The word “leadership” means, literally, to “go in advance”.1 But what exactly is leadership and what makes someone a leader? Are you born with leadership ability or is it something you acquire and obtain during your life experiences? These questions have been posed many times before and have generated many different answers to them. Over time, various models have emerged to explain the leadership “phenomenon” during that period. The basic theories can be grouped into three distinct areas; trait, behavioral, and situational or contingency.…
The idea of leadership and the traits that contribute to it has experienced a fascinating transformation over time. During the evolution of leadership research, information was obtained, and questions continued, but most interesting of all is the cyclical nature of the trait-based perspective of leadership. There appeared to be recurrent questions and themes as research attempts to determine the formula for effective…
Leadership is attained by mutual cooperation between multiple parties. Usually, people who follow need inspiration so they will be able to eventually model…
Over the last few decades, many people have asked these questions. As a result, the topic of leadership has gained the attention of researchers worldwide and a multitude of books has been published. As Northouse (2013) points out, leadership is a complex process, “as many as 65 different classification systems have been developed to define the dimensions of leadership and there are almost as many different definitions of leadership as there are people who have tried to define it” (p. 2). As someone in a position of leadership, it is essential to recognize and develop a personal style they can implement.…
No one is born a leader, and for sure no one jumps into a leadership role without first being a follower. No matter how many times you here the phrase “A good leader is also a good follower” or if you never heard of it before, it still holds itself to be true. But before a follower can become a leader, one must be a good follower to prove their self to become that leader. There are plenty different aspects of a good follower. Some for example according to The Latimer Group would be to carry one’s own weight, celebrating performance of others, and contributing to the process. There are also plenty of leaders in history who showed excellent followership before they went on to become a leader. Good followers are important because bad ones could cause problems both internally and externally within an organization.…
Being a leader seems rather simple by definition. One that is followed by other is a leader. However, the trivial aspects are uncovered when you ask what makes followers follow a leader, how far are they willing to follow them, and does where the leader want to go a reason for the following?…
Leadership is a mode by which a person (leader) influences others (followers) to achieve a certain objective of an organization. A Leader is a person who influences others by applying his skills, knowledge and experience. Followers are the ones who listen to the leader, influenced by them, and follow their instructions. The key part in this process is influence. Influencing is the method followed by a leader to communicate their ideas, get acceptance of them, and motivate the followers to support and execute the ideas by change. If the leader has good influencing capacity, he will have many followers and they will adore him. If the follower has lack of motivation or if the follower is a new hire, the leader should take a different approach to influence the follower. This suggests that there are many factors involving the influencing process of the leader and it all boils down to the relationship between the leader and the follower. (Lussier & Achua, 2010)…
In today’s world, leadership is playing an increasingly important role in our society and organizations. Leadership is an interpersonal influence that is directed towards the achievement of facilitating change and achieving goals. To be an effective leader, leaders must be vigilant, understand resistance to change, and how culture affects change. Just because an individual has authority or is a…
Others lead because they posses great minds and there are those who stumble into leadership because of the times they live in for example; the case of Jim Jones and the peoples Temple. Jones attracted many not because he was a great leader, but rather he approached people at a time in America that many needed a leader they could trust and someone to speak for their values. According to Robert C. Solomon leaders and followers each get and give trust to each other. Solomon mentioned that “…charisma is dangerous in the wrong leaders, but rather that it is a distorted perspective on leadership” (Ciulla, 2003, p.206). Also, according to Solomon the emotional core of leadership is trust. There is a difference between obligation and trust. In the case of Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple followers joined the church trusting, but it led to an obligation. (Ciulla, 2003).…
A leader can cultivate a relationship of trust by showing integrity in their actions. Also, a leader can choose to communicate their vision clear and responsibly so followers will be well informed about the leader’s vision (Lussier & Achua, 2015). If the leader wants to sustain their leadership position after gaining the following they will then need to encourage their followers to become leaders in their own right. A good leader will sustain his relationships by finding a way to merge some of their followers’ ideas and suggestions into their vision. In contrast, if they only bark orders and never encourage their followers this will cause distrust in communication and ultimately disconnect to their once strong connection to that leader’s…
I have learned that leadership is much more than being able to make business decisions and having a group of people under one’s supervision. Leadership is a multifaceted position that encompasses that an individual who is or wants to be a leader must have self-confidence, embrace adversity, have a support system and trusting one’s decisions. These underlying characteristics to possess leadership are some that I have now and some that I am constantly working on to gain and…
Leadership can be defined as process in which an individual influences a group of people to accomplish a common goal. The goal is achieved by cohesive behavior and mutual cooperation. A leader directs his or her followers to reach a specific goal and infuses sense of positivity in them (Meenakshi, n.d.).…
Leader is someone who can influence others and who has managerial authority. Leadership is what leader do. More specifically, it’s the process of influencing a group to achieve goal. Hersey and Blanchard argue that successful leadership is achieved by selecting the right leadership style, which is contingent on the level of the follower’s readiness. Readiness, as defined by Hersey and Blanchard, refers to the extend to which people have the ability and willingness to accomplish a specific task. Four specific leadership styles described as followed:…
The retailer, philanthropist, angel investor and patriotic Kiwi flew into town to launch the Nelson Bays Community Foundation. by Sue Farley, photograph by Daniel Rose…
Leadership can be defined as a process of guiding individuals, groups, or an organization to develop common goals and to create procedures to achieve the goals. A leader is a strong individual who can lead a group of people by their own strengths and also allow them to fine tune their opportunities, all without them knowing they are being lead. A leader is chosen either by promotion; by proving their talent is more measurable than their peers or with their exhibit of special leadership traits. There are many ways to define a leader, but in this paper, one will try to define and clarify charismatic leadership.…