...Leadership Approach Paper Sharon Boahn LDR/531 May 13, 2013 Drew Stevens Ph.D Leadership Approach Paper Leaders aid a group in achieving a common goal. Leaders have new ideas and goals they introduce to the group and motivates the group to work on the new ideas and achieve the goal. Leaders also inspire the group to perform at their best and assist them in their performance. Leaders have leadership skills and approaches that help them to be successful. The trait leadership approach is based on the theory that leaders are born with the leadership characteristics that enable them to be great leaders, instead of being developed or taught into the leadership role. There are strengths and weaknesses in the trait approach concerning leadership. Strengths There were several characteristics founded to be very strong in the trait leadership approach. “This approach emphasizes attributes of leaders such as personality, motives, values, and skills” (Yukl, 2010). The personality of a leader has a large role in his or her success. The personality of a leader can be very valuable when interacting with individuals, the personality of a leader can set the mode within the workplace. A leader with a positive personality will create an encouraging atmosphere where goal accomplishment and motivation will be successful. There are strong abilities identified in the trait approach of leadership, such as continuous force to get the job complete, sharp perception, and influential power. The...
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...Leadership Approach Paper Overview A simple definition of leadership is the art of motivating a group of people to act towards achieving common goals. A leader should have the ability to lead a group of people with high quality skills and influence others to follow in his or her direction. Leadership is defined as process of influencing others positive behaviors to achieve organizational goals. In this paper I will discuss one fundamental approach to studying leadership as well as the pro’s and con’s of this leadership approach. In addition, I will provide an illustration in which the leadership approach was used in my organization. Leadership Approach Paper Overview of Major Research Approach According to Yukl (2010) the fascination of leadership has wrought enormous and incomprehensible literature endeavor’s; in which to coordinate the literature corresponding to main approaches or viewpoints that reveal merely preferential success. A useful means to categorize leadership theory and investigation is according to the kind of variable that is accentuated the most. The kinds of variables that are applicable for interpretation of leadership efficacy incorporate characteristics of leaders, characteristics of followers, and characteristics of the situations. Examples of all characteristic variables are in the table below derived from Yukl (2010 p. 15, 16). |Characteristics of the |Manners, |Support |Dexterity and, |Behavior. |Veracity...
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...Leadership Approach Paper Cathy M. Espy-Cook LDR/531 Organizational Leadership December 6, 2011 Bobby Bates Leadership Approach Paper Leadership is a subject that has long excited interest among people. The term connotes images of powerful, dynamic individuals who command victorious armies, direct corporate empires from atop gleaming skyscrapers, or shape the course of nations (Yukl, p. 1, 2010). Behaviors are an important approach in leadership. Working as a manager in an organization leaves much opportunity to view outstanding leadership behaviors as well as bad leadership behaviors. In observations poor leadership took a reactive approach in areas of multi-tasking the managers often pushing their work off on other supervisors he or she managed or employees that he or she knew would get the job done with no questions ask. Poor leaders need to begin with the basics in knowing what defines leadership. One common indicator of leader effectiveness is the extent to which the performance of the team or organizational unit is enhanced and the attainment of goals is facilitated. (Yukl, p. 10. 2010). Strength of the behavior approach to leadership is a wide scope of what a leader does in certain situations. There are a variety of studies with creditable research that agree with the behavior approach to leadership. The behavior approach to leadership can be divided into two categories task and relationship. Engaging in a proactive approach should be strength within...
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...Leadership Approach Paper Eli Griffin LDR/531Organizational Leadership July 31, 2012 Norma Sutton Leadership Approach Paper This paper will indicate one of the major approaches in the studying of leadership. The paper will indicate the strengths and weaknesses that are a part of the chosen leadership approach. The paper will also indicate an example of an organization currently using the chosen leadership approach. According to Leadership Theories and Studies (2012),”Leadership is probably the most frequently studied topic in the organizational sciences. Thousands of leadership studies have been published and thousands of pages on leadership have been written in academic books and journals, business-oriented publications, and general-interest publications” (para. 2a). Individuals and researchers conducting a particular leadership study state that leadership has many definitions (Yuki, 2010). Yuki (2010) states “Researchers usually define leadership according to their individual perspectives and the aspects of the phenomenon of most interest to them. After a comprehensive review of the leadership literature which also indicates that there are almost as many definitions of leadership as there are persons who have attempted to define the concept” (p. 2a). Behavioral Leadership One of the major leadership approaches is the behavioral leadership study. Yuki (2010) stated,“ The behavior approach began in the early 1950’s after many researchers became discouraged with...
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...Leadership Approach Paper Leadership Approach Paper Leadership has many definitions to many individuals. The term images of powerful, dynamic individuals, who command victorious armies, direct corporate empires from atop gleaming skyscrapers, or shape the course of nations, (Yuki, p.1, 2010). This paper will provide the definition of leadership with emphasis on situational leadership approach. Strengths and weaknesses of situational approach and an organization that uses this approach to teach their managers how to lead will also be provided. “Leadership is the ability of an individual to influence, motivate, and enable others to contribute toward the effectiveness and success of the organization”, (House et al; 199, p. 184). Situational approach to leadership was developed by Pat Hersey a professor and Ken Blachard a leadership expert who wrote ‘the one minute manager’. Situational approach emphasizes the importance of contextual factors that influence leadership processes. Characteristics of followers, the nature of the work performed by leader’s unit, the type of organization, the nature of the external environment are taken into consideration with the situational approach. This approach discovers the extent to which leadership processes are the same or unique across different types of organizational levels of management and cultures. It identifies aspects of the situation that “moderate” the relationship of leader’s attributes (traits, skills, behavior)...
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...Abstract This paper will compare and contrast trait and situational approach leadership theories, the development of the theories and how effective each are in organizations. This paper will compare each approach, some of their research history and the challenges they faced in the past and the challenges they may or may not face in the future. The trait approach is the oldest theory that have been researched by numerous researchers. The situational approach consist of two elements that focus on leadership style and the development of subordinates. The strengths and weakness of each approach will also be compared and constrast. Contrast and Comparison: An examination of Trait and Situational Leadership Approaches There are over 200 definitions for leadership that have used since the 1900’s. The ability to impress the will of the leader, acts by persons which influence other persons in a shared direction, and do as the leader wishes are a few definitions that were used during the 1900’s (Northouse, 2013). Today, leadership is defined as a process that involves individuals or groups to reach a common goal (Northouse, 2013,). It’s motivating and persuading people to obtain a desired result through communication and influence. Leadership is also defined as a process that happens between a leader and a follower (Northouse, 2013). During the 20th century, researchers belived that there were natural born leaders who were born with the “trait” to lead. They believed...
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...Leadership Approach Paper Any Body LDR531 Organizational Leadership August 15, 1999 Professor X Leadership Approach Paper The definition of leadership is debatable among leaders and followers in countless regards. According to Yuki (2010), the process of influencing others to understand and agree about what needs to be done and how to do it, and the process of facilitating individual and collective efforts to accomplish shared objectives is the definition of leadership. Likewise, most individuals would probably support the concept that leadership involves some form of influence. The focus of this paper is to provide an overview of the integrative approach to leadership as a tool for managers in any organization. Overview The integrative approach to leadership is a process that involves bringing together groups and organizations in semi-permanent ways typically across sector boundaries to remedy complex obstacles and achieve the success (Alban-Metcalfe & Alimo-Metcalfe, 2010). Strengths and Weaknesses Leadership Example A key leadership challenge for managers is maintaining and further developing the critical capabilities that ensure an organization’s success and longevity. Thus, good leadership is at the heart of great triumphs for firms that recognize the significance of balanced decisions. Thoughtful analysis and prudence in every decision empowers leaders to assess the potential impact of long-term choices. Moreover, the right leadership approach enhances...
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...Leadership Approach Paper Leadership Approach Paper Cathy M. Espy-Cook LDR/531 Organizational Leadership December 6, 2011 Bobby Bates Leadership Approach Paper Leadership is a subject that has long excited interest among people. The term connotes images of powerful, dynamic individuals who command victorious armies, direct corporate empires from atop gleaming skyscrapers, or shape the course of nations (Yukl, p. 1, 2010). Behaviors are an important approach in leadership. Working as a manager in an organization leaves much opportunity to view outstanding leadership behaviors as well as bad leadership behaviors. In observations poor leadership took a reactive approach in areas of multi-tasking the managers often pushing their work off on other supervisors he or she managed or employees that he or she knew would get the job done with no questions ask. Poor leaders need to begin with the basics in knowing what defines leadership. One common indicator of leader effectiveness is the extent to which the performance of the team or organizational unit is enhanced and the attainment of goals is facilitated. (Yukl, p. 10. 2010). Strength of the behavior approach to leadership is a wide scope of what a leader does in certain situations. There are a variety of studies with creditable research that agree with the behavior approach to leadership. The behavior approach to leadership can be divided into two categories task and relationship. Engaging in a proactive approach...
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...Leadership Styles paper Introduction Leadership is the process through which a person, in this case the leader, influences a group of people towards the realization of a common goal. The effectiveness of leadership depends on the style of leadership that the leader adopts, and usually depends on the context of leadership. This implies that different leadership styles are effective in different situations (Tittemore, 2003). Therefore, effective leaders are supposed to know the context through which a particular approach of leadership will be effective. In addition, the leadership approaches can be used for defining the personal leadership style that a person is likely to put into practice (Kippenberger, 2002). This paper discusses two leadership styles and identifies the most effective leadership that suits the philosophy of nursing leadership. In addition, the paper compares and contrasts leadership and management. The two main leadership styles discussed in this paper are autocratic and democratic leadership styles. Autocratic leadership style is whereby the leader has much power and makes use of the authority vested on him/her to initiate leadership actions such as decision-making (Marquis & Huston, 2008). Autocratic leadership style bases on the transactional theory, which lays more emphasis on the significance of the relationship that exists between the leader and the followers. The followers are supposed to obey the orders from their leaders (Marquis & Huston,...
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...Leadership and business performance Assignment of “a good leader influence a group of individuals to achieve a common goal and perform well, without having to watch over them” Word count: 2,927 Introduction Leadership is always considering as an important managerial topic because a good leader does not only able to guide behaviors from followers, but also leads individuals within an organization to achieve their common objectives (Morrill, 2010). The commonly accepted definition of leadership is contributed by David and Vince (2008, p2), who defined leadership as a person has “abilities of leading a group of people, and also has abilities of supporting group of people to achieve common objectives”. More specifically, Bass (1990) defines leadership as the ability to adapt the setting so everyone feels empowered to contribute creatively to solving the problems. The primary aim of this assignment is to critically discuss the topic of “a good leader influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal and perform well, without having to watch over them.” In order to answer this question well, the author selects Steve Jobs as the leader, and then with reference to Apple Inc to discuss why a good leader as Jobs influences group of individuals without watching them. As an essay based assignment, the author organizes this paper in three main parts, including introduction, main body and conclusion. In introduction section, the definition and importance of leadership...
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...Leadership in Organizations Ashley Rivers LDR 531 November 17, 2011 Dr. Rickie Baldwin Leadership in Organizations Many organizations are created from the thoughts, motivation, and determination of a leader. A leader is an individual who has the traits, abilities, and behavior to influence followers and accomplish task objectives. These leadership skills can help an organization achieve the strategic goals and objectives of the organization. The term leadership is defined as “the process of influencing others to understand and agree about what needs to be done and how to do it, and the process of facilitating individual and collective efforts to accomplish shared objectives” (Yukl, 2010, p. 8). Many researchers have focused on the concept of leadership. Some researchers “define leadership according to their individual perspectives and the aspects of the phenomenon of most interest to them” (id. at p. 2). Research has also distinguished the different views of leadership, and other forms of leadership. The other forms of leadership include direct and indirect leadership. This paper will review the views of leadership, the other forms of leadership, and the behavior approach of leadership. The strengths and weaknesses of the behavior approach will also be discussed. Many researchers have argued whether leadership should be viewed as a “specialized role or as a shared influence” (id. at p. 3) process. Leadership as a specialized role focuses on the relationship...
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...Organizational Leadership Name Institutional Affiliation Introduction The term paper will cover the summative learning about the broad topic of organizational leadership. The paper will tackle the real organizational leadership aspects and state how important concepts, rules, and rules can be applied when correcting the problems of a given organization selected by the student. This paper will also give a case study on decision making in a specific organization selected by the student and give the solutions that can be set by the given company selected by the student. The paper will also illustrate a theoretical framework for organizational decision making. The selected topic for this term paper is organizational leadership. This topic is significant as it addresses organizational problems and challenges that the firms face and tries to give alternative remedies for those challenges. This topic is broad and helps managers in achieving the required level of production that is set for them by the board of directors and the top most managers. Although the majority of the organizations enjoy huge and healthy profits in their investments, optimal profits cannot be attained if they don't invest in organizational leadership (Zaccaro and Klimoski, 2001). This implies that the organizational decisions made by both the middle level and the top managers influence the productivity of the organization to a larger extent. The topic was also selected to give the student...
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...RUNNING HEAD: LEADERSHIP APPROACH PAPER Leadership Approach Paper University of Phoenix LDR 531/ Organizational Leadership March 31, 2013 Leadership Approach Research on leadership has been occurring for centuries and has continued to evolve over the course of time. So much research is available that it is necessary to categorize it to emphasize potential relationships that tie them together. According to Yuki, "common practice is to limit the focus to one type of leader characteristic, namely traits, behavior, or power" (Yuki, 2010, p. 13). Focusing on the trait approach, a definition will be provided and an evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of this approach will be discussed. Trait Approach Trait approach is defined as "personal attributes (or traits) of leaders, such as physical and personality characteristics, competencies, and values"(Fleenor, 2006, p. 830). The idea behind early research was that certain people had traits from birth that enabled them to be leaders. Researchers have created lists to describe the character traits...
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...Organizational Behavior & Leadership Analysis of Case on Albert Dunlap and Corporate Transformation (A) Mid Term Exam – WAC Submission Submitted by: Zohaib Riaz MBA – 1st Semester Submitted to: Dr. Nasir Afghan MBA Program director Dated: December 1, 2013 Abstract The case is about Albert Dunlap and his role as a transformational leader in revitalizing Scott paper and Sunbeam Corporation from loss making companies to profit earning enterprises. Dunlap was an aggressive person known for his rapid fire management approach. He used his traditional methods of cutting staff, demanding top performance and setting rigorous standards. He was very passionate for his work. He disregarded the modern management perspective on quality and empowerment. Scott paper and sunbeam were in deep financial trouble when Albert Dunlap took control of these firms and transformed them into profit making entities. Dunlap was successful because of his corporate strategy of having shareholders’ wealth maximization as primary goal. Though employee morale was very low but still Sunbeam was generating good financial results. It has been recommended that Dunlap should focus towards employees’ motivation because employees’ motivation is the key of maximizing shareholders’ wealth in long run. Babson’s case study titled “Albert Dunlap and Corporate Transformation (A)” discuss the role of leadership and senior management in organization’s performance and how a leader can transform a mismanaged chaotic...
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...Leadership Approach Paper Zahíra Martínez LDR/531 May 28, 2012 Ben MC Collum Leadership Approach Paper During the reading of the paper the reader will be learning about the Behavioral Theory found as a result of study about leadership it has produced a multitude of perspectives and theories. The Behavioral Theory in one of few theories that can be found on the studies of leadership. Each theory has its pro and cons where not everyone can concord with the same opinion to each theory. The theory centers on what leaders actually do, rather than on their personal characteristics. The Ohio State leadership studies of the 1940s are the most well-known and influential research inquiry in this area (Bensimon et al., 1989; Hoy & Miskel, 1996; Bass, 1990). The leader behavior description questionnaire (LBDQ) established measures two basic dimensions of leadership: initiating structure (task oriented) and consideration (relationship oriented) (Hoy & Miskel). Since early studies using the LBDQ indicated that the two dimensions are separate and distinct, dividing each dimension into high or low sections can create four quadrants or leadership styles. According to the LBDQ, administrators are most effective when they score high in consideration and initiating structure. Another application of this perspective is the managerial grid developed by Blake and Mouton (1964). It measures a person's leadership style by "detecting the degree of concern for production (task oriented)...
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