An Analysis of Flexible Leadership Style
An analysis of flexible leadership style
Name: Shi Baoyuan
Student ID: 20121367
Email: frank_ais@yahoo.co.nz
Word Count: 2029
Executive Summary
Flexible leadership style is a vital for leaders to manage the company that a leader needs to possess this model to cope with the changeable company activities. A leader who utilizes the flexible leadership style will provide a suitable working surrounding to his (her) subordinates, and make them working in positive emotion; hence, the subordinates would provide more profits to the company. Additionally, in different situations, the leader needs to change the leadership style to fit the current circumstance. However, the benefits of the situational leadership model are obvious to the leaders; many leaders still avoid adjusting themselves to change. Analyzing this fact, habit and fear of failure are two reasons for this problem. In order to overcome the resistance of changing leadership style in managing a company, the leader should obtain more education which could assist the leader understanding more and reduce anxiety. Furthermore, the leader can build a new habit, which is depended on the situational leadership model, to cover the old one.
Table of Contents Executive Summary 2 1.0 Introduction 4 2.0 Flexible leadership style to a company 5 2.1 Different subordinates need different leadership styles 5 2.2 Different situations need different leadership styles 6 2.3 Variable leadership styles for a company 7 3.0 Resistance of changing leadership style 9 3.1 Habits 9 3.2 Fear 10 4.0 Overcome the resistance of change 11 4.1 More Education 11 4.2 Building New Habituation 12 5.0 Conclusion 13 6.0 Recommendation 14 References 15
1.0 Introduction
Leader plays a vital role in the operation of the company. The leadership style that a leader utilizes in managing is the key to nicely operate the company. According to Hersey and Blacnchard’s situational leadership model, there are
Name: Shi Baoyuan
Student ID: 20121367
Email: frank_ais@yahoo.co.nz
Word Count: 2029
Executive Summary
Flexible leadership style is a vital for leaders to manage the company that a leader needs to possess this model to cope with the changeable company activities. A leader who utilizes the flexible leadership style will provide a suitable working surrounding to his (her) subordinates, and make them working in positive emotion; hence, the subordinates would provide more profits to the company. Additionally, in different situations, the leader needs to change the leadership style to fit the current circumstance. However, the benefits of the situational leadership model are obvious to the leaders; many leaders still avoid adjusting themselves to change. Analyzing this fact, habit and fear of failure are two reasons for this problem. In order to overcome the resistance of changing leadership style in managing a company, the leader should obtain more education which could assist the leader understanding more and reduce anxiety. Furthermore, the leader can build a new habit, which is depended on the situational leadership model, to cover the old one.
Table of Contents Executive Summary 2 1.0 Introduction 4 2.0 Flexible leadership style to a company 5 2.1 Different subordinates need different leadership styles 5 2.2 Different situations need different leadership styles 6 2.3 Variable leadership styles for a company 7 3.0 Resistance of changing leadership style 9 3.1 Habits 9 3.2 Fear 10 4.0 Overcome the resistance of change 11 4.1 More Education 11 4.2 Building New Habituation 12 5.0 Conclusion 13 6.0 Recommendation 14 References 15
1.0 Introduction
Leader plays a vital role in the operation of the company. The leadership style that a leader utilizes in managing is the key to nicely operate the company. According to Hersey and Blacnchard’s situational leadership model, there are
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