There are many theories based on leadership. Leadership styles are diverse, and it may take various forms before one works best for a business. The evidence suggests that there is not one leadership theory that best fits every person or organization. This paper breaks down into two areas of discussion on leadership theories - Authentic, Cognitive, and Shared Leadership. The first area of discussion is a brief summary of each of these theories. The second topic of discussion is on how each of the theories can apply in business today. Each of the theories unique, but all are applicable to work within a business.
Authentic Leadership Summary
An authentic leader is self-aware and shows their vulnerability by having the following of the …show more content…
It is a cognitive leadership style that can manage stress, has intelligence, is task-oriented, and is able to communicate with their employees. Also, a cognitive leader will use their own experiences when making decisions. It is these traits together that makes the cognitive leader competent in a business setting. Per Avolio, Walumbwa, and Weber (2009), “cognitive leadership is based on the research and theory of how leaders and followers think and process information” (p. 426). Based on how each process information will then affect how the other interprets events and then the results will also be affected. Spigener wrote (2016), “Cognitive bias refers to systematic distortions of decision making that are common to all humans” (p. 20). Cognitive bias affects everyone and brings emotions into this leadership …show more content…
Shared leadership is a simple idea, but the execution is difficult. For a safety leader, shared leadership is a great idea since it takes everyone to make a safe facility run because, it truly is a team effort. When it comes to a manufacturing facility, most companies have a safety program, and within the safety program, management has different levels of responsibility throughout the company. No one person wants the entire responsibility of a manufacturing site’s safety on their shoulders, so the idea of shared leadership is ideal for the safety leader. In order for this to occur, a shift would need to happen at all levels, from the CEO to the employee level itself. “The shift would need to transition the way decisions are made, change the relationship dynamic with the team and all teams below, and shifting the mindset of everyone to a shared leadership role” (Fitzsimons, 2016, p. 4). The biggest key to any well run safety program is to motivate the performance of the employees taking responsibility for their safety program. The result will be the reduction or elimination of accidents, and thus, creating less cost for the company. Organizational culture mixed with strong leadership and a strong safety culture with employee involvement will result in improved business practices, and create an improved safety performance for everyone. Broadbent stated
Authentic Leadership Summary
An authentic leader is self-aware and shows their vulnerability by having the following of the …show more content…
It is a cognitive leadership style that can manage stress, has intelligence, is task-oriented, and is able to communicate with their employees. Also, a cognitive leader will use their own experiences when making decisions. It is these traits together that makes the cognitive leader competent in a business setting. Per Avolio, Walumbwa, and Weber (2009), “cognitive leadership is based on the research and theory of how leaders and followers think and process information” (p. 426). Based on how each process information will then affect how the other interprets events and then the results will also be affected. Spigener wrote (2016), “Cognitive bias refers to systematic distortions of decision making that are common to all humans” (p. 20). Cognitive bias affects everyone and brings emotions into this leadership …show more content…
Shared leadership is a simple idea, but the execution is difficult. For a safety leader, shared leadership is a great idea since it takes everyone to make a safe facility run because, it truly is a team effort. When it comes to a manufacturing facility, most companies have a safety program, and within the safety program, management has different levels of responsibility throughout the company. No one person wants the entire responsibility of a manufacturing site’s safety on their shoulders, so the idea of shared leadership is ideal for the safety leader. In order for this to occur, a shift would need to happen at all levels, from the CEO to the employee level itself. “The shift would need to transition the way decisions are made, change the relationship dynamic with the team and all teams below, and shifting the mindset of everyone to a shared leadership role” (Fitzsimons, 2016, p. 4). The biggest key to any well run safety program is to motivate the performance of the employees taking responsibility for their safety program. The result will be the reduction or elimination of accidents, and thus, creating less cost for the company. Organizational culture mixed with strong leadership and a strong safety culture with employee involvement will result in improved business practices, and create an improved safety performance for everyone. Broadbent stated