LEADERSHIP

Leadership

Leadership

Introduction

Indeed, there have been many schools of thoughts that have said to emerge from a single concept of leadership. The definition of leadership is based on personal attributes along with qualities that has been on priority when it comes to addressing the subject of leadership. Initially it was perceived that leadership is said to be an attribute that is innate by nature or inherited and is not a trait that can be learnt. This school of thought also faces a lot of criticism. The opposition stated the fact that it is just not the personal characteristics but it is also the behavior that a leader has along with the situations as well as the context in which it develops. Thus, research also shows that individual can exercise leadership on the premise of adjusting his behaviors and attitudes along with the context in which an individual operates. Now the question is what does it take to be an effective leader. Effective leadership consists of the ability to generate on the subordinates that result in the change of behaviors and attitudes, which is also based on what the leader transmits. Consequently, it results in the attainment of satisfaction level and happiness. Such is attained via the guidelines that have been set by the leader (Tichy 1986, 35).

Leadership

Organizations as well as companies who have effective leaders cannot achieve the desired or the forecasted productivity until and unless the leaders have the ability to influence as well as engage their subordinates and colleagues towards one common mission and vision of the organization. Leaders who are unable to influence their employees are more likely to reap lower contributions and will result in lower level of innovation. Later many studies as well as professional interventions took place in the arena of human resources conducting organizational analysis resulting in key conclusions identifying modes to achieve effective leadership in any company or organization (Shivers 2004, 47).

Learning Outcome 1

Leadership can be termed as a factor that can influence the culture of an organization intensely. However, when it comes to the empirical evidence there none found that could actually prove the fact that leadership is as overpowering and guiding as termed. Organizations that are newly formed have a link established amidst culture and leadership but even then, there is a sense of ambiguity when it comes to tackling cultural diversity. The entrepreneur or the founder, who is the owner of the organization, tends to be influence via his own ambitions. The entrepreneur or founder utilizes the interactive processes that are conventional by nature in order to bring about commitment which with time can be not only be generated but sustained since culture is said to be a group learning process that is complex by nature which is said to be partially influenced by the behavior of the leader. The problem arises when it comes to large-scale organizations such as MNC's where the diversity of organizations meets. If the leader of the organization is said to be surrounded by colleagues and subordinates ...