Leadership Styles Importance

There is a lot of importance in varying leadership styles. Different styles of leadership can all influence the outcome of a situation differently. Some styles tend to work better than others depending on the situation and the followers. It is also important to note that when leaders who possess different styles come together, those styles can blend very well. When differing perspectives come together, under the right environment, the strengths of both perspectives come together as well. When more than one leadership style exists within a group project, it helps drive things forward in a productive manner. Though some argument may come about, more often than not, that arguing passes and leads to productivity that was born through different perspectives and compromise. These differing leadership styles can keep the group from being stuck in singular track type of mindset. This is because at times a certain leadership style may attend too much focus in one aspect, while ignoring others. For example: having a task oriented leader and a relationship oriented leader in the same group, if handled right, can be very beneficial. I saw a bit of this in a few of the meetings that I attended in my

In my shadowing, I noticed that when it came to larger activities, the organizational chart was used to direct activity and information. However, for smaller scale things, the organizational chart didn’t matter much. I do agree with this to an extent. If you use the organizational chart all the time, it may make your followers feel disempowered. I believe that not using it in smaller situations is a good move to keep followers empowered and comfortable with their work. I would advocate not sticking to an organizational chart, but as stated before, it just makes managing and dealing with larger tasks much more easy and fast. It’s a good way to manage larger tasks in an