The first step in developing a culture at any institution‚ especially corrections‚ is putting together the right leadership team. There are three basic leadership styles: transactional‚ transformational‚ and laissez-faire. The transactional style is where someone leads with a system of rewards or punishment as they will reward when their expectations are met and punish when they are not (Sickels‚ 2015). There is no attention given to the employee’s personal development or goals (Sickels‚ 2015)
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Leadership Style Leadership is described as a person that influences a group of people towards the success of a goal (Wong‚ 2007). Source (2015) describes leadership as a process of influence which can enlist the aid and support of others to accomplish a task. Cherry (2006)‚ advocates that leadership styles describe characteristic behaviors‚ motivation‚ and managing a group of people. The following are three of the most prominent leadership styles used today: Authoritarian (Autocratic) provides
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Leonidas was the king of Sparta between 488BC and 480BC. The movie “300” narrates the story of Leonidas leading 300 Spartan “body guards” and fighting to death against the massive Persian army led by “God King” Xerxes in the battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC. Prior to the start of the war‚ Leonidas knew that his army was hugely outnumbered and knew with certainty that his move against the Persians was a suicide mission. His intention was to delay the fast approaching Persian army from reaching the
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Traditional approaches to leadership focus on Transactional leadership while‚ the more recent studies are now focusing on Transformational leadership style. Transactional leaders are those who motivate their followers by clarifying task requirements and work role. Transactional leadership style may be considered a common management style that involves a chain of command and defined structure where subordinates are expected to do what their supervisor tells them to do. Forms of motivation include
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managers and 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
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TRANSACTIONAL LEADERSHIP STYLE ABSTRACT In this global competitive environment‚ effective leadership style is necessary to reduce the attrition rate. From the effective leadership styles only it is possible to achieve organizational goal productively. This paper wanted to see the transformational and transactional leadership style. Where Transformational leadership can be categorized into Charisma‚ Inspiration‚ Intellectual Stimulation and Individualized Consideration. While in Transactional leadership variables
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NEHEMIAH AND HIS LEADERSHIP SKILLS Nehemiah was the son of Hacaliah and he was also the cupbearer of the Persian king Artaxerxes. He was putting on a sad face and the king did not like that and asked him why he was sad‚ though afraid he answered that the city in which his fathers had been buried was a ruin so then he asked permission to go and rebuild the it. He played a decisive role in the rebuilding of Judah. In 444 B.C. the king appointed Nehemiah governor of Judah under the Persian Empire and
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Business Leadership Skills MGTC90 Fall 2012 Dr. P. Radhakrishnan Assignment 2 Nuo Promise Xu 996621918 Page 1 of 17 MGTC90 Fall 2012 Dr. P. Radhakrishnan Assignment 2 Nuo Promise Xu | 996621918 Overview In choosing a focus area for this course‚ social skills is chosen. After reviewing academic literature and combining my personal situation‚ a behavioral-based improvement plan‚ together with progress tracking journal and social skills assessment tools‚ were developed and
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Management Styles Take a quiz: PowerPoint In many management text books the three most talked about management styles are democratic‚ autocratic and consultative. Selecting the correct management style may lead to greater motivation and productivity from your staff. However‚ it is not as easy as just ’picking’ a style. Managers personalities and characteristics will influence the type of style adopted. For example a timid manager will find an autocratic management style difficult to adopt. Democratic
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Reflection of Leadership Styles Throughout this P.Q.P. course there have been numerous discussions about what makes a good leader. Leadership styles can be broken down in to several distinct categories‚ but the understanding and internalization certain qualities of these styles is instrumental. In our group discussions‚ to be an effective leader you must be able to juggle between these styles depending on the situation. As the Department Head of 15 teacher’s conflicts arise‚ not everyone has
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