Discuss two styles of leadership and five characteristics of an effective leader. A leader is one who has the knowledge understanding‚ confidence and communication skills to lead or drive their followers to a particular goal. Everyone cannot be a leader; followers are needed to get things done. An autocratic leader is one who makes all the decisions regarding his/her followers; its either their way or no way. People that are new to the company in which this leadership resides may need this style in order
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Leadership Style Paper: I want to reflect on the score I received in a previous class in my personality type. I scored ENFP which is "People Orientated‚ Creative and Highly Optimistic." I don’t think I can argue with this assessment of my personality. I love working with people and find myself wanting to be in social settings‚ not exactly too much of an introvert. When I consider this‚ it makes me realize why I chose the path I am presently headed on. When I started my undergraduate degree
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course work: Topic: pros and cons of democracy leadership style and explain why it is the best way to manage firms in contemporary business world 1. Introduction: Thesis statement: leadership style plays a crucial role in a business. It is commonly believed that a democratic leadership style is the most efficient for management. Content: Dr. Stephen R.Convey: “Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the
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Running head: LEADERSHIP STYLES Leadership Styles Nursing leadership styles have changed over time as leadership theories have developed (Marquis & Hutson‚ 2009). The 1900’s brought about many theories and theorists on leadership and management styles. The new century has also brought new theories and leadership styles to nursing care (Marquis & Hutson‚ 2009). Two different leadership styles‚ which were first identified in 2004 by a noted scholar named Burns‚ are transactional and
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Leadership Style and Job Satisfaction Nurse managers are leaders who have authority and power within the work environment. Nurse managers influence staff nurses through multifaceted leadership styles. The effects of a nurse managers’ leadership style on staff nurses can be the cause of an unsafe work environment. Nurse managers who have leadership styles such as transformational and transactional influence job satisfaction for staff nurses; whereas‚ passive-avoidant and laissez-faire are associated
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1. How would you explain Rex’s leadership style interms of one or more of the approaches discussed in the book? If we want to explain Rex’s leadership style interms of the Blake & Mouton leadership style‚ we see that Rex’s leadership style is in 9.1 part of the Blake & Mouton model which is called Authoritarian. Authoritarian or Produce or Perish Leadership – High Production/Low People: Also known as Compliance Leaders‚ people in this category believe that employees are simply a means to an
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functions‚ specifically leadership‚ which further distinguish an individual and influence his/her interaction with his/her environment. In Army for example‚ the Army’s Leadership manual lists seven values‚ three attributes‚ four skills and three actions as the fundamental leadership characteristics for effective leaders. Character is described in terms of an individual’s values and attributes‚ and is the sum total of an individual’s personal traits. 2. Leadership styles A combination of influencing
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factors that will influence the choice of leadership styles or behaviours in workplace situations (24 marks) There are several factors which influence the choice of leadership style in workplace situations. A main factor which will influence the choice of leadership style is the sort of person you are dealing with‚ depending on the persons skills or how willing that person is at doing a job. According to Hersey and Blanchard knowing which style of leadership to use is largely dependent on the maturity
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paper points to authentic leadership as being the superior leadership style and is associated with the most positive outcomes. However this style of leadership is more so suited when used in correlation with other leadership styles i.e. transactional and charismatic and differs from the other leadership styles by possessing mechanisms of multiplicity. Charismatic and transactional leaders can be seen as authentic but authentic is not defined as being any one particular style of leader per se(Avolio
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Understand Leadership Styles ac(1.1) There are many different factors and situations that can influence your choice of leadership style at any given time. Different individuals require different levels of support and direction depending on many factors including their skill set‚ maturity and willingness to carry out the proposed task. No single leadership style is considered to be correct; an individual who is considered to be skilled‚ confident and motivated in their job can suddenly become unable
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