Good leadership Being a manager means you must have self-discipline and leadership skills. If you can't lead then you shouldn't be in charge. Good leadership means being communicative, diplomatic but at the same time courageous to say what you think. Being a leader means you won't be inconsistent just to be Mr. or Mrs. Popular. You will gain more respect by sticking to your instincts, doing what you believe is right but not being so rigid that you can't revise your opinions.
Leadership and Teamwork in the Public Services. P1 Authoritarian- This style is used when leaders want their employees to do something, they tell them how they want it done and how they want it accomplished, without getting advice of their followers. This style is more of a bossing around and unprofessional style. Democratic-This style is used when leaders want to include one or more employees in the decision making it is not a sign of weakness, it is so that the employees will be more confident with their own ideas and decision making. Decision making with your employees will let them gain respect for the leader and become more determined.
Culver defines leadership as the ability of a leader to achieve a group’s goals while keeping the needs of both the individuals and the community in balance. It occurs when a leader exercises power through a balance of sources of authority and the cardinal virtues and traitsCulver defines leadership as the ability of a leader to achieve a group’s goals while keeping the needs of both the individuals and the community in bala, which will cause a group to grant the individual power over the group. Sources of authority include legitimate and expert opinions. Furthermore, ethical leadership occurs when a leader exercises power through a balance of sources of authority and the cardinal virtues: moderation, wisdom and traits: competence, communication, critical thinking, and responsibility. When leaders fail to observe the virtues in the exercise of power, their actions are called abuses of authority.
The way one talks, the attitude one carries, the level of confidence they hold, the attention one tries to gain, and the respect one has, is all collected to create a reputation of who that person is. The true identity of a person is only thoroughly seen by the person himself once the conditioning by others has been eliminated. Today’s society is insufficient in rewarding what is believed to be conformity. Society has set standards for” normal behavior” but for one to reach true self-identification, one has to place
To begin with, they hope that by following, they can reduce the risks involved. At the same time, they can copy the successful strategy of the leader and avoid his mistakes. There is nothing wrong with adopting a follower strategy, provided one chooses the right leader! The significance of the above quotation by Sun Tzi would be better understood in terms of its applications. Let me illustrate by posing a question.
Hersey and Blanchard (1971) also promotes the situational leadership theory and says that “a leader must match his or her behavior to the situation being faced.” They also not only speak about the situation but also include the behavior of the subordinate in the equation and states that “the leader is expected to adjust the mix of directive and supportive leadership behaviors to match the changes in the subordinate’s behavior.” Fiedler’s (1964) sees the situational theory as limited as he believes that a leader’s behavior cannot change so the contingency theory is created as the premise by which a leaders’ effectiveness has to be dependent or is contingent on the ability to match the leader style to a particular situation. So it is believed by Fiedler that organization should seek to choose leaders according to their style and ensure that they are best suited to achieve the aims and objectives of the
He has theoretical authority over you. Practical authority is to have legitimate power and be respected for it. It is the ability to lead, control and in essence take care of other people. Some philosophers such as Hobbes believe that if you are obeyed because you are feared, you do not have authority, only power. To have power you need not have authority but to have authority you must have
Examine the process of legitimation and exercise of authority in local power structures? Power, authority and legitimacy are more or less used as synonyms in the present societal context. A person or group withholding power is unquestionably regarded as propounders of legitimate authority. Exploring the concepts of power, authority and legitimacy becomes important as it forms an integral part of our society for a simple reason that these are the defining features of a social being with social and political institutions and hierarchies. In this essay I try to explore the evolution of power into one that is legitimate and widely accepted.
This principle maintains a stronger purpose than the others because this one defines the purpose of the CPA position. The CPA’s primary responsibility is to serve the public interest; in fact, subsets of this article direct a CPA to rely on this fact when faced with conflict among clients (Mintz & Morris, 2011). Without this direction, the CPA is left to his or her own scruples in determining whose interest to protect when faced with conflict. Article Three – Integrity Despite this article’s placement in the code of professional conduct, it is by far the most important principle of the code. Its message is clear – integrity is the key to maintaining public trust and respect of the
It is to say that leadership involves unique processes that are distinguishable from basic management processes" (Bateman & Snell, 2011). It is also important to point out that even though managing and leading involve different processes, it is not necessarily different people who perform these processes. One person can perform both, one, or none of these processes. Though the most successful person is one who can perform both managerial and leadership processes efficiently. A leader's job is to make the vision of the company clear to others and influence them to follow that vision.