Unit 650 Criteria 2
Vicky Cronin – Unit 650 – 591028
To manage means to bring about, accomplish, to have charge of or responsibility for, and to conduct.
Leadership is influencing, guiding in a direction, course, action, or opinion.
There are a range of theories of leadership and management. Theories of leadership I looked at included the ‘Trait theory’ – this theory suggests that people are born with a range of traits (qualities or attributes), and that some of these traits are ideally suited to leadership. Individuals who make good leaders would have particular traits of being confident, organised, decisive, ambitious, dependable and trustworthy, intelligent, adaptable with good people skills. I believe we are all born with certain traits and are drawn to jobs and tasks that suit our personalities best. These are ideal traits for a leader to guide a staff team.
Behavioural theory – ‘This leadership theory focuses on the actions of leaders not on mental qualities or internal states’ (Cherry, 2011)
Based on the belief that good leaders are made not born and disputes trait theories of leadership. Behavioural theorists would argue that it is possible to identify specific behaviours and actions associated with successful leadership and that people can learn to become leaders through teaching and observation.
‘Participative’ theory suggests that the ideal leadership style is one that takes the input of others into account. This type of leader encourages participation and contribution from team members, making the team members feel more involved and therefore committed to the decision making process. The theory is that team members will also collaborate rather than compete, as they are working on jointly agreed goals. I have experienced members of my staff team jointly working on recent updates of care plans and it can still become competitive, over who has completed the most, first to complete or had the biggest input.
‘Contingency’ theory suggest that different situations lend
To manage means to bring about, accomplish, to have charge of or responsibility for, and to conduct.
Leadership is influencing, guiding in a direction, course, action, or opinion.
There are a range of theories of leadership and management. Theories of leadership I looked at included the ‘Trait theory’ – this theory suggests that people are born with a range of traits (qualities or attributes), and that some of these traits are ideally suited to leadership. Individuals who make good leaders would have particular traits of being confident, organised, decisive, ambitious, dependable and trustworthy, intelligent, adaptable with good people skills. I believe we are all born with certain traits and are drawn to jobs and tasks that suit our personalities best. These are ideal traits for a leader to guide a staff team.
Behavioural theory – ‘This leadership theory focuses on the actions of leaders not on mental qualities or internal states’ (Cherry, 2011)
Based on the belief that good leaders are made not born and disputes trait theories of leadership. Behavioural theorists would argue that it is possible to identify specific behaviours and actions associated with successful leadership and that people can learn to become leaders through teaching and observation.
‘Participative’ theory suggests that the ideal leadership style is one that takes the input of others into account. This type of leader encourages participation and contribution from team members, making the team members feel more involved and therefore committed to the decision making process. The theory is that team members will also collaborate rather than compete, as they are working on jointly agreed goals. I have experienced members of my staff team jointly working on recent updates of care plans and it can still become competitive, over who has completed the most, first to complete or had the biggest input.
‘Contingency’ theory suggest that different situations lend