1 1.0 Organization Overview 1 What is leadership? Leadership has been described as "a process of social influence in which a person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task". For example, some understand a leader simply as somebody whom people follow, or as somebody who guides or directs others, while others define leadership as "organizing a group of people to achieve a common goal". Studies of leadership have produced theories involving traits,[2] situational
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Running head: LEADERSHIP STYLES 1 Leadership Styles Student Name LET1 (Task 2) WGU August 21, 2013 Course Mentor Name LEADERSHIP STYLES 2 Abstract Leadership is a series of actions by which an individual inspires others to achieve a task and leads the corporation to make it more coherent and cohesive. Leadership means the willingness and ability to lead and influence others. A leader can be the CEO of a corporation, or a leader who leads his or her team to success behind the
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Leadership styles are a particular approach taken by a leader. These styles can either be participative or collaborative or directive or commanding. Leaders can either choose to shift their style depending on the situation or use the same style all together. Choosing the right leadership style can be very effective or ineffective depending on the group. It is important for leaders to know exactly what their main leadership style is so that they can better prepare to address situations and people
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| TRAIT APPROACH | STYLE APPROACH | CONTIGENCY APPROACH | Description | * Trait Approach: one of the first systematic attempts to study leadership * “Great Man” Theories (early 1900s)Focused on identifying innate qualities and characteristics possessed by great social, political, & military leaders | * Emphasizes the behavior of the leader * Focuses exclusively on what leaders do and how they actPurpose: explain how leaders combine two kinds of behaviors to influence subordinates
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Participative Leadership: Strengths and Weaknesses The simple act of making decisions is an essential task leaders must perform effectively to succeed. Behavioral theories of leadership focus on how leaders approach a situation and whether they dictate orders or involve others to encourage support. Research into decision-making behavior has identified three broad categories of leaders: autocratic, democratic, and laissez-faire (Changing Minds, 2011). This paper will focus on these behavioral theories
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of models people follow in their everyday lives (Ahmad, 2011). Our text describes leadership theory as how situational variable interact with the leaders personalities and behaviors Fred E. Fiedler was the first to call this the contingency leadership theory in 1951 (Lussier, 2013, p. 115). Our text explains contingency model is usually used in determining a person’s leadership style whether their style is task oriented or relationship oriented to determine which situation leader-member relationship
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The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0143-7739.htm LODJ 32,5 At the end of the road? On differences between women and men in leadership behaviour 428 Jon Aarum Andersen Received May 2010 Revised October 2010 Accepted November 2010 Faculty of Social Sciences, Lillehammer University College, Lillehammer, Norway, and Per H. Hansson Department of Education, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden Abstract Purpose – This
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A1. Leadership Style Leadership style is the relatively consistent pattern of behavior that characterizes a leader (DuBruin 2013). Understanding different styles of leadership and how to use them effectively is key to the success of a leader. This understanding is also important so that the leader can recognize leadership qualities and allow different leaders to emerge and lead in different group and task situations. My leadership style is participative. I like to share the decision
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Identify factors that will influence your choice of leadership styles and explain why your leadership styles are likely to positively affect your team. Before we look at what leadership styles there are it is important to define what the difference is between management and leadership. The biggest difference between managers and leaders is the way they motivate people to follow them. Managers have a position within the organisation, their teams work for them to complete tasks and in turn manage
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Running Head: LEADERSHIP - TASK 1 1 SAT2- Leadership Task 1 Lauren Hutcheson ID#: 282778 April 14, 2014 MBA – Healthcare Western Governors University Running Head: LEADERSHIP - TASK 1 2 A1. Leadership Style Upon conducting research, it is clear that the definition of “leadership” is not agreed upon. It is fluid, based upon many perceptions, situations, and surroundings. According to Robinson (2010), adopting a specific style of leadership is rather futile as it is, “contingent on
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