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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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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Organizational culture determines the work environment. Its vision‚ beliefs‚ values and practices are shaped and shared both by the leaders and members gearing towards organizational success. Organizational culture can be changed over time. Despite the existing circumstances‚ the organizational is persistently endeavoring for an effective organizational culture. An effective organizational culture steers stability and adaptability which becomes a driving force to a smooth transition of cultural transformation
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the team‚ clearly and compellingly‚ then steps back and allows the team to work. The leader steps in from time to time to reiterate the vision if required‚ but that is all he / she does. The leader reports that the style was “easy – I didn’t have to do much and I could see how the style would free me up to operate strategically”. The team report enjoying the activity‚ and feel enormously proud of the work they have done‚ often getting out their smart phones to take pictures posing with their creation
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Ethical Dimension in Transformational Leadership Anona Armstrong Centre for International Corporate Governance Research Victoria University‚ Australia Anona.Armstrong@vu.edu.au Nuttawuth Muenjohn RMIT University‚ Australia Abstract Few empirical studies have been done that directly address the underlying values that drive leadership or distinguish its ethical dimensions. As a result the development of a theory about how values and ethics affect transformational leadership lacks empirical
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Autocratic Leadership Style 1. Introduction 1.1 OBJECTIVE:- Autocratic leadership‚ also known as authoritarian leadership‚ is a leadership style characterized by individual control over all decisions and little input from group members. Autocratic leaders typically make choices based on their own ideas and judgments and rarely accept advice from followers. Autocratic leadership involves absolute‚ authoritarian control over a group. The objective of doing this project is to understand Autocratic
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or department operates in: review the impact that the leadership and management style has on the organization‚ is it authoritarian or participative? The secret of why one style of leadership is better than another is still unsolved. The style of leadership consists of a general personality of the leader‚ demeanor‚ and patterns of communication in guiding people toward achieving personal or organizational goals. The research of leadership style has been dominated by subordinates’ self report perceptions
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the healthcare environment. With the implementation of Obamacare to take place over the next ten or so years‚ healthcare managers are being called upon to evaluate‚ plan and implement operations‚ tactics and strategies to ensure a smooth transition from the past and make sure that it is worthwhile. It is extremely important for these professionals to be able to change‚ adapt and evolve so that they can keep a competitive advantage against the competition with the rapidly changing healthcare environment
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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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their environment. The terms personality‚ characteristics and traits are used interchangeably throughout this paper. They refer to those variables judged to be most important and relevant to a variety of human 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
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