TO WHAT EXTENT DOES PERSONALITY INFLUENCE MANAGEMENT STYLE?
Organisational Behaviour
TO WHAT EXTENT DOES PERSONALITY INFLUENCE MANAGEMENT STYLE?
Word count: 1950
The aim of this essay is to analyse how personality traits can affect the way people are led by their leaders. As it may be possible that as many different leaders, there are many ways to lead people.
The definition of leadership is commonly known as an “ability to influence a group toward the achievement of goals “(Robbins, p.156). I believe that it is necessary for leaders to posses this ability, to become as effective as possible in an organisation/workplace or even their subordinates to complete entrusted tasks and goals in a perfect manner.
Furthermore leaders are seen as people who are able to have authority and control and tend to develop their own individual style. According to Matthew J. Robinson (2010, p.32), the most productive leadership style is contingent on the personnel traits of those who manage people; these individuals ultimately should select and adopt a style which would be the most efficient for the situation.
The four general leadership styles that have been identified (Mondy, Shaplin and Premeaux, 1991, cited on humankinetics.com, 2013) are autocratic, democratic, participative and laissez-faire. In line with the way if managing subordinates, I would also link them to theory of “X and Y” (Douglas McGregor, 1960, cited on humankinetics.com, 2013). This theory is a description of two types of employee motivation.
Theory X states that the average person dislike work and would more likely avoid it. Therefore, to achieve organisational objectives, most people need to be coerced to work towards them. Furthermore, the person avoids responsibilities and relatively un-ambitious. On the other hand, theory Y states that people are committed to achieve the company’s objectives without external control or threat of punishment. They also often seek responsibilities and accept established tasks ( HYPERLINK
TO WHAT EXTENT DOES PERSONALITY INFLUENCE MANAGEMENT STYLE?
Word count: 1950
The aim of this essay is to analyse how personality traits can affect the way people are led by their leaders. As it may be possible that as many different leaders, there are many ways to lead people.
The definition of leadership is commonly known as an “ability to influence a group toward the achievement of goals “(Robbins, p.156). I believe that it is necessary for leaders to posses this ability, to become as effective as possible in an organisation/workplace or even their subordinates to complete entrusted tasks and goals in a perfect manner.
Furthermore leaders are seen as people who are able to have authority and control and tend to develop their own individual style. According to Matthew J. Robinson (2010, p.32), the most productive leadership style is contingent on the personnel traits of those who manage people; these individuals ultimately should select and adopt a style which would be the most efficient for the situation.
The four general leadership styles that have been identified (Mondy, Shaplin and Premeaux, 1991, cited on humankinetics.com, 2013) are autocratic, democratic, participative and laissez-faire. In line with the way if managing subordinates, I would also link them to theory of “X and Y” (Douglas McGregor, 1960, cited on humankinetics.com, 2013). This theory is a description of two types of employee motivation.
Theory X states that the average person dislike work and would more likely avoid it. Therefore, to achieve organisational objectives, most people need to be coerced to work towards them. Furthermore, the person avoids responsibilities and relatively un-ambitious. On the other hand, theory Y states that people are committed to achieve the company’s objectives without external control or threat of punishment. They also often seek responsibilities and accept established tasks ( HYPERLINK
Bibliography: qwhatis.com [online]. (2013). What is Fayolism, Available from: HYPERLINK "http://www.qwhatis.com/what-is-fayolism/" http://www.qwhatis.com/what-is-fayolism/ [Accessed 28/12/2013]. Robbins, S.P. (2005) Essentials of Organizational Behaviour, 8th edition, New Jersey: Pearson Education,Inc. Robinson, M.J. (2010) Sport Club Management, Champaign: Human Kinetics Fda Leadership and Management