Understand leadership styles in organisations
1.1 Describe characteristics of effective leaders
An effective leader is someone who has the ability to influence the people in there team to get the task at hand done, They will get the team to work as a unit rather than individuals which makes the task easier to achieve, This makes them an essential part of any business.
Leaders share similar characteristics such as
• Being self confident
• Able to adapt to varying situations
• Works well under pressure
• Can be relied on
• Highly focused
• An inspiration to others
• Influential and motivational
• Very ambitious
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1.2 Describe different leadership styles
There are many leadership styles; one theorist, Kurt Lewing