The Reflection Of Leadership: Three Types Of Effective Leadership

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Leadership is a process whereby an individual influences a group of people to achieve a common goal. To begin with, a trait is what Leadership is thought of. A trait is a unique quality of an individual, which is frequently hereditary (Northouse, 2012, p. 3). The many traits of effective leadership include charisma, confidence, determination, integrity, intelligence, and sociability. This semester in the Leadership class, I participated in being a team leader along with Erika, for both phase 1 and phase 2 of our project. Although Erika and I were the team leaders, each team member contributed an equal amount of work during the project. The entire group was confused in the beginning, but we worked together as a team to get the work …show more content…

There are three types of leaders which include delegative, directive, and participative. Leaders that listen more than speaking and are interested in allowing others direct the movement of the conversation are delegative. Directive leaders provide others with instructions and what is expected of them, how they are to complete the task, and a time frame for when the work should be finished. When a leader requests others to take part in the means and ways of getting work completed, they are using a participative style. After participating in the leadership role for my group, I have discovered that I am a delegative leader. As a leader, I like to include team members in the decision making process. I like to receive ideas, feedback, and suggestions from team members. As a leaders, I expect my followers to make an effort in solving problems on their own. I like to think that as a leader, that I have the final say with the help of the group …show more content…

Effective leaders are able to accomplish their goas by competently organizing the business and support of other people. Leaders learn to be great leaders by doing what other admirable leaders have before you. To develop ideas and chart the course of their business, leaders need to be creative. Nowadays, leaders need to approach idea generation and innovation within the business, and they also need to look to others for ideas. Leaders can get the work done by using their power to generate creativity and promote

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