J., 2008. How to grow leaders: Theperson who diversified the business in different
seven principle of effective leadershipsectors by taking the risk. He managed his
development, ed: 1st, India: Kongan Page, Page 12business from spices to what he has today. His
Organizational skills are necessary for the successtimely decision, confidence and enthusiasm in
of the any institution. It is more focused onbusiness had made the success.
intuitive methods on handling the people who areConclusion:
working inside the organization as well as outside.There is the equal importance of leadership skill
This helps to cope the organization with internaland management skill. When the leadership is
and external environment. The organizedeffective it helps to the nation as well as to the
organization is properly planned, structured andorganization to get success on focused view. If
managed institution where evaluation of work isthere is no leadership in organization then it shows
done regularly.the negative effect on performance and it helps
 the organization to move slowly because of lack
 Robert Kartz has developed the three differentof vision. Proper leadership can lead the business
managerial skills which are more about thetowards the success even to the weak
knowledge and information on (i) technical skills (ii)organization. When there is no leadership there is
human skills and (iii) conceptual skills.no direction then there is no goal. Churchill was
Technical skills are more concerned onacclaimed for the foresightedness. So he is taken
organizational management knowing the nature ofas a good leader.
work that the people working under his have toManagers play a crucial role in success and failure
perform. Human skills are concerned on handlingof operation of the mission stated by the leaders.
the "Human" factor working in the organization.They help in implementation of work by taking
Conceptual skills are showing the "broad andtimely, correct and complete decision making.
farsighted" view so that change can take place. ItManagers have the good skills for proper planning,
is conceptualization of "complex and abstract"organizing, staffing, controlling and taking the
situation.corrective actions on day to day operation. Good
Story of successful business leader and managermanager will motivate the human factor, learn
Nelson Mandela: Leader among leadersfrom the past mistakes and gain respect from a
He was a former president of South Africa fromteam and workers. By considering the basic
African National Congress. He was anfunctions, managers will implement the different
anti-apartheid activist. He is the most excellentpolicies. They have the expert knowledge on
model like Mahatma Gandhi, who has given theimplementing the policies by forming the good
whole life to transform the nation and became aworking environment in the organization.
role model to his helpers who were following hisThis signifies that there must be balance between
ideals. He won the trust among the followers andleadership skills and manager's organizational skills.
he had a clear focused vision for giving theIt is because too much of leadership and no
direction to the nation with high level ofmanagement then you got a problem in the
commitment. To become a good leader it is notorganization and when there is no leadership and
necessary to get the education. In histoo much of management then also it brings the
autobiography, he told that he got the educationproblems. So "leadership skills" and "manager's
by listening to the elders not by going to theorganizational skills" are equally important although
school and colleges like today. He is not educatedthey are two different things.
and trained to be a leader instead circumstances