Leadership Styles

Introduction This section has contrast and comparison of transformational, transactional and autocratic leadership styles. Transformational leader motivate and inspires his team to perform tasks and to achieve the desired goal. On the other hand transactional leadership portrays direct and effective leadership style, the direct authority given to the leader with regards to punishing and rewarding…

Introduction David Goleman argues that there exists a relationship between the six key leadership styles, an organization’s climate, and the elements of emotional intelligence. Goleman presents several ways through which the three concepts influence each other, whereby emotional intelligence according to Goleman, forms the basis of effective leadership in an organization. Goleman postulates that every…

Introduction In this leadership project the definition of participative will be given. There will also be some background given on what makes up a participative leader. The advantages and disadvantages of using this approach will be given and whether or not this approach worked in the group that I studied. The different leadership styles will…

Introduction Leadership approach is one of the most crucial aspects of organizations. The success of organizations is dependent largely on the type of leadership it has. Finkelstein, Hambrick & Cannella (2009) defines leadership as a type of authority due to the powers accorded to leaders in relation to their followers or subordinates. The literature on…

Introduction The idea of world transformation through innovation and entrepreneurship is exciting as one does not only get a chance to change his or her life but also the life of the whole society and that of the world. High level of poverty is a problem in many regions of the world, and the majority…

Introduction “The term leadership is a word taken from the common vocabulary and incorporated into the technical vocabulary of a scientific discipline without being precisely redefined. As consequences, it carries extraneous connotations that create ambiguity of meaning (Janda, 1960). Additional confusion is caused by the use of other imprecise terms such as power, authority, management,…