DIRECTING — OCM STD 12 Commerce — Question

• The quality that influences people to make efforts willingly f6r achieving goals is called leadership.
• Leadership is the art and skill of creating the desire in others, for achieving objectives.
• According to Dr. George R. Terry, “Leadership is the quality of influencing others to work willingly for the realization of specified goals.”
• A leader is an influential person of the group who without any pressure provides guidance and inspiration and thus gets the expected work willingly done.

Need of leadership in industries:

• Several people work in industrial units. Even after paying wages and incentives and motivating them, the desired results may not be obtained if they are not led well. A good leader can lead the unit and extract work smoothly.
• Leadership is a process of encouraging in a mutual way.
• It is a base for efficient organization.
• Leader with his attitude and behaviour channelizes the efforts of the group members in a proper direction. He provides guidance to achieve decided targets, motivates to achieve objectives, inspiration, faith, etc. Thus, leadership is a source of motivation for others.