Ldr/531 Leadership In Organizations Paper

Leadership in organizations
Me Goso
LDR 531
4/10/2013
Stewart Segall
Leadership in organizations
Leadership is a term with a variety of definitions depending on the context that it’s been defined. One common definition of leadership is “the behavior of an individual directing the activities of a group toward a shared goal.” The following paragraphs would elaborate on one major approach of studying leadership, its strengths and weakness, and an example in which it was used in an organization. (Yukl, 2010) Participative Leadership style
Participative Leadership is the most common leadership style in business settings such as hospitality. Participative Leadership “involves all members of a team in identifying essential goals and developing procedures or strategies to reach those goals.” It is also
Participative leadership allows employees to readily accept policies because they were involved the policy change, development one way, or the other. Morale of employees remains high because they feel that they are part of the team. It also helps bring a lot of creativity and creative ideas to the team. (Yukl, 2010) Weaknesses of Participative Leadership One potential disadvantage of participate leadership is the time factor. This leadership style does often involve the need for more time before action is taken. The disadvantages or weaknesses of participative leaderships are fewer than its advantages. Mostly employees are confused, with too much responsibilities and little guidance from management. There is room for major errors that can affect the organization at large. This leads to lower performance, high employee turnover, customer dissatisfaction and decreased profitability. (Yukl, 2010) Organization Example: Arizona