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Leaders have to be aware of the need to provide satisfactions. People who

seek satisfactions are motivated to achieve such satisfactions. Leadership is

related to motivations of people. Leaders have to understand the motivations

of their people and if necessary, kindle needs and motivations, appropriate to

the proposed goals.

e) Achieving of tasks

In an organisational context, a leader's responsibility is to influence the

behaviour of the people under his charge, in such a way that the tasks are

achieved. If the task is not achieved, he is not effective. That is primary. In the

performance of the task, the people work, not merely as individuals, but as a

group. If the group is not cohesive, the results may not be achieved. Even if

there is no failure in task, there could be waste of energy.

3. The complex person

a) Behaviour

Behaviours are the outcomes of several things, many of which are within a

person. These are beliefs, values, perceptions, feelings, attitudes, etc. None of

these are clearly noticeable or known even to the person concerned. Beliefs

and perceptions relate to the world around oneself. One sees the world in