A leader is someone who leads strongly, but isn't bossy. Someone who is admirable but not superior.

Someone who gets the job done, but doesn't rush. A leader needs to be someone you can relate to and understand, but someone you're far enough from to take them seriously. Your friends don't make good leaders because you know them to well, you know how they think and you don't take them seriously enough in times like that. But a good leader needs to understand the people he/she is leading. A leader gains respect just the way a regular person does. Act appropriately, don't be foolish, treat everyone as equals. Don't use stand over tactics to get the job done. Appear like you are a regular everyday person, the average Joe but will some class. You can always relate to a good leader.

The five important functions of leadership are as follows:-

1) To develop team work: The first basic function of the leader is to develop his work-group as a team. The responsibility of a leader is to create a friendly work-environment by keeping a close view of his subordinates competence, needs and potential abilities.

2) To act as a representative of the work-group: The second function of leader is to act as a representative of the work group. The leader of a work-group is to expect to act as a link between the group and top management. The leader is expected to communicate the problems and grievances of his subordinates to top management in desired circumstances. 3) To act as a counsellor of the people at work: The third function of leader is to act as a counsellor of the people at work. The leader is expected to guide and advise the concerned subordinate when he is facing problems in connection with their performance at the work. The concerned problem can be technical or emotional in nature.

4) Time management: The fourth important function of leader is time management. The leader function is to check the timeliness completion at different stages of work and also ensuring quality and efficiency of work performed by the group.

5) Proper use of power: The fifth most important function of leader is the proper use of power. The leader should be intelligible and observant enough to exercise his power in relation to his subordinates in different ways as per the needs of the situation. The leader can use powers like reward power,

coercive power, or expert power, formal or informal power to stimulate positive response from his subordinates.

The Functions of the Leader

admin No comments What are the skills that make a good leader? Good leadership skills are deminstrated by the way the leader operates. The functions of a leader are the aspects that get the necessary results and productivity. This article defines some of the functions of the leader Different functions of leaders 1) The leader is the top coordinator of the various activities of the group. He is responsible for the execution of the policies. 2) A leader is expected to be the source of readily available information and skills. 3) The leader should be the controller of in-group activities. 4) To frame and formulate group goals and policies. 5) A leader serves as an example to the group as how they should be and how they should do. 6) He is looked upon as a father figure to whom the groups look upon for identification for transmission for feeling of submissiveness. 7) The leader serves as ideologist for the group. He is the source of beliefs for the group members. A leader serves as planner about the ways and means by which a group could achieve goals. 9) A leader is the representative of its group to other groups for external relation and communication. 10) A leader has the power to give rewards or punishments to the group members for their work whatever is appropriate for smooth functioning of the group. 11) A leader also serves as a target for group aggression of frustrated and disillusioned group members. A leader is target of positive as well negative reinforcement also. 12) To give thoughtful attention to the needs of people for satisfying relationships, to lead to a comfortable friendly atmosphere and work tempo. 13) The leader should be readily available to all employees so establish effective subordinatesuperior relationship. In more stable and formal corporate establishments all leadership functions may be necessary. The objectives of the group play important part in deciding primary functions of the leader. The most important function of the leader is to maintain smooth channels of communication among the group member and the leader. Effective communication is however a joint process of the leader and group members. The top 5 mistakes by a leader

1) A leader should not do favoritism and discrimination among the group members based on personal likes and dislikes. 2) A leader should not make other members of the group feel inferior to him by trying to make them show off that he knows more than them and is more knowledgeable. 3) A leader should not punish any fellow group member liable to punishment in front of the other members but should be told in private. 4) A leader should not base his actions on the fact that he is on a superior position but should be fair in his working. 5) An effective leader issues few but concrete orders rather than superfluous orders and should also remember the orders he has given to avoid confusion and conflict in the group. Leadership has been defined as the ability to produce meaningful change but in this 21st century change has a way of happening with or without leadership. The leaders role becomes that of change management and control. The ability to get onto the correct path for creating your own effective leadership style stems from within the individual. Successful leaders agree, however, that the more you do your homework the less the need for any tricks. Know your material, prepare with care in advance then you have confidence in your developed and natural leadership traits and skills. The best way to study and to define leadership should be in terms of what leaders do rather than what leaders are. There are mainly two dimension of effective leadership are -concern for people and concern for production. Collaboration between superior and subordinate is a necessary condition for achieving integration of goals. Money is the great motivating force for the group members but not everything to stimulate the people to work by giving their 100%25. What really makes them feel connected to a team or organization normally involves the questions like: Whats in it for me; Do I fit in; Can I make an impact, Does it mean anything; Can I express myself? Theres got to be some sort of personal connection that motivates us to give their best.

Importance of Halal Income and Consumption

Allah Most High says, O people, eat permissible good things out of what lies in the earth, and do not follow the footsteps of Shait n (Satan); indeed, he is an open enemy for you. (2:168) Elsewhere, Allah Most High says, O you who believe, eat of the good things We have provided to you and be grateful to Allah, if it is He whom you worship (in real terms). (2:172) Abu Huraira (radhiallahu anhu) narrates that Allahs Messenger (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said, Verily, Allah is pure and He only accepts that which is pure. He has given the same command to the believers as He has given to the messengers saying, O Messengers! Eat from the good things, and act righteously. Of whatever you do, I am fully aware. (23:51) and also, O you who believe, eat of the good things We have provided to you (2:172). Then he (i.e. the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wasallam)) mentioned a man on a long journey, with dishevelled hair and covered in dust, stretching his hands towards the heavens saying, My Lord, my Lord but

his food is unlawful, his drink is unlawful, his clothes are unlawful, and he has been nourished by what is unlawful, so how will his supplication be answered? (Narrated by Muslim in his Sahih) Abu Huraira (radhiallahu anhu) narrates that Allahs Messenger (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said, A time will come upon people when a man will not bother whether he takes from a lawful or unlawful source. (Narrated by Bukhari in his Sahih) Jabir (radhiallahu anhu) narrates that Allahs Messenger (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said, That flesh which has been grown from the unlawful will not enter Paradise, and Hellfire is more deserving of every flesh which has been nourished through that which is unlawful. (Narrated by Ahmad, Darimi, and Baihaqi in Shuab al-Iman) Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal (may Allah have mercy on him) was once asked, What softens the hearts? He replied, Consuming halal. Abdullah bin Mubarak (may Allah have mercy on him) said, To return a dirham from a doubtful source is more beloved to me than spending one hundred thousand dirhams in charity. Imam Ghazali (may Allah have mercy on him) writes in Ihya al-Uloom al-Din that the wives of the pious predecessors used to advise their husbands when they would leave their homes to earn their livelihood, Fear Allah regarding us and do not feed us with unlawful income, because we can bear patience upon hunger and difficulty but we cannot bear patience upon Hellfire. When Muhammad bin Seereen (may Allah have mercy on him) would bid farewell to a person, he would say to him, Fear Allah and seek your share of lawful income, for if you take it from the unlawful, you will not be taking anymore than what has been destined for you. (Tabaqaat Ibn Sad). May Allah enable us all to earn a lawful income and consume that which is pure and halal. Amin.
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