APPROACH TO LEADERSHIP

Approach To Leadership and Leadership Styles



Approach To Leadership and Leadership Styles

Introduction

Leadership, as a process, shapes the goals of a group or organization, motivates behavior toward the achievement of those goals, and helps define group or organizational culture. It is primarily a process of influence. Although some managers are able to influence followers to work toward the achievement of organizational goals, the conferring of formal authority upon a manager does not necessarily make that individual a leader. Yes, that individual has authority, but whether or not they are able to influence their subordinates may depend on more that just that authority. Not all leaders are managers, and similarly, not all managers are leaders. Within a team environment, manager and leader are simply roles taken on by members of the team. Most teams require a manager to "manage" -- coordinate, schedule, liaise, contact, organize, procure -- their affairs. The functions of this role may well be quite different from those of the leader (to motivate followers towards the achievement of team goals). Management roles need not presuppose any ability to influence. A leader, on the other hand, must have the ability to influence other team members. The leader is someone respected, admired, and followed by his team. He builds the best conditions for your organisation forward, always giving the example, and implementing projects from start to finish. He knows how to interpret what happens inside and outside the company, and manages, through his entrepreneurial vision and management skills, become him and his company more competitive in the market. A leader known for creating the future promotes and directs the changes in your life and the organisation he works for, is sociable, promotes its growth and the people around you, is tolerant, flexible, and takes risks (Forbes, 2009, 489).

Leadership is the process by which an individual has influence over people and inspires, motivates and directs its activities to reach the goals; the essence of leadership is to have followers. Within the process there are several principles Administration (Management) harmony of goals, motivation, leadership, and communication. Leadership varies from country to country and culture, for European managers is more humanistic than the Japanese or Americans. In Japan there is a collective culture and focuses more on the group in the individual and are more individualist in Europe, the United States, the organisation is fast and in Japan. Power of leader is the ability to induce or influence the beliefs or actions of other individuals or groups. Authority is a right in a position to make decisions. Formal authority is a type of power based on the recognition of legitimacy. Components of Leadership are ability to use power effectively and responsibly. Ability to understand that human beings have different motivational forces at different times, ability to inspire, ability to act in a way to develop an environment conducive to responding to the motivations and encouraged (Foschi, 2006,, 86).

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