A quality leader will guide a business on a pathway to an outcome of success and prosperity. Leadership skills and styles vary, and possessing the correct balance of these two is a quality that all businesses and organizations seek. Different leadership styles will be explored and how these styles adapt and reflect in consideration to the different attitudes of workers and towards the characteristics of the workplace environment. The discussion will follow that will explain how my personality, traits, qualities, and behavior align with a particular leadership style to effectively manage and lead an ideal workforce and workplace environment in the ever-changing health care industry. Successful leaders possess and develop a set of skills that enable them to manage and guide others through a variety of situations for the betterment of the organization (Lamberton & Minor, 2014, p. 160).
An effective manager will understand the various leadership styles and will pick or choose one, or a combination of the styles, to promote cohesiveness, teamwork, and success for the organization. According to Lamberton & Minor, four leadership styles exist; autocratic who make decisions without regard to others, consultative who uses information from constituents to make
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The leadership style that I would tend to operate out of would lean towards that of participative that would lean somewhat on the free-rein side. In the healthcare field, this style would encourage participation and discussions within the entire workplace staff to create an environment that will complete tasks and accomplish goals. If this style of leadership fails, I would not hesitate to change to an autocratic style so that tasks and goals are met. Staff cohesiveness and patient satisfaction will happen with a leader communicates well and is more transparent with
STYLES OF LEADERSHIP An autocratic leadership style is one where the manager sets objectives, allocates tasks, and insists on obedience. Therefore the group becomes dependent on him or her. The result of this style is the members of the group are often dissatisfied with the leader. This results in little cohesion, the need for high levels of supervision, and poor levels of motivation amongst employees. A democratic leadership style encourages participation in decision making.
You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make him drink is a proverb I have heard since I was young. Leadership is the skill of influencing people to accomplish goals (Huber, 2014). In today’s world with policy and technological changes the leaders must use their leadership skills to not only get the horse to the water, have him drink, but also do it with a smile an invite others to join him. Leaders use a variety of styles to accomplish their goals. I will discuss the leadership style that I utilize most often, how my style relates to leadership theories and the work type environment it is most useful in.
Edwin T. Cornelius III defined leadership style as the broad, characteristic way in which a leader interacts with others across in various situations and occasions. (Cornelius, 2006) However, many researchers would agree that leadership style is merely traits and they can change within an organization or between different situations. Annick M. Brennen in an article stated: A study of leadership styles therefore deals mainly with the manner in which the leader carries out his/her leadership functions or roles–the use of authority and power and the approach to the decision-maki...
They further stated that most leadership forms a new paradigm for understanding both the lower and higher order effects of leadership style. The style of leadership which is adopted by a leader is influenced by the leader’s background, personal experience, religion, political affiliation, ideology, inclination, culture and even orientation without necessarily being based on the dynamics of the situation. The major leadership constructs consist of transformational leadership, transactional leadership, and lazzirfair leadership others that are going are common are democratic and autocratic types of
Leadership is a quality many of us strive to achieve. To be an excellent leader has been an elusive quest. However, the pursuit of excellent leadership is movement in the right direction. In this paper we will examine the major types of leadership styles. The three types are, Participative or Democratic, Laissez-Faire, and Authoritative.
Contemporary organizations expect advantageous styles of leadership to lead and facilitate operations as we move forward into the 21st century. This need requires leaders and organizations to instill a style of leadership advantageous to supporting and leading a culture towards organizational effectiveness and connecting to support and uphold organizational strategies. Thus, the success of an organization usually contains successful leaders who understand and support the needs of the employees. The characteristics of successful leaders include selflessness, mentoring, empowerment, influence, support and empathy among other positive traits (Hoffman, Bynum, Piccolo & Sutton, 2011; Karakitapoglu-Aygun & Gumusluoglu, 2013; Sabir, Sohail & Khan, 2011; Shankers & Sayeed, 2012).
Leadership is increasingly important in today's society. Many experts and scholars point out that the current leadership crisis concerns moral and character problems in many leaders (Ahn, Ettner, & Loupin, 2012; Callahan, 2004; Wright & Quick, 2011). The following interview report is intended primarily for exploration and comparison of the traits and characteristics of leadership. A leader of a clinical medicine centre was interviewed for this report. The purpose of this report is to explore the leadership characters and traits, and how they can be developed in this turbulent environment. First, I make a brief introduction regarding the background of the respondent and her working environment. The report also describes this leader's personal and subjective perceptions in relation to a literature review which investigates the traits and characteristics of leadership. The report concludes with a comparison and discussion of the results of the clinical condition on the basis of the interview and literature review. At the same time, the report aims to put forward feasible and effective advice and specific programs for present and future leaders and managers in the health care system.
The role of leadership has become increasing valuable for organizations to be successful. According to Huber (2014), Leadership can best be defined as method utilized to ensure that an objective is completed. There are many different types of leaderships that can be found within each organization. In this paper I will highlight an example of a specific leadership style that we come across in healthcare settings. I will review my leadership self-assessment results and discuss the impact of leadership on staff and groups.
Leadership is the glue that binds any business together, identifying and understanding your type of leadership style can ultimately aid you in becoming a better leader in your professional career. A successful business cannot function without leadership therefore this is a crucial aspect of internal employee development for businesses striving to stay relevant in a crowded marketplace. In addition to recognizing your leadership style every leader needs to look to them and identify what type of personality they have. By becoming an informed business leader you will gain trust and respect of your team to guide them into the future and maximizing potential growth. Throughout this paper I will identify my leadership style and also personality type and how it has affected my personal career growth. Identifying these conclusions is extremely important in crafting company culture.
As a nurse, learning to adapt on various situations and applying appropriate leadership styles in different circumstances is a very essential skill to learn in health care practice. A strong personality should be shown so that the role can be maintained. With my experience, I have met different people with various personalities. Some will have challenging personalities which can be a hindrance in implementing the management plan however, showing the staffs the you have the courage, confidence, knowledge and skills to perform a task can greatly influence them to achieve a common goal. From my experience, I have learned that to be an effective and a good leader; you must also be a good follower and a good role model to the other team members. If the manager or leader is complying strictly with the rules and policies, there is a higher chance that the staffs will also follow the rules and policies based from my experience. Moreover, gathering positive and constructive feedbacks from my mentor helped me to further understand the importance of leadership and management
Rigorous research has identify the leadership style can adapt to different situation. Most company may be subjected to specific environment and rely on how the leader chooses to handle it. The culture is most time embedded and has the combination of founders, past leaders, current leaders, and history (Newstorm, Davis, 1993). The leadership style must adapt to the organization culture, the fact a leader may often times adopt because leadership is not “one size fit all” every situation may require a different approach as this will show how effectively the leader leads. The researcher chooses to look into the leadership that will be evaluated.
There are a few different types of well known leadership styles, authoritarian, delegative, and democratic. To assess my leadership style I used two online tests to help me determine my style. I felt the results were accurate and I fall into a democratic style/participative style. If I am leading I prefer to include the group and get their feedback on solving issues. However, I still make the final decision after listening to the thoughts of the group on a particular topic. This is considered to be a positive style of leadership that is inspiring to the group involved. The leaders decision making tends to be more accurate due to the input of other experts. (Cite)
This paper describes about my leadership strengths and areas for growth/future study. It also included how these qualities are used in my daily work routine, self-assessment results and a brief explanation on Individual style in leadership.
In order for leaders to be effective in various roles and changing environments in their personal lives and occupations, they must acquire knowledge of different styles and theories of leadership. "Debate is common about which leadership style is most effective. The answer, of course…it all depends" (Kohntopp, 2012). Through completing the leadership assessment to determine how personal characteristics categorize into Kent University’s leadership styles, and comparing the classification of these various styles as they pertain to personal experience, one can determine what characteristics to utilize dependent on specific scenarios. By implementing the C.O.A.T. theory of assessment, as well as the Transformational
In this paper I will look at the four major leadership styles, their characteristics, advantages, disadvantages, and in what situations a particular leadership style is desired. Additionally, I will look at my leadership style and how I acquired this style throughout my career.