This creates both a challenge and an opportunity to lead. Leadership is the process of influence. Defined as such, every attempt we take to influence is an attempt to lead. As such, the need to think about power is also a critical aspect of assessing our own leadership. According to Kelleher, the purpose of including power in the discussion of leadership lies in the critical link between our potential to influence (our power) and actual success we experience while influencing (our actions and behavior).
Caldwell, Hayes, and Long (2010) contend that these ethical stewards can direct an organization’s efforts toward fortune for all stakeholders. Leadership In understanding leadership’s role within an organization, its role must be clearly defined. There are many definitions of leadership. Each definition has its own characteristic based on the perspective of the individual providing it. Lussier and Achua (2004; as cited by Caldwell, Hayes, & Long, 2010) define leadership as “the process of influencing leaders and followers to achieve organizational objectives through change” (p. 5).
The key responsibilities of a team leader are: Providing structure for the team - This is associated to setting a clear vision to provide purpose, clarify roles and responsibilities, allocate tasks and set objectives. A leader can influence the team to perform their duties by explaining the vision and the importance of their role in the outcome, along with the steps or goals, needed to achieve it. The individuals will be more apt to follow if they can envision their contribution to the bigger picture. Without that perspective the team cannot accomplish its goal. Managing Time- A leader should be able to identify and differentiate between urgent and important issues.
Leadership theories that define leadership Trait leadership theories The qualities of a person define trait theories. This theory argues that some people are born with some aspects of leadership to do what pertains their leadership. Study show leadership is made up of some characteristics or traits which are (Lewin 1939 in Robbins; Chemers 1997): * The need for power * Assertive * Intelligence * Trustworthy * Ability to motivate a person * Self confident This theory shows that leaders need some certain characteristics whether in classroom, company or war. Some situations may demand more than one trait that differs to the situation which the other leader holds. Situational leadership theories This theory supports different type of styles exercised by leaders.
Under the theories discussed it is assumed that managers have the ability to choose the right kind of leadership under any situation. The issues discussed involve when and which styles of leadership should be used and applied. In this report suggestions are also made about the best style of leadership being not only one but a combination of different styles depending on the situation. In order to have a broader understanding definitions of the different styles are discussed along with organizational behaviour theories relevant to this analysis. It is also concluded that it would be inaccurate to state that participative leadership is always more effective than an autocratic style.
In addition, I will include information pertaining to my own leadership assessment as it pertains to leadership. Introduction This analysis will show how Kurt Griebel played an important role the development my managerial skills, such as knowledge, decision-making, and behavior. Organizational behavior depends on leaders, such as Kurt Griebel, to manage others to achieve the company's goals and objectives. The definition of leadership is, “the use of power and influence to direct the activities all followers towards goal achievement” (Colquitt, Lepine, & Wesson, 2011, p. 485). His leadership used different decision-making processes based upon what was best for the company.
28/03/2014 MGX5962 Foundations of Management Week 7 Leadership Learning Objectives Compare and contrast the various approaches to, and theories of, leadership Describe the importance and nature of the leader-follower relationship. Differentiate between charismatic, transformational, and transactional leaders Identify the key elements of transactional and transformational leadership Describe how different situations affect the leadership process What is Leadership? 1 28/03/2014 What is leadership? “…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.”
It is essential to inform people of changes and why these changes are happening as when you are aware of why something is being altered you are much more likely to accept it. * Conflicting Roles; at times we may have to do tasks that are not normally in our job descriptions and this can often be seen as ‘treading on someone’s toes’ causing conflict and power struggles. To prevent this sort of conflict it needs to be explained to each individual why tasks have been given to other people to complete. Doing this
Complexity Leadership: A battle between the Id, Ego and Superego Complexity Leadership: A battle between the Id, Ego and Superego Traditionally, leadership has been defined as the ability to influence and facilitate individuals and collective aggregates to accomplish a goal(s) (Yukl, 2012). However, this top down approach to leadership can be misplaced and overly simplistic (Lichenstein, Uhl-Bien, Marion, Orton, & Schreiber, 2006). Traditional leadership theories and research have worked to identify behaviors that impact the performance of a team into taxonomies. These taxonomies can cover a couple of leadership traits or the full range a leader needs to effect the change that is attributed to their success or failure (Yukl, 2012). This approach to leadership appears to apply a simplistic methodology to the complexities that besiege leadership and its study.
One important aspect of all of this is that perception is required in all steps of this model. This is just one of the many ways in which leaders can learn to become better at leading, but it is not the entirely representative of how leaders learn to lead and come to be. Becoming a leader requires that a person train for it; it requires the person obtain experience through practice and education. Leadership through Experience Experience plays a very important role in leadership. There could not be many great leaders if they did not go through some type of experience or play some sort of role that led them to where they are.