Implicit Leadership Theories Since the beginning of leadership literature‚ many researchers and studies tried to explain effective leadership from different perspectives. Early studies focused on the identification of traits that distinguished leaders from followers. Despite many studies have been carried out in the field‚ there was no universal list of traits presented containing characteristics that would guarantee success of leaders (Lussier & Achua‚ 2004). This failure led to the shift of
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Leadership Theories and Styles Effectiveness of substitutes for leadership: There were many objectives during our week four team discussion that stroke our interest. The topic we focused and spent much time discussing was substitutes for leadership. Before researching and acquiring knowledge of the theory‚ our first thoughts were that there are no substitutes for leadership. We were of the belief that managers and leaders use the same strategies and techniques to manage individuals in a team
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nothing without competent followers. The military depends heavily on leadership-followership dynamics. The very nature of the military chain-of-command means that virtually everyone in the chain must execute both leadership and followership capabilities to ensure mission success. Unique to the armed services‚ we agreed to support and defend the US Constitution. I believe the most valuable lesson principle to maximize leadership and followership was the Profession of Arms. Those leaders and followers
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Women and Leadership Theories | Women rarely hold highly influential leadership positions even in “developed” countries‚ where women are commonly believed to have the same opportunities as men. Below are theories presented in the literature used to explain the nature of female leadership and why the leadership gap between men and women remains. For the theories "domestic work" and "discrimination in the workplace"‚ we have found ample supporting evidence‚ however‚ we have vehemently rejected
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Jim Collins brings to light a new theory of happiness and success after his visit to West Point. “A balanced approach to life and leadership” can help any aspiring leader find happiness‚ success‚ and motivation in their career and give them a sense of victory. Collins points out though‚ that in order to feel this sense of victory‚ one must also be prepared to experience the act of failing. This sense of failing can help set a foundation for being a humbled and more respectful leader as well. There
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them toward achievement of those goals‚ thereby allowing them to be effective (Nahavandi‚ 2015). Leaders in turn are responsible for the overall success or failure of an organization. Over the years‚ there have been many leadership theories developed. Flexible leadership theory (FLT) theorizes that businesses implement three key factors to achieve organizational success. These three factors are as follows; efficiency and process reliability‚ innovation and adaptation‚ and human relations and resource
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Contingency Theory of Leadership Description of work environment I will describe my current real life work environment. I work for Farmers Insurance and stated out as the customer service rep. I am now writing & servicing insurance policies. In the table below‚ categorize different leadership approaches that could be used in the work environment you have described. Provide different suggestions for each of the four approaches to leadership. Directive approach Supportive approach An
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Leadership Behavior As a result of early criticisms of the leadership trait approach‚ theorists started to research leadership as a set of behaviors. They assessed what effective leaders did‚ created catalogs of actions‚ and identified expansive patterns that indicated different leadership styles. Hughes et al 2014 defined leadership behaviors as actions taken in response to situations. Behaviors were defined as a function of personality‚ knowledge‚ experience‚ traits‚ intelligence attitudes‚ values
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The author will discussed nursing leadership‚ nursing management with relevant theories relating to managing and coordinating patients care and nursing teams. In this essay‚ an incident in the clinical practice is analysed and evaluated using six Cs‚ exploring essential skills required‚ discussion leadership and management styles in action and consequential outcome on patients’ health and experience. A leader is an individual who can direct‚ control‚ and commands others. In healthcare setting‚ leaders
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roadblocks and pitfalls (Robbins 2001‚ p. 229). The path-goal theory developed by Robert House is based on the expectancy theory of motivation. The leader ’s job is viewed as coaching or guiding workers to choose the best paths for reaching their goals. "Best" is judged by the accompanying achievement of organizational goals. It is based on the precepts of goal setting theory and argues that leaders will have to engage in different types of leadership behavior depending on the nature and demands of the particular
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