Eras Of Leadership

Leadership has gained the attention of researches across the world there are several terms defining the word Leadership. There is not a set definition of the word leadership it has been changed over the years as the world’s views of leadership have changed. There are numerous leadership theories that studied the different traits or behavior of a leader. Situational Approach is a widely used theory to help leader be effective in different situations. This approach has been revised several times and has been implemented in leadership courses. Leader must be flexible when using the situational approach. The needs of the followers in situations are going to determine how the leader will take their course

This assignment provides an opportunity for me to analyze relevant leadership concerns for an increasingly global future and commit to an emerging leadership theory that is appropriate to guide enactment of my leadership agenda.

This literature review will make use of four pieces of academic work to discuss how the concept of culture can intrinsically affect leadership. The literature finds that the link between culture and leadership is an important, yet complicated relationship. I will begin by discussing and defining the central concepts of culture and leadership. I will then explain and analyse the significance of culture upon leadership. Finally I will review Hofstede’s cultural framework to assess its significance and relevance to the topic at hand.

Leadership can be defined as the process of identifying a goal, motivating others, and make them to achieve the mutually goals (Giltinane, 2013). According to Humphreys (2002), successful leaders do this by applying their leadership knowledge and skills. A good leadership is not only good at management, but also use different leadership styles in different situations. A successful corporation must has a good leader who have the flexible ability which can provide a suitable leadership to make the company successful. Furthermore, there have no perfect leadership styles in the world. Different leader have different leadership styles which also have the different strengths and weaknesses (Ali & Waqar, 2013). Leaders need to consider

The essay classifies leadership into four key approaches: (1) trait approach, (2) behaviour approach, (3) the

Leadership is a matter of intelligence, trustworthiness, humaneness, courage, and discipline . . . Reliance on intelligence alone results in rebelliousness. Exercise of humaneness alone results in weakness. Fixation on trust results in folly. Dependence on the strength of courage results in violence. Excessive discipline and sternness in command result in cruelty. When one has all five virtues together, each appropriate to its function, and then one can be a leader. — Sun Tzu

When it comes to the topic of leadership, most of us are curious about our leaders as well as critical of them and their actions. Leaders set the tone, vision, and goals of any organization. Hence, a leader’s behavior and leadership style are constantly scrutinized. Northouse (2009) has suggested that leadership has a huge impact on the culture of an organization and how people communicate within the organization. Therefore, the action of leaders should inspire also positively impact followers. After all, a leader’s approach and handling of adversities highlights many features of his/her character.

The process of evaluating historical aspects of leadership involved critically analyzing the commonalities and disparities among a group of influential leaders, such as Thomas Carlyle, Mohandas Gandhi, Niccolo Machiavelli and W.E.B Du Bois. Carlyle (1795-1881), a Scottish historian emphasized the importance of heroism that required men to be subordinated to the commander of men (Wren, 1995 p.53). Further analysis of the evaluation revealed theories of Gandhi and Machiavelli which produced evidence of conflicting viewpoints on the topic of violence among historical leaders throughout the ages. Gandhi‘s leadership

‘Leadership’ is a term thrown around a lot in the modern world. It is said that leadership is the way to move forward and someone at all times need to appointed at this role. Sadly it is not clear to anyone what the term means and which leadership theory is the best. Theorists argue that ‘trait theory’ or ‘great man theory’ is the best for today’s world but I disagree with them. As I believe the ‘situational leadership’ is the best, not only for now but also the foreseeable future. In this essay I will analyse a leadership theory and evaluate its impact on my professional practice. I will do so by explaining what situational theory is, provide few strengths and weaknesses and evaluate how the theory informed my teaching practice. It is true that over the years theories have evolved and/or adapted themselves to fit the society. Let us all see if my chosen theory fits today’s technological world or not.

Leadership is a very broad topic; I never knew just how many different traits and skills that it takes to become an effective leader. Some of which I was familiar with, and others that I was not aware of, but now from taking this course, they all seem to be necessary for the role of leadership. The attached paper, will explain of some of the important theories and concepts that I thought were most important to be able to become and effective leader.

In this assignment, I have decided to describe and analyze the situational approach and contingency theories of leadership. As looked through various theories, I found the situational approach theory and the contingency theory to be particularly interesting. As the eldest sibling, I have always thought of myself as some type of “leader”, often making decisions and taking the initiative. As I grew older, I realized that there were situations where there were people better prepared for various challenges. Consequently, I found myself in leadership positions at different locations that ranged from church to a job held. As an example, I led a team of workers during a summer job at Walmart. Though I was not the appointed team leader, other co-workers sought for my advice and help with various tasks. Additionally, I have recently become the praise team leader at my church although the official title is held by someone else. On the other hand, I have held several positons (including my current teaching position) where I have found others to be much better prepared (physically and mentally) and in turn, I have sought for their leadership. Consequently, as I have matured, I have come to believe that leaders can arise from different backgrounds, experiences, settings, and beliefs and that a leader in one setting may not be able to lead in another.

Many of the leadership styles rival positive transformational approaches such as inventiveness; self-sacrifice, mediation and authoritativeness are all common across all cultures. Universally recognized leadership styles across all cultures include; charismatic/value-based, team – orientated, humane and participative leadership. All leadership styles used must take into account all cultural differences and values. The intent of the GLOBE

Whether you are a historian, CEO of an S&P 500 company, or simply anyone that has heard the term leadership, you may know that leadership has different interpretations and practices. Bill Gates’ definition of leadership will differ from President Obama’s, and President Obama’s definition will differ from Peyton Manning’s. The Behavior Science 310 course defines leadership as “the process of influencing an organized group toward accomplishing its goals” (188). With this clear definition, why do we have good and bad leaders in the world? In every situation a leader must understand what type of leadership to use while understanding their strengths and weaknesses. This paper will highlight two of my leadership strengths, two of my leadership weakness and propose a plan to improve my weaknesses.

Next to it to evaluate the relationship between leadership style and diverse cultural dimensions, we will use Geert Hofstede’s five dimensions of culture and will explain how it can affect our group members’ leadership styles from the perspective of New Zealand culture. Our group consists of four members, from which three hold the nationality of India and one holds of Nepal.

Leadership has been a topic that has been researched for a long time in many disciplines. Leadership as a personality focuses on the characteristics of an individual that gives them power to act as leaders. There is leadership as an attribution this approach views leadership as phenomenon that causes group of followers to have outcomes.(Wu et al, 2010, 90).Researchers have used the following approaches to study leadership; they are mainly trait, behavior, power influence, situation and integrative approaches. Trait approaches focuses on the characteristics, values, skill and personality of leaders. Behavior approaches is focused on the leaders behaviors, differentiating between the behavior of ineffective and effective leaders. Integrative approach combines all the approaches to have a holistic picture of the process, outcomes and determinants of leadership. The approach that this paper uses is situational approach that is not leader centered but more on the significance of the context as an influence of leadership. Leaders should be able to choose the leadership quality appropriate to a particular situation.