LEADERSHIP Definition of key Terms Management: Primarily concerned with logic‚ structure and control. Produces predictable results. Leadership: Essentially people-centred activities‚ with effects potentially beyond the scope of controlled performance. A leader’s special function therefore is: Create a vision of something different to the current status quo Communicate the vision Energise‚ inspire and motivate others to translate the vision into achievement Create the culture that will support the
Premium Leadership
Models of Leadership Leadership has been present since the beginning of time. Whether in the home‚ social groups or in the workplace leadership plays a key role in our daily lives. But before a clear discussion of leadership can effectively be done‚ a reasonable understanding of leadership must be presented. William Cohen (1990) defines leadership as "the art of influencing others to their maximum performance to accomplish any task‚ objective‚ or project” (Weiskittel‚ 1999). This comparison
Premium Leadership
employees. 3. Charismatic leadership can be reflected at Kim‚ the CEO of SK telecom. He reduced the power distance from leaders to employees in his company. The employees would really like this kind of leader. The transformational leader ship can be reflected at the current Fung leader‚ this leader learned advanced business knowledge from western‚ and transformed the way of running company from eastern management philosophy to western management philosophy. The transactional leadership can be
Premium Leadership Management Charismatic authority
Richard Branson’s Leadership Holding more than 200 companies in more than 50 countries‚ including the recent Virgin Galactic‚ a space-tourism company‚ the virgin group is a business force like few others (Biography.com‚ 2014). Employing approximately 50‚000 people worldwide this international investment group was originally set up as a mail-order record business the Virgin Group has gone on to grow in various business sectors ranging from mobile communications‚ transportation‚ travel‚ financial
Premium Richard Branson Virgin Group
leaders’ leadership style and the values embedded in that leadership style are a vital impetus the leader is required to imbibe and practice‚ in order to effect change. Though theorist have propounded many leadership styles like charismatic‚ transformational‚ transactional‚ and servant leadership‚ this paper will
Premium Leadership
of leadership styles which can be used to lead the employees of the company. As per the transactional form of the leadership styles‚ the employees work within the organization as it already exists and they are very well aware about the effort and reward. (Bass‚ 2009). Goals have been set for the employees and they are being motivated to achieve these goals within a given timeframe. In case of transformational leaders‚ they make changes in the working style of the employees‚ the culture of the organization
Premium Richard Branson Leadership
Ellis P‚ (2011).Leadership management and Team Working in Nursing‚ U.K.: Learning Mattes Ltd‚ Exeter. Bass‚ B.M‚ (1985).Leadership and performance beyond expectation‚ New York: Free Press Bone‚ J.E. & Judge‚ T.A‚ (2004).Personality and transformational and transactional leadership: a meta-analysis‚ Journal of applied Psychology‚ 89(5)‚ pp. 901-910. Burke‚ W.W. & Litwin‚ G.H‚ (1992).A causal modal of organizational performance and change‚ Journal of Management‚ 18(5)‚ pp. 523-545. Burns‚ J‚ (1978)
Premium Management Leadership Skill
from that of a private entrepreneur. They typically have a more tolerate and respectful attitude towards others versus that of a private leader. This allows the public leader to become a transformational leader‚ one who uses inspiration to persuade their followers to achieve the goals or objectives. Transformational leadership is best defined by the term charisma‚ which brings higher expectations and confidence in themselves and those who follow. There have been
Premium Leadership
the articles on Transformational Leadership in the Public Sector: Does Structure Matter by Wright and Pandey to that of Transactional and Transformational Leadership Styles on the Organizational Commitment and Job Satisfaction of Customer Contact Personnel‚ by Emery & Barker to that of‚ The reality of Web-Based Interaction in an Egyptian Distance Education Course by Alaa Sadik. The article by Wright and Pandey outlined their view of leadership that is defined as transformational. Their structure
Premium Leadership Distance education
Entrepreneurial Leadership Abstract Entrepreneurial leadership helps develop and sustain elements of the organizational culture. Bergstrom (2004) interpreted that entrepreneurial leadership has three dimensions: 1) take more risk; 2) favor change to obtain the advantage; and 3) compete aggressively. We will discuss the common elements of different theories and philosophies as it relates to the new definition of entrepreneurial leadership. I will discuss my leadership style that I aspire to
Premium Management