According to Harold Koontz‚ “leadership is defined as an art or process of influencing people so that they strive willingly and enthusiastically towards attainment of group goals”. According to Yukl (1994)‚ “leadership is a process which one member of a group influences other group members towards attainment of specific group goals”. Thus‚ leadership is a process of influencing the behavior of people by making them strive voluntarily towards achievement of organizational goals. The above definition
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article have analyzed Normative Leadership theory‚ a theory that is theoretically elegant and characteristically practical. Even in today’s increasingly changing global business scenarios‚ this robust theory enables Leader to select one of the five leadership styles namely decide‚ consult individually‚ consult group‚ facilitate and delegate by using the model’s time-driven and development-driven decision tree. Trait and Behavioural Theory Timeline: In the 1930s leadership theories were based on leaders’
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MANAGEMENT and LEADERSHIP BEHAVIOURS Introduction Leadership can be defined as a process by which one individual influences others toward the attainment of a group or organizational goals. There are three points about the definition of leadership that should be emphasized. First‚ leadership is a social influence process. Leadership cannot exist without a leader and one or more followers. Second‚ leadership elicits voluntary action on the part of the followers. The voluntary nature of
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Leadership style and performance An overview of the topic of leadership styles summarizes that the existing studies on how performance is affected by leadership style is separated into important phases. Early studies on leadership (frequently categorized as ‘trait’ studies on leadership) concentrated on identifying the personality traits which characterized successful leaders (Argyris‚ 1955; Mahoney et al.‚ 1960). According to them successful leaders are ‘naturally born’ and those they have certain
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distinct quality or characteristic of leadership or management‚ although it would seem at times the two can be virtually intertwined. Successful people cannot be categorized into simply just one role- for effective‚ and successful leadership both skills are needed. At times the role of a leader can be the task at hand or the role of a manager can be the ability to inspire people. Managers are not limited to management and leaders are not confined to leadership‚ there are characteristics and qualities
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LEADERSHIP – STYLES AND POWER Cdr M G N Siddiquey‚(c)‚psc‚BN(retd) Leadership is a matter of intelligence‚ trustworthiness‚ humaneness‚ courage‚ and discipline . . . Reliance on intelligence alone results in rebelliousness. Exercise of humaneness alone results in weakness. Fixation on trust results in folly. Dependence on the strength of courage results in violence. Excessive discipline and sternness in command result in cruelty. When one has all five virtues together‚ each appropriate to its function
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Metropolitan University March 21 2013 Management and Leadership Development Module Tutor: Dr. Ruchi Sharma Student Id: 77094015 The phenomenon of Leadership style has its clear and visible existence from the beginning of the civilization. Greek heroes like Lenin from Russia‚ Lincoln and MacArthur had one thing in common i.e. ‘LEADERSHIP’. Over the years the forms of leadership has changed. Earlier people believed that leadership comes from birth but now a time has come where organizations
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Leadership Style Brian McMorris LDR/531 June 23‚ 2014 Virginia Green Leadership Style The role of a leader is very important in any organization. Leadership styles have a direct and unique impact on the work environment and the success of an organization. A leader is someone who individuals look up to for guidance and support. Leaders are those individuals who are chosen to ensure that an organization’s goal is carried out. This paper analyzes the different attributes and styles of leaders
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that will influence the choice of leadership styles or behaviours in workplace situations The traditional concept of a leader‚ as being the directing chief at the top of a hierarchy‚ is now considered to be inadequate to truly lead a modern organisation. Leadership is concerned with people and so anyone‚ and indeed everybody‚ has the potential to demonstrate leadership qualities and behaviours. Factors that can influence an individual’s choice of leadership in any given situation are many and
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leaders within different organizations‚ I have discovered that they play very different roles. Often the lines of effective management and effective leadership get blurred. Though there is in fact some overlap between the two roles‚ they actually draw on different‚ and sometimes contradictory‚ qualities. Here is how management and leadership styles differ across several categories such as personality‚ goals‚ strategy‚ qualifications and experience‚ and relationship to employees. When it comes to
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