Personal Leadership Style Analysis

Business and Management 16 October 2014 My Own Leader Style Introduction Throughout work experience managers develop their personal leadership style. It is a fundamental factor that determines organization and execution of work, employees results and satisfaction. Leadership refers to a process of interaction within an organization, which motivates employees to achieve organizational goals (Al-Ababneh Lockwood, 2). In simple words, leadership means the interaction pattern between leader and subordinates. Leaders are distinct from other employees in the company. They are able to influence other people. There are several factors that determine the type of leadership style. They include leaders characteristics, subordinates characteristics and
Therefore, I gave myself score 4 on the autonomous leadership style. I make decision on my own, but only after careful evaluation of various opinions, situation analysis and assessment of suggestions. Part II To relate my scores in leadership styles to the country scores, I first looked for the countries, which matched my highest scores. Then I marked countries with lower scores similar to mine. When I reached the last two leadership styles, I searched for similarities only with the countries with which I had approximate scores in previous styles. Having marked all countries, I was able to see which countries correspond to my leadership style. For instance, with respect to charismatic style, I had the same approach as was common in Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Kuwait, Malaysia, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Regarding the team oriented style, I had a correspondence with Albania, Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Columbia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Kuwait, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, USA and
Table 1 Selected countries CharismaticTeam-orientedSelf-protectiveParticipativeHumane-orientedAutonomous My score665444Albania5.705.874.554.515.153.81Indonesia 6.155.924.134.615.434.19Morocco4.815.153.265.324.103.34South Africa5.165.233.635.054.793.94 Part III According to the Hofstedes cultural dimensions, Albania has a high power distance. It is a hierarchical society in which people respect status and peoples position and recognition. Organizations are characterized by high level of centralization. Employees should be given orders. Individualism is rather low. Therefore, this is a collectivistic country. People are long-term committed to their groups, families and organizations. Loyalty is crucial. High level of masculinityin Albania indicates that people are driven by competition and achievements. Having a high score for uncertainty avoidance means that it relies on planning. Emotions are not very much shown. The society is acceptable for new ideas and innovations. Albania is a pragmatic culture. It implies that people believe that truth depends on the situation, context and time. Albania scores low in indulgence. People in this country are inclined to cynicism and pessimism. They emphasize a lot their