LEADERSHIP

Leadership in Organizations

Leadership in Organizations

Introduction

Leadership is the set of capabilities that a person needs to have in order to influence the minds of people or a group of determined people, making this team work with enthusiasm and towards a common goal. However, many experts tends to agree with the fact that it is the leadership which forces an individual to take initiatives, manage, hold, promote, encourage, motivate and evaluate a group or team. Leadership also involves managing the whole team effectively. However, an efficient leader can be only that individual who tends to take initiatives in bringing the team together or inculcating a team with different backgrounds (Gilbert 2009, p.21). In my opinion it is the characteristic of the leader to understand what his or her team members intends.

This means that the leader should have the ability to understand the non-verbal communication. As a leader one should be capable enough to select the right time for the decision which transforms a leader into a successful leader. As pointed out that it is counted amongst the basic roles of a leader to associate him or her in a process or taking the initiative and allows the entire team to become a part of it. However, in the context of this paper we intend to shed light on the leadership in any organization since it will pave the way to inculcate various perspectives for an effective and efficient understanding of the subject. Plus different aspects of leadership will also be highlighted as aligned with spirit of the paper.

Discussion

Ralph Stogdill

This section of the paper tends to discuss the claim of the Ralph Stogdill that an individual cannot be labelled as a leader even if the individual tends to possess some of the traits necessary for an individual to be classified as a leader. In my opinion Ralph Stogdill tends to stand on a logical ground. Since the traits of a leader cannot be injected into the individual through the artificial means. Extracting further from the work of Ralph Stogdill that a leader is born and cannot be crafted. Yes, some of the traits can be injected but that those traits do not classify him or her as a leader. Moving further in the context of the paper, the ideas of the Ralph Stogdill tends to draw a clear line between an authentic leader and a cultivated leader. For any individual to transform into an authentic leader the individual needs to be natural irrespective of the circumstance (Higgs 2010, p.78).

An Individual should only demand from his or her team member which the leader can personally achieve. Precisely the leader should lead form the front or from his or her example. A leader should transform his or herself as a role model for his or her team so that the leader can demand the respect which forces the individual to follow the footsteps of the team leader. However, many experts tends to agree with the fact that it is the leadership which forces an ...