The Leadership Work Styles

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The Leadership style adopted by the First Line Manager - positive or negative effect on the team Introduction However much leadership is about the orchestration of the excellence of the others, you are the starting point as an individual and must be aware of that your words and actions set the tone for your business. Your behaviour from your very first day in your organisation or team is instrumental in defining the approach at all levels to the challenges and opportunities faced by your team; to the nature of relationships set with your suppliers and partners; to understanding and reacting to the marketplace; and to the attitudes to the management of people. But this behaviour is also scrutinised , staff watch to see what boundaries you set, what expectations you have, and what behaviours you demand in return. And, more particularly this process of forensic scrutiny is also on the lookout for consistency - with your deeds. Many team members are ambivalent. they want leadership and to be led - they crave the energising effect of being part of a team in pursuit of credible goals under the banner of an inspiring leader. But they are also like to be sceptical - they will likely have been through processes of change before, and may well have seen leaders and goals come and go. So you must know that you face a sceptical audience, that you face a major task of persuasion that you will meet willing followers as well as diehard recalcitrants and that, above all else, all you words and deeds must support your Vision. (The Leadership Book, 2010). To understand better the influence that a leader may have on its team, we need to find out more about the different leadership styles. Some of those most important are briefly listed bellow. Autocratic Leadership Autocratic leadership is an extreme form of transactional leadership, where leaders have absolute power
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