Leadership

Leadership

Introduction

The process by which an individual has enough social influence through which he acquires and involve the help of others individuals in achieving a common goal. It is true that everybody cannot be a leader, yet it is also true that leaders are not born but are made. It is all dependent on the willpower and desire to become a leader. To be a good leader a person has to go through a continuous cycle of training and education, self study and experience.

To supervise and ensure great teamwork the most crucial role has to be played by the leader of the team. Leaders are important for better teamwork; they ensure that there are less conflicts and more harmony in team. The role of leadership is to get the groups attention at one focal point which is the common objective or goal. They have to play the role of a mediator in the team; defusing tensions and injecting humor and help people make the most out of their time and emerge from micro management. They are the ones who motivate and encourage teams and make people excited about their roles and responsibilities. Leaders have a broader perspective of everything and tend to look at the big picture rather than petty issues.

The job of a leader does not end with this but goes far enough to align the needs of the teams with that of the organizations. Leaders are managers who manage people and activities and bring out the best in them and achieve productivity.

Discussion

Leaders and the teamwork

In a team the presence of leaders is extremely important; they are the ones who make the teams work, keep them motivated and meet the goals set by the organizations. Every team in general does have a Leader, a person who carries enough influence to get the work done through others and motivate and encourages them to give their hundred percent at work with happiness instead of force (Blake, 1964).

The behavior of the leader is extremely important to get the right results and for continued motivation. The experiences we had with the leader in our team have been a great learning experience and we have taken a great advantage of his presence in our team. It is not every day that you get the best team along with the best leader who not only leads it but direct it on the right path for better results and goal achievement (Lussier et.al, 2010).

The leader's style was highly influence by the Behavioral theory, with prime focus on creating a winning situation for everyone, the organization and employees. Behavioral theory of leadership defines that the leadership is based on different behavior, that an individual has and on the basis of these behavior or abilities the leader leads the team. These behaviors are the key indicators of his leadership skills and how effective the leader is with respect to the “Behavioral Theory”, it is further classified into two other theories but are relevant theory is “Managerial Grid ...