Contents

• Introduction 2
• Leadership Development Theoretical Perspective 2
• Case Study: Infosys Technologies Limited 5
• Analysis and Recommendations 9
• Conclusion 11
• References 13

Description

Leadership is essential for the success and effectiveness of managers. The greatest discovery of the recent times is that leadership skills can be honed. In the past, leaders were perceived to be ‘born’ and that they were different from the rest of the people. However, leadership like any other skills such as communication skills can be honed. There are many attributes to leadership such as personality and behavioral traits, responding to difficult situations, long term vision and goals and so on. A leader can have all of these qualities or some of these qualities. There are certain theories that suggest a leader suited to a particular situation or profession may not be suited for other professions. In the context of organizational management, leadership is perceived to be an essential characteristic of a manager. However, this may not be always so. As such the present day organizaions are increasing adopting techniques and training methods to groom manager leaders out of managers. This report discusses leadership and development of leadership from theoretical perspectives. The paper also studies leadership development methods incorporated in the chosen company viz., Infosys Technologies Limited.