factors influence on leadership style choice
REPORT
Workshop “Understanding Social Enterprise”
November 6, 2013
1Business owners are faced with plenty of decisions. How we choose to lead affects the way our workers perform and, therefore, the way our goods and services earn money and satisfy your clients. Leadership, while often steeped in personal style, should not be arbitrary. Understanding factors that influence how we lead our staff can help us manage our personnel more effectively.
In my opinion, there are 3 main factors that influence my choice of leadership style: myself personality, my employees and working environment.
Firstly, one factor determining leadership style that cannot be ignored is the personality of the individual who is in charge of a group of employees. Aligning an individual's basic nature with a particular method of management is most often successful, because the leader will be comfortable with it. For example, if I am an outgoing and sociable person, so I am more likely to connect with people and communicate with me, then I would like to choose the transformational leadership style.
Secondly, employee diversity also has the important influence on the leadership style choice. A company is likely to employ people of different races, gender, ages and cultures. Leaders must respond to this diversity with a vision for their staff and by developing a multi-cultural approach to their work. The styles of management most compatible with a diverse set of workers include a participatory method, in which the leader works closely with employees to help them assimilate and succeed. For example, my company with information technology businesses may attract younger workers who thrive in a collaborative environment. This work style is open, with tasks spread across several employees. With a horizontal flow of ideas, I may rely more on two-way communication than in an office with staff working independently in cubicles. How closely you work with employees affects your interactive style.
Workshop “Understanding Social Enterprise”
November 6, 2013
1Business owners are faced with plenty of decisions. How we choose to lead affects the way our workers perform and, therefore, the way our goods and services earn money and satisfy your clients. Leadership, while often steeped in personal style, should not be arbitrary. Understanding factors that influence how we lead our staff can help us manage our personnel more effectively.
In my opinion, there are 3 main factors that influence my choice of leadership style: myself personality, my employees and working environment.
Firstly, one factor determining leadership style that cannot be ignored is the personality of the individual who is in charge of a group of employees. Aligning an individual's basic nature with a particular method of management is most often successful, because the leader will be comfortable with it. For example, if I am an outgoing and sociable person, so I am more likely to connect with people and communicate with me, then I would like to choose the transformational leadership style.
Secondly, employee diversity also has the important influence on the leadership style choice. A company is likely to employ people of different races, gender, ages and cultures. Leaders must respond to this diversity with a vision for their staff and by developing a multi-cultural approach to their work. The styles of management most compatible with a diverse set of workers include a participatory method, in which the leader works closely with employees to help them assimilate and succeed. For example, my company with information technology businesses may attract younger workers who thrive in a collaborative environment. This work style is open, with tasks spread across several employees. With a horizontal flow of ideas, I may rely more on two-way communication than in an office with staff working independently in cubicles. How closely you work with employees affects your interactive style.