leadership skills based on movie 300

1. Leadership Skills
Purbangshu Chatterjee
RPT - East
“True leaders are always in the minority because they are
thinking ahead of the majority.”

2. The plot revolves around King
Leonidas, who
Leads 300 Spartans into battle
against the Persian "god-King"
Xerxes and his invading army
of more than 300,000 soldiers.
As the battle rages, Queen
Gorgo attempts to rally
support in Sparta for her
husband.
Story of A Great Leader………. 300

3. Agenda
• Leadership Qualities
• charismatic leader
• characteristics of charismatic
leaders
• Leadership Skills
• Situational Leadership
• Summery

4. Leadership Qualities of Leonidas
• Always have Integrity, no matter what the
circumstance or how much you have to lose
• People first, have a Passion for your people
• Sometimes, you have to sacrifice
• Empowerment: When you do the right thing, it
empowers those around you

5. King Leonidas is an
excellent example of a
charismatic leader and
the influence this type
of leader can have on his
or her followers
Charismatic leader

6. Vision and Articulation
Personal Risk
Sensitivity to Follower Needs .
Unconventional Behavior
Four key characteristics of charismatic leaders.

8. •Perhaps the most important
skill a leader needs is to be
able to think strategically
•Leadership is all about
having a vision of where you
want to be and working to
achieve that vision.

9. Skills Of A Successful Leader
• Motivation
• Communication
• Learning
• Analytical skills
• Adaptability
• Organisational skills

10. Motivation
• A successful leader sets a
good example
• Lead from the front
• Role model for your team
• Help out when needed
• willing to contribute
• Show respect to your
employees
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11. Communication
•Active listening
Regularly paraphrasing to
check that they've received
the speaker's intended
message.
•Body language
Be sure that your words
match your body language.

12. Learning
• The ability to learn new skills is
crucial for any leader
• Ability to grow and adapt to
change
• lookout for ways to improve your
skills, through knowledge and
observation
• Seek more formal training where
necessary
• On The job Training
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13. Analytical skills
• Decision Makers
• Problem management
• Manage Change
• Situation Analysis
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14. Adaptability
• Ready to adapt to changing circumstances
• Continually anticipate, evaluate
• Open-minded and flexible
• Encourage innovative ideas,
• Take advantage of changing technology,

15. Organisational skills
• Setting expectations
• Delegating tasks
• Fixing deadlines
• Evaluating alternatives

16. CREATE LEADER WITHIN YOU
“SITUATIONAL LEADERSHIP”
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DIFFERENT STROKES FOR DIFFERENT
FOLKS

17. High
Relationship
and
Low Task
S3
High task
and
High
Relationship
S2
Low
Relationship
and
Low Task
S4
High Task
and
Low
Relationship
S1
(Low)-------------------Task Behaviour----------------(High)
DIRECTIVE BEHAVIOUR
FOUR BASIC LEADER BEHAVIOUR STY

18. High
Relationship
and
Low Task
High Task
and
High
Relationship
Low
Relationship
and
Low Task
High Task
and
Low
Relationship
RELATIONSHIP
BEHAVIOUR
(HIGH)
(LOW)
S3 S2
S1S4
TASK BEHAVIOUR (HIGH)
M4 M3 M2 M1
Mature
HIGH MODERATE LOW
LEADERSHIP STYLES

19. Supporting/Developing
•Supporting by helping them to
take decisions & problem solving.
•Helping in analyzing/confidence
bldg./relationships
•Recognition for seeking /
accepting support
Problem Solving / Coaching
•Making decisions based on inputs
•Seeking info for analyzing /solving
problems
•Recognition for making contributions
Delegating
•Giving total responsibility
/empowerment
•Letting them make decisions
•Ltd. Communication
•Recognition for accepting
responsibility & performance
Directing
•Making decisions on your own
•What /How to do
•Recognition for following instructions
S1
S2S3
S4

20. Authority and Respect
Summary
Keep them
informed
Keep out
harassment
Keep your
promises
Keep to the
rules
Keep them
special
Authority Respect and
trust

21. “No retreat, no surrender. That is Spartan law. And by
Spartan law, we will stand and fight... and die. A new age
has begun: an age of freedom! And all will know that 300
Spartans gave their last breath to defend it!”
–King Leonidas