ASSIGNMENT

Management

Management

1. Leadership Style

Best practice for leadership is not specific; it must be switched according to the situation. Unilever practice modern way to stay productive and effective by adopting different leadership styles according to the demand and situations. The approach of leadership style is to implement plans, provide direction and motivate people (Lewin et al., 1939).

Motivation is a factor which leads the overall organizational performance to the height of success; it has the greater capacity to influence the performance of the organization. Being the trainer of the public service organization I recommend high importance of the motivation. There might the difference in the approach of using factors that motivates the employees, may be some factors which I use to motivate people may does not impact in the way on everyone.

Concept of leadership raised very earlier in twentieth century. Initial theories were focusing on what qualities distinguish a leader from the followers, while subsequent theories also focused on other attributes as well such as skills required by a leader and other situational factors. Many leadership theories have been presented by many of the theorists; I will discuss few and see the importance of these theories in relevance with health care organization.

Trait theory of leadership also gives an idea similar to great man theory; it also believes that leaders have some inherent qualities which distinguish them from others. Trait theory talks about some particular qualities and behavioral characteristics which are used by leaders. This statement arises a question that what about the people who have all such qualities but they are not the leaders. Another theory of leadership is contingency theory, which focuses on particular variables related to the situation which requires other sort of skills in every next situation. Situational theory presented that leader chooses the best possible course of action based upon the given situations. Different styles of leadership may be required in different set of situations. In a situation where leader is highly experienced and motivated and highly skilled to get the job and fully equipped with the information, in this situation leadership must be authoritative but where followers are skilled and educated and they demand some discretion in the workplace, this situation requires more democratic style of leadership.

Behavioral theories of leadership believe in that best leaders are always made, rather than born. According to this theory leaders can be made by teaching specific code of conduct and by providing them specific environment to nourish them. Participative theory suggests that an ideal leader is one who takes the advice of other people and makes decision collectively In participative theory leader has the right to take the advices of other people

3. Maslow's Hierarchy

Maslow's hierarchy of needs is often portrayed in the shape of a pyramid, with the largest and most fundamental levels of needs at the bottom, and the need for self-actualization at the top. The most fundamental and basic four layers of the pyramid contain what Maslow called deficiency needs or d-needs: esteem, friendship and love, ...