Types of Organizations and Leadership Styles
Types of Organizations and leadership styles
Hypothesis: different types of organizations perform better with leadership styles tailored to that industry or type of organization.
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When researching the different styles of leadership, one question that likely comes to mind is the relationship of the leadership style to the performance of the organization. Organizations in the same industry can have vast differences based upon their corporate culture. The corporate culture itself can promote an environment of one style of leadership over the other. Also, there are styles such as coaching that overlap onto other leadership styles. We will explore the different leadership styles within a service and manufacturing environment as well as identify what leadership can mean to an organization’s bottom line.
Most importantly, the desire to accomplish the organization’s goals is crucial to both the leader and the manager in the organization, yet how they achieve them varies. “Leaders provide vision and inspiration” while “managers provide the resources and expect results” (Ofori & Toor, 65). Effective leaders are often referred to as being coaches that guide employees along the way. The mere presence of a leader encourages people especially when providing the support and the foundation that coaches or leaders provide. Employees like guidance, whether it is having someone there or knowing where they are heading, it provides a sense of comfort and gives them reassurance and confidence. The vision that leaders have is to have their employees right along with them to strive together to make the organization successful as a team. This type of style helps to structure the organization in a positive manner where people feel comfortable, valued, and most importantly seen as resources that benefit the company for the greater good. Being a coach means that you are a mentor and you provide a
Hypothesis: different types of organizations perform better with leadership styles tailored to that industry or type of organization.
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When researching the different styles of leadership, one question that likely comes to mind is the relationship of the leadership style to the performance of the organization. Organizations in the same industry can have vast differences based upon their corporate culture. The corporate culture itself can promote an environment of one style of leadership over the other. Also, there are styles such as coaching that overlap onto other leadership styles. We will explore the different leadership styles within a service and manufacturing environment as well as identify what leadership can mean to an organization’s bottom line.
Most importantly, the desire to accomplish the organization’s goals is crucial to both the leader and the manager in the organization, yet how they achieve them varies. “Leaders provide vision and inspiration” while “managers provide the resources and expect results” (Ofori & Toor, 65). Effective leaders are often referred to as being coaches that guide employees along the way. The mere presence of a leader encourages people especially when providing the support and the foundation that coaches or leaders provide. Employees like guidance, whether it is having someone there or knowing where they are heading, it provides a sense of comfort and gives them reassurance and confidence. The vision that leaders have is to have their employees right along with them to strive together to make the organization successful as a team. This type of style helps to structure the organization in a positive manner where people feel comfortable, valued, and most importantly seen as resources that benefit the company for the greater good. Being a coach means that you are a mentor and you provide a
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