Identify the Most Commonly Used Leadership Style(S) Within an Organisation and Explain the Likely Effect This Leadership Style(S) Has on a Team's Performance

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UNDERSTAND A RANGE OF LEADERSHIP STYLES, THEIR BENEFITS AND POTIENTIAL IMPACT ON INDIVIDUALS AND PERFORMANCE 4. Identify the most commonly used leadership style(s) within an organisation and explain the likely effect this leadership style(s) has on a team’s performance. The most effective and commonly used leadership style used within an organisation is Situational Leadership. The success of this leadership style on enhancing the performance of its employees relies on the skills and the consistent execution of its principles by the ‘situational leader’. Situational leadership is a style that utilises all four leadership styles discussed in question 3: 1. Directing 2. Coaching 3. Supporting 4. Delegating A situational leader uses a combination of these leadership styles throughout its team members, according to their motivation and competency of the task they are to undertake. There are 3 skills required by a successful situational leader: 1. Flexibility 2. Diagnosis 3. Partnering A flexible leader will be able to use all four of the leadership styles according to the development (or maturity) level of the member. In addition to this, the same member may benefit from an alternative leadership style when performing one task than another; this would apply if they were more competent and experienced in one area of work. Flexibility is important but without knowing when to use each of the leadership styles with which people, problems could arise. For example, competent performers may resent being told what to do (directing style) and lose interest in their task and lose confidence in the leader. A breakdown of trust between a leader and the member will result in poor performance and consequently bad results. On the contrary, if poor or inexperienced performers are left alone to undergo a task with little direction

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