Leadership Styles
Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study
Whether you work in a private institution, private practice, health maintenance organization, government facility or educational institution, probably you had experience the impact of leadership.
Leadership is often regarded as the single most crucial factor in the success or failure of business, schools, religious groups and of almost all organizations. (Parker, 2001) “Leadership is one of the most observed phenomena on earth... but it is one of the least understood.”
The word leadership was not known in English language until the first half of the century. Leadership has many meaning; Chapins (1924) said that leadership as a point of polarization for group cooperation. Gardner (1990) leadership as a process of moving a group or groups in some direction. Bennis (2001) says that the leader makes a vision palpable and seductive that other eagerly sign on. Bednash (2003) leadership is a vital component of change. Tourangueau (2003) leaders are those who challenge the process, inspire a shared vision, enable others to act a model the way and encourage the heart.
There is no one best concept of leadership. Books and Articles representing widely varying school of thoughts have been published on the topic of leadership. Leadership has changed considerably during the last hundred years and will continue to change in the future.
Nowadays, learning and education are major issues. It is the right of every Filipino to have an access to quality education and support services.
Describing Filipino styles of leadership could be a very difficult and serious task. Most researchers and writers term it as dynamic, not static, because the Philippine society is constantly under various pressure were changes are inevitable (Asperas, Bautista and Galang 2005). Filipino Leadership styles must had been a mixture of the east and west, since we had been under Spaniards, Japanese and Americans.
This research
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study
Whether you work in a private institution, private practice, health maintenance organization, government facility or educational institution, probably you had experience the impact of leadership.
Leadership is often regarded as the single most crucial factor in the success or failure of business, schools, religious groups and of almost all organizations. (Parker, 2001) “Leadership is one of the most observed phenomena on earth... but it is one of the least understood.”
The word leadership was not known in English language until the first half of the century. Leadership has many meaning; Chapins (1924) said that leadership as a point of polarization for group cooperation. Gardner (1990) leadership as a process of moving a group or groups in some direction. Bennis (2001) says that the leader makes a vision palpable and seductive that other eagerly sign on. Bednash (2003) leadership is a vital component of change. Tourangueau (2003) leaders are those who challenge the process, inspire a shared vision, enable others to act a model the way and encourage the heart.
There is no one best concept of leadership. Books and Articles representing widely varying school of thoughts have been published on the topic of leadership. Leadership has changed considerably during the last hundred years and will continue to change in the future.
Nowadays, learning and education are major issues. It is the right of every Filipino to have an access to quality education and support services.
Describing Filipino styles of leadership could be a very difficult and serious task. Most researchers and writers term it as dynamic, not static, because the Philippine society is constantly under various pressure were changes are inevitable (Asperas, Bautista and Galang 2005). Filipino Leadership styles must had been a mixture of the east and west, since we had been under Spaniards, Japanese and Americans.
This research