Leaders and Organizational Culture Organizational leaders have a responsibility to create a company culture that will promote not only the company, but also the employees as well. This can be accomplished many different ways, and various leaders will have different styles of leadership. However, the focus of that leader should be to maintain a healthy growing organization, and a culture that encourages employees to help the company grow. Although this kind of culture is necessary, it can be a long and tedious process to build if not developed and maintained from the beginning.
Leaders
According to Bateman and Snell (2009), there are four different contemporary leadership styles; Charismatic, Transformational, Authentic, and Team leadership. Each of these leadership styles comes with its own unique pros and cons, yet each style can create great leadership. However, being that each style does have shortcomings, it is my opinion that truly great leadership comes from a mixture of various styles. Sometimes this mixture of styles can come from one person, but more often it is found in several leaders who balance each other’s unique leadership personalities. When a mixture of leaders works together as a leadership team, they can provide everything that the employees and company need to continue to grow and develop.
Leaders Working Together
The charismatic leader has the ability to bring the employees together and promote self confidence in employees who may lack the confidence to try new tactics. This kind of leader can also be of great advantage when companies are going through any restructuring. The transformational leader is also very charismatic, yet focuses more on creating excitement for the employees during these times of change. Transformational leaders are another great asset during times of change. Authentic leaders strive for more open and