Leadership Comparisons

Leadership Comparisons

Introduction

Leadership has been one of the most powerful disciplines and a global requirement, in order for businesses and organizations engaged to excel and progress in today's world. Meeting the almost impossible demands both potential and current customer clientele is key for all organizations in order to survive in the market. Therefore, leadership plays a pivotal role for people, sitting at the presidential or executive level, to make strong, staunch, firm and flexible decisions that shall best contribute towards the organizational progression and performance.

Thesis Statement

Osinga (2007) stated that theories provide organization to intelligent thought by defining terms, connecting logical thought, and offering speculation about the interaction of concepts and ideas. Does this speak to the point about managers needing a high level of intelligence to develop and apply principles for making correct organizational decisions? If so how? If not, why not?

Weightage of Theory

Theory has been patented and proved worthy of the purpose of giving some proof, evidence or evidentiary support to accept or reject a problem or opportunity in order to understand the kind of events or situations that individuals may face in the organization (Barnard, 2006). Although it has been proven that theory does tend to give out a relevant stance upon the development and understanding of the kind of events that occur today, theories have always had some form of criticism and censure, which tends to give out a more in-depth analysis and more alternatives to skim through and yield a more concrete result (Caligiuri, 2008).

One must understand that a theory, regardless of what origin or field it belongs to, has been shaped by certain external and internal influences and forcing, which have contributed in its creation. One important aspect of any theory is behavior. To understand and comprehend behavior, it must be excerpted and understood ...