...Credit Diploma in Uniformed Public Services Unit 2, Assignment 1: Different Leadership Styles in the Uniformed Public Services A leadership style is how the task is approached while motivating and instructing a team. Without an effective leader the completion of the goal is reduced. Leadership Styles The authoritarian leader tells people how they want things done without discussing it with others. This style is commonly seen used in services such as the Army, where a strict role of discipline is expected from soldiers under higher commands. In war, there is no time to think so a set task can help prevent deaths and mistakes. It also helps newer recruits know what to do when they need to. Authoritarian leadership is useful when working with time restraints and deadlines. These leaders often keep their team motivated which allows jobs to be finished quickly and effectively and allows the best equipped to be making decisions. However, it may lead staff to feel unappreciated and angry. This style can also prevent staff from developing their own initiative. Communications can break down and in the long run the employees can lose their drive for the job. The democratic leader encourages people to be part of the decision making process. The leader is still in control, however, this leadership style allows others to use their personal experiences and expertise to help the team. An example of this style could be at a community meeting with the public; they bring forth their...
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...Styles of Leadership Psychologist Kurt Lewin set out to study the types of leadership in 1939. Dr. Lewin early research can be attributed as the beginning of the study of leadership in the 20th century. His early studies influenced and helped in identifying and establishing the three types of leadership styles known today (Cherry, n.d.). The three types of leadership styles that Dr. Lewin studied are democratic, authoritarian, and participative. The one I will attend to discuss in this paper is the participative leadership style. Participative leadership also known as democratic leadership style is believed by many to be the most effective of the leadership styles (Cherry, n.d.). Participative or democratic leadership offers guidance to the members of the organization but allow members to participate in the decision-making process while the leader maintains the final say over the decision made. This particular style of leadership is the most liked because it engages the followers ("What Is Democratic Leadership?" 2012). This has been known to create an atmosphere of belonging and also motivates individuals who tend to deliver a higher quality product. Participative leadership style has many strengths. However one significant strength of participative leadership is that it seems to build camaraderie and spirit de corps in an organization. This leadership style also seems to give everyone in the group a sense of belonging and ownership in the group or corporation...
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...Different leadership styles used in the public services - P1 Abbie Wood In this assignment I will be writing about all the different leadership styles which are used in the public services and everyday life: Authoritarian – This is a direct leadership style where the leader gives clear instructions for what needs to be completed. It is a style where the leader maintains power/order. The leader makes decisions on their own (independently) and no one in the rest of the group has a say or has an opinion. This leadership style would normally be used by an officer in the army, like Hitler, this is because they normally generally are loud and bossy also, this leadership style helps to motivate teams. They think that they are always right (which in most cases they normally are) and that they’re way is the best way. This type of leadership style could be used in a situation where the/a team needs to do something fast and successfully (For example – on the battlefield, if a team is under fire the leader shouts instructions and the team (unit) must respond quickly because everyone in that groups life’s are on the line). This style however wouldn’t work effectively in a situation where a group needs to plan something because only the leader (‘boss’) has a say and therefore some members of the group might not listen and do their own thing or they wouldn’t pay attention and maybe won’t have a clue what they need to do. This leadership style is similar to the ‘task orientated’ style because...
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...Leadership Styles Introduction: In my assignment I will be writing about all of the different styles of leadership, what is good about them and what is bad about them, I will be comparing them with each other and I will be evaluating how effective they are for a leader in the public services. P1: Authoritarian: It is a direct style where the leader tells the team members what they need to do. This is a task orientated style of leadership, it is a good style of leadership because it gets the job done quickly, this is good because it gets the job done quickly and effectively, it allows members of the group to focus on performing specific tasks without worrying about making complex decisions, this allows the team members to become good at a certain role and they can then specialize in that role all the way through their service. The downsides to this style of leadership is that people can abuse this leadership style and become dictatorial and this can lead to dis-agreements within the team and sometimes it can lead to team members resenting the leader and not following his/hers instructions, this is bad because it means that the team wont work efficiently together meaning that they wont get the job done as quickly or at all, another downside is that the leader wont be able to find a very creative or effective way of completing a task, this is bad because the task might require an obscure way of completing it but the leader may not be able to think of a way to complete it....
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...DISADVANTAGES of SOME COMMON LEADERSHIP STYLES and EVALUATION OF HOW TO IMPLEMENT THEM BEST in the 21st CENTURY Name:Lei Jie Student Number:139105483 Tutor Name: Nathan Lomax Word Count:982 WORDS Module Number:MODULE LE2023 As international companies become more and more powerful, their leaders are faced with the responsibility for their survival and development. Being aware of different leadership styles could help them to make the right decisions. This essay looks at three common leadership styles, evaluates their strengths and weaknesses and examines how they may be implemented in the 21st century workplace. Although it may be difficult to classify people under specific headings, having awareness of different styles could be a benefit to managers. One leadership style identified by Goleman (2000) is the coercive style. This kind of leadership is synonymous with dictatorship, where only one person presides with absolute authority over the followers or workers(“Autocratic Leadership Style,” n.d.). The coercive leadership style is most often associated with negative leaders. People with coercive traits, a means of control, often give compulsory orders and need absolute obedience, or severe punishment is awaiting. It might inhibit the organization’s flexibility and weaken employees’ incentive. Employees’ under long-term emotional domination would feel depressed and stressful. However, today, autocratic leadership, used correctly, remains distinctly effective in many situations...
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...Leadership Assessment Joel Blakeney Strayer University Dr. James Ruether Businesses 302 Management Concepts 6 September 2014 INTRODUCTION The purpose of this paper is to analyze the leadership style(s) of a senior executive (CEO, CFO, COO, Director, etc.) in a current or previous organization who made a positive or negative impact. Secondly analyze the organizational structure and culture of the company for which work to determine its approach to team development, and whether that approach helped to enhance the relationship skills in the workplace. Thirdly evaluate the performance of selected leader based on his or her ethical conduct and effective communication to determine if this leader was successful in motivating and empowering to improve on your work performance. Fourthly determine three (3) best practices organizational leaders can use to motivate employees and discuss their potential benefits. Fifthly discuss some of the challenges leaders encounter when managing diversity and how diversity helps business organizations better compete in global markets. Lastly develop an effective business strategy to address the challenges and issues identified above. The leadership style(s) of a senior executive What is leadership? Leadership is the process of influencing others to accomplish a goal or mission. There are many leadership styles ranging from authoritative to democratic to a mixture of both and many others. According to Johnson (2014) there are five...
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...Leadership style is the manner and approach of a leader in providing direction, implementing plans, and motivating people. As seen by the employees, it is reflected by the explicit and implicit actions performed by their leaders (Newstrom, Davis, 1993). In 1939,important researchs about leadership styles were conducted for the first time by Kurt Lewin ,who is the leader of a group of researchers about different leadership styles (Lewin, Lippit, White, 1939).Until now, this early research has remained quite influential as it established the three major leadership styles: (U.S. Army, 1973): • Authoritarian or Autocratic - the leader delegate certain tasks for his or her employees and tell them exactly what to do without listening to their...
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...Military leadership theory brings forth the discovery of many ideas regarding the application of knowledge from a military background in a business environment. Much information was premised on business owners, managers and employees working collectively, how to improve communication skills, and how to define a goal and motivate others to follow it based on military leadership. The connection between these two worlds of business and military is apparent. Many of today’s companies derive their structure and leadership model from that which is applied in the army. The military typically has a main leader or a decision \ maker, who transmits orders to subordinates at lower levels. This model is almost identical to what is seen in many business organizations throughout the world (Rost, 1993). The US Army defines leadership as “The process of influencing people by providing purpose, direction, and motivation, while operating to accomplish the mission and improve the organization” (Army Leadership, 2012). However, this definition does not delve into whether leadership is innate or not. There are two main ideas – Colonel Sherman L. Kiser states that leadership is an exact science capable of being understood and practiced by anyone or General Sir Archibald P. Wavell’s which states “no amount of learning will make a man a leader unless he has the natural qualities of one” (Taylor and Rosenbach, 1984). Leadership has gone through several stages of development throughout history, which...
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...controlling functions. Management is an ongoing activity, entailing goal attainment and knowing how to carry out management’s major functions. These functions are crucial to effective management. Henri Fayol placed management center stage and secondly he pondered the question of how best a company could be organized. The functions are explained as follows: 1. PLANNING: drawing up plans of actions that combine unity, continuity, flexibility and precision given the organization's resources, type and significance of work and future trends. Creating a plan of action is the most difficult of the five tasks and requires the active participation of the entire organization. Planning must be coordinated on different levels and with different time horizons. 2. ORGANISING: providing capital, personnel and raw materials for the day-to-day running of the business, and building a structure to match the work. Organizational structure depends entirely on the number of employees. An increase in the number of functions expands the organization horizontally and promotes additional layers of supervision. DELEGATING: delegation is the assignment of authority and responsibility to another person (normally from a manager to a subordinate) to carry out specific activities. It is one of the core concepts of management leadership. However, the person who delegated the work remains accountable for the outcome of the delegated work. Delegation empowers a subordinate to make decisions, i.e. it is a...
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...name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions, loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius; father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife and I will have my vengeance, in this life or the next.” In the 2000 film, Gladiator, Russel Crow plays a victorious Roman general, Maximus, whose charismatic leadership and order to return Rome back over to the Senate led the emperor’s son, Commodus Aurelius, played by Joaquin Phoenix, to murder his father, Marcus Aurelius, and plot the condemnation of Maximus. After escaping his own execution, Maximus is captured by slave traders and sold to Proximo’s business of harvesting gladiators. After growing in popularity he and his fellow gladiators are sent to Rome where he later forms a plot with Lucilla, Commodus’ sister, and Senator Gracchus to overthrow his nemesis, Commodus, and to return Rome to a senate-based government. Maximus was successful in his attempt to lead his followers and defeat his enemy through his charismatic leadership style and his reliance on his expert and referent power. Maximus exudes charisma through his self-confidence and humility in which he leads his followers. In the beginning of the film, Maximus walks the talk by fighting on the front lines of battle amongst his army with the Germanic barbarians. In order to inspire his men, Maixmus uses imagery and rhetorical language to motivate his army to be strong and succeed. “Three weeks from now, I will...
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...Homework: What Kind of Leader Am I? I would define myself as a types as hard working, aggressive, confident people. Leaders may be defined as competent, organized, thorough, determined, and loyal people. They possess the qualities that are desired by upper level management. They are doers, and "doing" extends to all hours of the day. Leaders try hard at everything they do, "elbow grease is their stock and trade" (Oldham and Morris, 64). Because they are willing to try hard, leaders tend to move toward the top rapidly in many professions. Men and women alike can be good, hard workers who do whatever they can to please the boss. These workers tend to take orders well, cooperate with their co-workers, and have little need to put their own imprint on the work or to "share the glory" (Oldham and Morris, 117). They need frequent expressions of appreciation even when thinks are going well. Conscientious leaders work in the service of others, however, are these people born or made? Within the realm of genetics we tend to focus on the appearance, rather than personality. It is easy to conclude that we are drawn to those people who share our same facial and body features. Coincidentally, we surround ourselves with these people simply because they seem like family, and therefore attract us. The basic concept of genetics is simple: "for any characteristic that is genetically influenced, there a range of values for that characteristic" (text 148). We tend to inherit many characteristics...
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...management system that particularly shows strong leadership. Good leadership not only allows employees to coordinate their efforts towards organisational goals, but also provides support to management in assessing the current situation and take relevant action to changes in the external environment. When those prerequisites are met, organisations function efficiently and operate more effectively. Consequently it is fundamental for managers to understand how to be effective as a leader and how to achieve those organisational goals. There have been extensive studies into what transforms a human being to a leader and their leadership, styles of leadership, how individuals work, the setting they work in, what stimulates them as well as numerous other factors influencing organisational effectiveness. This report looks first briefly into the history of leadership, discusses its meaning and some leadership styles that have evolved over time. This is followed by discussing some of the theories that resulted from the empirical research on leadership and their attempts to explain what makes an effective leader. To clarify these concepts examples are provided to some of the theories to illustrate their practical application in the real-world. Introduction Leadership The origins of leadership and its studies are dated back as far as to the beginning of civilisation (Stone & Patterson 2005). Stone & Patterson (2005) said that leadership was one thing all cultures had in common. But...
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...Cheng Shih A Source of Autocratic Leadership in Piracy Cheng Shih A Source of Autocratic Leadership in Piracy Laura Hawkins Management 490 Laura Hawkins Management 490 Cheng Shih: Autocratic Pirate Queen Leadership is described as a process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task. A successful leader is one who can lead their followers to a predetermined goal. Cheng Shih was a very successful leader, who built up her followership and equity and even overpowered the Chinese Army. She was a ruthless leader who gained power though the fear of her followers. This kind of autocratic leadership was the reason that she was so successful. Her followers were pirates who, at any moment, could defy her authority and overpower her. Their fear of her authority was the reason that they followed her lead. Cheng Shih was born in 1775 in China (Ossian). All that much is known about her before she married Cheng I, a commander of a pirate fleet, was that she was a prostitute on a floating brothel. When she married Cheng I in 1801 the two of them began to build up their coalition of ships and sailors. The two of them adopted a son named Chang Pao. In 1807 her husband passed away, leaving her the sole leader of a pirate coalition of 400 ships and over 70,000 sailors (Harry, 2008). Cheng took the piracy and turned it into a business. She expected to gain from any venture that her followers attempted...
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...Introduction The aim of this piece of work will be to describe, analyse and evaluate what role the staff nurse holds in the effective management of the care of the bereaved person. Throughout the author will relate this to the bereavement of a family following the death of a loved one in a care of the elderly setting. In relation to this assignment and because the focus of this assignment is on the staff nurse effectively managing the care of the bereaved person the author will focus on the issue of the importance of good leadership in supporting staff in what could be an emotionally challenging environment. In relation to supporting the staff nurse being able to provide effective care for the patient the author will also be considering the areas of teambuilding and staff development, training and support. It should be remembered that bereavement may occur not just after a death but after any form of loss. Loss is a normal part of everyday life, life involves change and changes often involve an element of loss, (Read, 2002). What is bereavement? Shakespeare once wrote “all that lives must die, passing through nature to eternity”. Death is one of the largest causes of bereavement, although not exclusively. Bereavement is the term used for the emotions and behaviours felt and displayed by a person who has suffered some form of loss, particularly the death of a person close to them or known to them, (Egan, 2003). Coping with bereavement Coping with the emotions...
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...Introduction Leadership is a method of persuading people to attain common goals which involves interpersonal skills to persuade others to perform with commitment to the task given instead of compliance (Hogan, 1994). In order to develop a person and enable them to response to changes, it involves mentoring and coaching. The process of leadership consists of interactions among three elements – The leader, the followers and the situation. Leaders who are appointed by the consensus from the followers are better and able to influence their followers towards goal achievement with the power conferred by the followers. However, Bennis (1989) argued that manager is not a leader but the roles given required them to become a leader. There are differences between leadership and management. Management is associated to competence, planning, paperwork, procedures, policy, manage, and consistency but leadership is associated to risk taking, dynamic, creativity, change and vision. Leadership’s effectiveness is highly dependent on personality traits and leadership style. Some personality traits in leaders are born with it while others can be learned and practiced. The Five Factor Model (FFM) or OCEAN model personality traits which contain openness to experience, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and neuroticism; had emerged as a robust model for understanding the relationship between personality and various academic behaviors (Barrick and Mount, 1991). Leadership style was defined...
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