U.S. and Norway Leadership Styles

As we all know, leadership is very important. However, its effects are not always visible. In crises, high quality leadership tends to be both visible and decisive for a positive outcome. Leadership requirements and expectations change over time, responsibilities and roles must be review at regular intervals. In all nations and countries today, good leadership is important on day-to-day bases. Leadership involves working together with employees, their organizations and other parties to achieve results. Most leadership functions and roles vary according to level, framework conditions, and type of responsibility, competence requirements, and degree of autonomy. After doing research we have come to realize that different cultures have different leadership styles. They have their similarities and differences but this only makes them stronger as a whole. We have taken the time to do research on both the U.S. and Norway leadership styles. Norway seems to share many of its administrative and leadership values with other countries.

When dealing with leadership styles in Norway, they feel as if leaders and staff must work together to perform task in a way that ensures the best interest of the general public, and specific customers and clients. Leaders must also ensure a good framework both for representative co-determination, in accordance with the relevant agreements and regulations, and for employee participation. Staff must be respected and involved in such a way that their combined skills and expertise to produce high quality results. The leader must delegate tasks, provide guidance and follow up individual employees, and at the same time set clear guidelines and performance requirements. In Norway, they hold their leaders to high ...

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...ason for this disparity in the statically data. Norway and United states are close when it comes to leadership traits, beliefs and the manner in which they approach higher educational means and through religious methods. Often people look at statistical data and misinterpret the meaning. United States and Norway are very close in the leadership department and statistical data is not exaggerated.

Both countries practice the six leadership style, which are autocratic, benevolent, consultative, participative, consensus, and lassies-faire style. One of the major differences between Norway and Untied States is the internal cultural differences, United tend to have leaders and managers from region of the earth, and they tend to have different cultural and religious beliefs, which could make leadership a lot more challenging but reward have the potential of being great.