Leadership Styles LDR/531 Organizational Leadership Leadership Styles Leaders have a “the ability to influence a group toward the achievement of a vision or set of goals” (Robbins & Judge‚ 2007‚ p. 402). In the past leaders have been described by certain traits or characteristics. These traits can help an organization identify potential candidates who may be strong leaders. Later behavior approaches of leaders were identified that could be taught. In short‚ leaders could be made. Situations
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Transactional leadership involves a social exchange. It "focuses on interpersonal interactions between managers and employees" (Kreitner & Kinicki‚ 2005 p. 613). In transactional leadership "Leaders are seen as engaging in behaviors that maintain a quality interaction between themselves and followers" (Kreitner & Kinicki‚ 2005 p. 613). The two characteristics of Transactional leadership are: "Leaders use contingent rewards to motivate employees‚ and leaders exert corrective action only when subordinates
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Models of Leadership Leadership has been present since the beginning of time. Whether in the home‚ social groups or in the workplace leadership plays a key role in our daily lives. But before a clear discussion of leadership can effectively be done‚ a reasonable understanding of leadership must be presented. William Cohen (1990) defines leadership as "the art of influencing others to their maximum performance to accomplish any task‚ objective‚ or project” (Weiskittel‚ 1999). This comparison
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My article entitles: “The Ambiguity of Leadership” and it is from Jeffrey Pfeffer. This review consists in three parts. First of all‚ I’ll purpose a short summary. Then‚ I’ll give an analysis of how it is connected with the course contents and the course literature. Finally‚ I will do my personal assessment. This article is divided in 6 parts which address three major leadership’s issues: (1) the ambiguity of its definition and measurement; (2) the question of whether it affects organizational
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Among your Learning Resources this week are three articles by Dr. Claudia Fernandez: "Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace‚" "Employee Engagement‚" and "The Power of Positive Personal Regard." Review these articles again and choose one of these themes to use as a vantage point from which to assess your current workplace (or‚ if more appropriate‚ a previous workplace). Draw on the principles you have learned about in other resources‚ including this week’s video program‚ "Building an Effective Organization
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Man’s Search for Meaning Working in law enforcement for 25 years‚ I have responded to traumatic events numerous times. In the aftermath of trauma‚ victims are emotionally and/or physically devastated. I have often found myself pondering‚ “How do the survivors bounce back from this?” Viktor Frankl’s book‚ Man’s Search for Meaning‚ addresses and answers this very question. Man’s Search for Meaning is considered one of the most significant works of our time. Written by an Austrian psychiatrist
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Profitability Ratios Most firms aim to make a profit. In order to assess the efficiency of a business in achieving this major objective‚ two profitability ratios may be used: the return on capital employed and net profit margin. In both measures‚ a high percentage represents a better performance than a low percentage‚ as a business wants to earn high profits. The gross profit margin This measures the gross profit of the business as a proportion of the sales revenue. It is calculated using
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MGT 8037 TEAM LEADERSHIP ASSIGNMENTS 1-4 Prepared by: Anthony Gunther Student Number: 5014570 Prepared For: Bernadette Lynch Date Submitted: 04/10/11 Extension Granted: Yes TABLE OF CONTENTS Annotated Bibliography 5 Reflective Paper 1 8 Reflective Paper 2 12 Reflective Paper 3 16 1. Annotated Bibliography Source 1: Hoyt‚ C.L & Blascovich‚ J 2003‚ Transformational and transactional leadership in virtual and physical environments
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Leadership: What is Leadership? “Leadership is the art of leading others to deliberately create a result that wouldn’t have happened otherwise.” Who is a Leader ? In general‚ a Leader is someone who has FOLLOWERS. Leadership Styles Leadership style is a leader’s style of providing direction‚ implementing plans‚ and motivating people. The different styles of leadership are as follows: 1. Authoritarian Leadership 2. Paternalistic Leadership 3. Democratic Leadership 4. Laissez-faire
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Effective leadership is contingent on matching a leader’s style to a setting that fits (Northouse‚ 2007). According to Fiedler’s Contingency Theory‚ leadership styles are operationalized primarily on two ends of a spectrum‚ they are characterized as task motivated‚ or relationship motivated (Northouse‚ 2007). I believe in the adage that practice makes perfect. In this paper‚ I will look into an alternative way for leaders to lead when they find themselves situated in an unfavorable situation. In
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