Assignment Task for Unit – Understanding Leadership Understand leadership styles 1. AC 1.1 -Describe the factors that will influence the choice of leadership styles or behaviours in workplace situations. ( 24 Marks) Before describing factors that influence a manager’s chosen style it is first necessary to identify what these styles actually are. Leadership studies stem back as far as the mid 19th century with the “Great man theory”‚ just as the title suggests the theory implies that only
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believe that different leadership styles should be adopted to meet different kinds of situations and employees although it is difficult to realize. Generally there are four types of leadership styles which are Autocratic‚ Democratic‚ Paternalistic and Laissez-faire (Clark‚ 1997). The purpose of this essay is to demonstrate why they should be changed to suit various situations. Mainly to say there are five reasons for that. The first reason for why I think leadership style should be adapted is that
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or department operates in: review the impact that the leadership and management style has on the organization‚ is it authoritarian or participative? The secret of why one style of leadership is better than another is still unsolved. The style of leadership consists of a general personality of the leader‚ demeanor‚ and patterns of communication in guiding people toward achieving personal or organizational goals. The research of leadership style has been dominated by subordinates’ self report perceptions
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Leadership style and performance An overview of the topic of leadership styles summarizes that the existing studies on how performance is affected by leadership style is separated into important phases. Early studies on leadership (frequently categorized as ‘trait’ studies on leadership) concentrated on identifying the personality traits which characterized successful leaders (Argyris‚ 1955; Mahoney et al.‚ 1960). According to them successful leaders are ‘naturally born’ and those they have certain
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for such an insightful post! How great is it that you were able to directly relate to Tammy in moving into a position of leadership within an organization where you had previously been working? I completely agree with you in that Tammy will need to foster relationships that promote productivity. I wonder if Tammy will be tempted to lean towards a more 1‚9 managerial style where she focuses more on relationships than on production. “His aim as a manger‚ however‚ is to avoid pressuring for production
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male in charge because they think male leaders have better leadership style than female. Nevertheless‚ one phenomenon has occurred in the recent business market: more and more female leaders have taken over the leadership in some big companies. Charlotte Beers‚ who is the executive‚ has been instigated the necessary changes from O&M and also proved the female’s successful leadership. Through the case‚ Charlotte Beers’s leadership style seems acceptable and efficient. This assumption is supported
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GM-operations position was a good decision. What leadership style and type of individual would you try to place in this position? Answer: The firm hired brad Howser who seemed to be very confident and appropriate to the job with an auto craft experience. As a general manager-operation a person was responsible for finding good relationship with customers‚ controlling the budget‚ and office operations. But the kind of leadership style Howser has was autocratic leadership. He made plans and decisions on his own
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A leadership style is a leaders method of providing direction‚ implementing plans‚ and motivating others. John NG‚ a Chinese innovator‚ states that‚ “Styles are tailor made to different situations. Different leaders must have unique styles and these styles must be able to adapt to different people and situations”. In the novel‚ Lord of the Flies‚ written by William Golding‚ no one leader can fulfill the needs of all people due to the concentration on their own personal needs. Golding demonstrates
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A Political Animation Leadership Styles This activity provides you with an opportunity to explore democratic and authoritarian leadership styles. The focus here is on comparing leadership styles within a group as it relates to the political system‚ economic system and government structure. By the end of the lesson‚ you will be able to define the differences that exist among these leadership styles‚ and the strengths and weaknesses that are associated with each style. Content The movie
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"Today ’s professional nurses assume leadership and management responsibilities regardless of the activity in which they are involved" (Koernig-Blais‚ Hayes‚ Kozier‚ & Erb‚ 2006‚ p. 2). D. Martin. is the nurse manager for The Spirit Medical Transportation Services (Spirit) of Saint Joseph ’s Children ’s Hospital in Marshfield‚ Wisconsin. She started her career as an ICU nurse‚ and from there moved into medical transportation. She worked as a staff flight nurse in three different programs‚ including
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