[Organisations and Behavour] Leadership Styles

In this assignment I aim to outline the advantages, disadvantages and overall effectiveness of the different styles of leadership.

Consider what leadership or management style speaks most to you. Discuss that particular style, explain why it fits you better than others. Alternatively, consider the leadership or management style fits you least. Explain what is least desirable with that style from your perspective.

Which leadership style is best for certain situations? There are many different types of leadership styles that are best for certain situations or special circumstances. There are leaders that are visionaries, some who command and coach, others that set high standards for those whom they are in charge of, and still more who focus on democratic ways of doing things along with team work. The question leaders and ordinary people must ask is this: if a situation comes down to it, when you must rely on a leader; what is the best style, and how will their decisions affect those they are in charge of?

Leadership and motivation styles vary from person to person, that is why it is essential for managers to know and understand their leadership style and how their particular leadership affects their workplace. Leadership is influenced by many things that is why it is so important to know how and why your leadership style is what it is. There are many contributors that come into play when a leadership style is developed within a person. During the course of the last eight weeks I have been taking a hard look at my own leadership style and what I can do to improve myself to better serve both my co-workers and subordinates. Upon being tasked to disburse the LPI forms to my managers, co-workers and subordinates I become somewhat distressed

What is leadership? Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary defines leadership as “the power or ability to lead other people”. Although this is simply put, it is also correct. But leadership is much more than the ability to lead. The ability is one piece of the puzzle. Other pieces to consider in leadership are education, attributes, and style, just to name a few. In this assignment, I will focus on leadership style. Specifically, I will discuss my style according to the assessment developed by The University of Kent in the UK.

Ricardo Semler is the CEO of highly successful equipment supplier, Semco Inc. and what makes him different from other CEOs is his complete devotion to democratic/participative style of leadership. The participative leader behavior is where leaders would stay in touch with all group members when making decisions and forming targets. This helps in keeping everyone involved by making them feel important but it is a notch above because it works well in situations where goals have a personal meaning to the employees. They must be personal involved in the situation and would thus appreciate a participative style of leadership.

Leadership involves the capacity to lead, influence, and motivate followers to accomplish goals effectively. This literature review will discuss the various leadership styles and linkage between the followers. The leadership styles of transformational, charismatic, servant, leader-member-exchange theory leaders share a common interest the follower. The servant leader serves others before self. The transformational leader inspires and charismatic leader charms the followers. A leader common goal is his or her role to the follower.

When asking twenty different people, “What is the correct way to lead?”, you will get twenty different responses. Most importantly, no response is incorrect and the variation of responses is expected because there are many ways to lead; every leader has their own leadership style. In her article, Johnson (n.d.) discusses five leadership styles: Laissez-Faire, autocratic, transactional, transformational and participative. Laissez-Faire has a French origin and it means “a policy or attitude of letting things take their own course, without interfering” ("Oxford dictionaries", 2016). When leaders take total control, such as making all decisions alone and does not ask for the input of the employees, they are using the autocratic leadership style. This style is similar to a dictatorship. Exceptionally dissimilar from Laissez-Faire and autocratic styles, leaders sometime use the “give-take” system. The transactional style lets the manager and employee agree on a goal and when the mission is completed, the leader will reward the employee for the great accomplishment. The same rule applies if the employee does not reach a set goal; they will be discipline accordingly. A morale boosting style is the participative style. Whenever a leader includes their employees in the decision making process, the employees tend to feel needed and essential. Even though the final decision is made by the leader, the employees’ input and suggestions is considered and incorporated in the final

Work environments, at some point, are hectic, stressful, constantly changing and multifaceted. Leadership is the ability to influence others in order to attain goals (Lamberton & Minor, 2014). Leaders in the workplace must take responsibility to ensure they do the right things. Leaders typically possess characteristics such as enthusiasm, dominance, emotional stability, self-assurance, and conscientiousness. They have a strong sense of ethics and work hard in order to build integrity in their workplace (U.S. Small Business Administration [SBA], n.d.). Although leaders have some of the same characteristics in common, they interact differently with others. It helps to know that leaders use different methods of interacting with those they lead. These styles include autocratic, consultative, participative, and free-reign. The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast these leadership styles, discuss which style most resembles my leadership style, and how this style relates to my profession as a nurse.

There are a number of different theories of leadership styles applied in education today. One contingency style of leadership, which has triggered debate amongst scholars, is the path-goal theory wherein its primary aim is to align methodology with circumstances. The application of this theory can lead to a number of improvements in the educational setting which include increased motivation, satisfaction, and capacity. Although this theory has been in existence for more than three decades; scholars argue that it has not been adequately researched. On the contrary, transformational leadership has been widely studied and proven to be effective. The application of this theory involves the leader 1) acting as the moral exemplar 2) building awareness and articulating the vision and 3) improving team capacity. The path-goal theory as well as the transformational leadership theory will be examined in depth in order to determine future implications for educational leaders.

In today's world, there are many different styles of leaderships. All of them are approaches used by individuals, which are based on their values, preferences and beliefs but also on organizational culture and norms which encourage some styles and discourage others. Leadership styles work most efficiently if they are adapted to the demands of the situation, the requirements of the involved people and the challenges facing the organization. There is a difference in ways leaders approach their employees. In the analysis of Coach Knight and of Coach Krzyszewski's leadership types, the authors sketch two successful leaders who were great achievers despite huge differences in their leadership styles. Couch Knight led through intimidation and discipline while Coach K. through positive reinforcement, trust and confidence.

Leadership is a concept most people feel informed enough to discuss, but that few are truly educated sufficiently to comment on. Therefore, it is instructive to consider the leadership styles of people with very different approaches both to better understand the diversity underlying leadership, as well as to appreciate the effective and less effective strategies that underlie different leadership outcomes. For that reason, this essay will consider the styles of two leaders who are less visible in this highly contentious presidential election season: Jill Stein (the Green Party nominee) and Gary Johnson, the Libertarian candidate. The leadership styles of both are very different, yet they are aligned in the sense that both are outsider candidates struggling to gain momentum from a disaffected electorate. This essay begins with a theoretical discussion of leadership more generally and then turns to the two leaders as case studies, comparing and contrasting them and drawing conclusions about how they both work within the same public sphere and for putatively similar ends (i.e., gaining votes).

This paper discusses different type of leadership styles. Servant leadership is a leadership that was discovered by Robert K. Greenleaf. Greenleaf founds some key tools on how individuals can serve and be leaders at the same time while being effective. Many organization use this theory in their organizations rather it’s for- profit or non- profit. It will be explored on how organizations use this theory and how it works for them as well as what leadership style is used for my particular organization and how successful that style is compared to the servant leadership style.

An effective leader influences their employees in a desired manner to achieve goals and objectives. Different leadership styles can affect an organization’s effectiveness and performance. The objective of this paper is to analyze the review of literature on various leadership styles over the past years and how effective and ineffective different leadership styles are in the workplace.

In the case study, manager has resolved this through leadership styles of approaches in regards to the values and principles of an organisational behaviour used in the industry. According to (Stephen, 2006) a leader that engages the whole person’s paradigm of mind, body, spirit and heart get things done through people but not husbanding resources and technology. There are many definitions of leadership and each stresses the importance of a leader to influence and inspire subordinates. (Finkelman, 2012) stated that specifically defined leadership in clinical practices as “direct involvement in clinical care while constantly influencing others to improve the care they provide”. This leadership definition is relevant to the case study through the management approached to the scenario. Health care employees encounter stressful situations daily as their role involves dealing with human lives. To maintain the continuity and excellent services of this workforce, there has to be a leadership that understands their situation and provides a supportive role (Finkelman, 2012). Disability industry is no exception and in any case, needs better leadership as the health care of the clients depends on it and makes most decisions based on the recommendations from their management results. This means that disability industry does not need to get it wrong. This article explores critical analysis of transformational, managerial grid framework (nature of work),