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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going to define leadership and management‚ and then I will discuss some of the leadership theories i.e Contingency Theory‚ Path-goal Theory‚ Great man theory‚ Management theories‚ Transformational theory /leader. After that I did an organisational setting in which I discussing the leadership style of Steve jobs in Apple. Then I am going to discuss my strengths and weaknesses on the basis of my peer feedback. At last I write conclusion and recommendation. Leadership Leadership have different
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THEORIES OF LEADERSHIP There are eight major leadership theories 1. "Great Man" Theories Assume that the capacity for leadership is inherent – that great leaders are born‚ not made. These theories often portray great leaders as heroic‚ mythic and destined to rise to leadership when needed. The term "Great Man" was used because‚ at the time‚ leadership was thought of primarily as a male quality‚ especially in terms of military leadership. 2. Trait Theories It assume that people inherit certain
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hypothesis—that history is shaped by the forces of extraordinary leadership— gave rise to the trait theory of leadership. Like the great man theory‚ trait theory assumed that leadership depended on the personal qualities of the leader‚ but unlike the great man theory‚ it did not necessarily assume that leadership resided solely within the grasp of a few heroic men. Terman’s (1904) study is perhaps the earliest on trait theory in applied psychology; other discussions of the trait approach appeared
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made” When referring to leadership‚ the most influential figures come immediately in minds‚ like for examples Martin Luther King‚ Hitler or Mother Theresa. In business‚ leadership is often associated with the concept of management. The question here is‚ are people born with the makings that make them leaders‚ or do people acquire these makings once they have been placed into a leadership position? Are leaders born‚ not made? In this essay‚ a definition of leadership and management would be appropriate
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What is leadership? Leadership is "the behaviour of an individual when he is directing the activities of a group towards a shared goal". (Hemphill and Coons‚ 1957‚ p.7) A leader is interpreted as someone who sets direction in an effort and influences people to follow that direction. How they set that direction and influence people depends on a variety of factors. To really comprehend the "territory" of leadership‚ one should briefly scan some of the major theories‚ notice various styles of leadership
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What is the difference between leadership and management? Not many people understand what the “leadership” or “management” term means. Many people thing that they are similar or interchangeable. I was one of those a few years ago. Honestly‚ it was not easy to understand and recognize the roles of a leader and of a manager because both exist within the same department or organization. In fact‚ the leadership and management roles need to be differentiated and clarified. The roles’ clarification not
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© National College for School Leadership 2003 1 Leadership in Organizations Gary Yukl 2001‚ Prentice Hall Gary Yukl is Professor of Management and Leadership at the State University of New York in Albany‚ and a board member of the Leadership Quarterly journal. He is a well-known scholar and author on leadership. Leadership in Organizations was first published in 1981. This fifth edition was published in 2002‚ and the formerly 19 chapters have been consolidated into 15 (which includes
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have not had a reply from team members until 17th December. Conference agenda is with their conference pack and this is one on my own Contents Title page 1 Contents 2 The importance of leadership 3 Leadership Thoeries 4 Influential Leader 5 Bibliography 5 The importance of leadership A leader is a person who is a figure head of an organisation or a group of people‚ a leader is someone that followers/employees will look to for guidance and as an example. Leaders do not have
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Path-Goal Theory This is one of many types of modern approaches to leadership. It is where leaders try to motivate their followers in order to achieve agreed goals. In order for followers to achieve the set goals‚ leaders must be able to motivate followers and help build their confidence towards reaching the goals. It is heavily focused on employee satisfaction and their input towards their job which‚ in turn‚ will motivate them to achieve more. This is a perfect example to show that leadership does
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