Key Leadership Theories There are three main leadership theories, behavioral, trait, and contingency theory that all contribute to being a successful leader (Thompson, 2013).
• Behavior theory: The study determines on the behavior, attitude of the leader on encouraging the team towards the work environment. The behavior styles of the leaders are of following. o Autocratic: In this type of behavior the leaders involve on the other team member for making decisions. o Democratic: In this type of behavior the leaders only will decide and will order the followers to follow on the decision taken by the leader. o Laissez Faire: In this type of behavior the leaders will leave the decision to the team and the team would work according.
• Trait Theory: The trait theory explains on the characteristics of a leader, in which it states social, physical traits which differs from the non-leaders. The people are born as good leaders and the characteristics should determine by their trait. The qualities of the leaders are self-confidence, good decision making skill, initiate etc. • Contingency theory: The contingency theory involves on the environment influence of the leader. Analyze on the situation and task oriented leader as they need to provide the best with an ethical standard and follow the policies and procedure which benefit on the company growth. The contingency leaders act on the situations so that it reduces the risks. These different leadership theories can aid in a successes project and would look like the following during this current projct: 1. Increases the involvement of the team members in the decision making so that the importance of the project can be known to the members, participative increases on the productivity of the work where all the members participate for better decision making. 2. Initiative can be taken so that risks can be reduced as due to the high responsibility of the team members towards the work. 3. A good working environment builds with ethical standards of the leaders and increases on the good behavior of each individual on performing the tasks. 4. Handling and act according to the situation of the problems and will be proactive for the best results as which would not affect the work performance. 5. Skills, knowledge and style of the leader which helps the team on encouraging and motivating towards the performance of the work A team leader can be thought of as the captain of a sports team, that are, part of the team but with the extra role and the responsibility of being the leader. To be an effective team leader, you must have the qualities that good 'leaders' require and not just the qualities of good 'managers'. It is sometimes said that a leader leads people, a manager manages people. Leadership Functions Without a team leader, a project will be just limp along and end …show more content…
Within this initiative exploitation process is utilized as it refers to the implementation or execution of an idea that results in efficiency (Thompson, 2013). However, exploration is utilized as well as it relates to the different activities such as risk taking, flexibility, discovery and being innovative. In the exploration process, we used a strategy that aids in creating ideas which is referred to as group brainstorming or whiteboard sessions where everyone participates and is contributor. These sessions help the team generate ideas in a synergistic fashion, which maximizes the quantity and quality of …show more content…
For companies to be successful, teams and individuals must embrace and adapt to change. Everyone is doing more with less, and everything needs to be done yesterday. A leader knows how to lead and manage a project as well as to be participation. According to Gehring (2007), Meyers Brigg theory supports leadership traits as it relates to the competencies needed for project leadership and furthermore indicates that specific types such as INTJ, INFJ, and INTJ have the most preferences such as influencing others, personal effectiveness, and the ability to develop and coach others, which align and support project leadership (p. 47). In my experience, the traits may indicate those that would be stronger due to having many of the skills needed, however, each of the 16 personality traits have potential to be successful as a project leader. It is further stated, that although some people are born with leadership traits, that many of these skills can be learned over time, in order to be successful in this role (Carson, & Kelly,
• Behavior theory: The study determines on the behavior, attitude of the leader on encouraging the team towards the work environment. The behavior styles of the leaders are of following. o Autocratic: In this type of behavior the leaders involve on the other team member for making decisions. o Democratic: In this type of behavior the leaders only will decide and will order the followers to follow on the decision taken by the leader. o Laissez Faire: In this type of behavior the leaders will leave the decision to the team and the team would work according.
• Trait Theory: The trait theory explains on the characteristics of a leader, in which it states social, physical traits which differs from the non-leaders. The people are born as good leaders and the characteristics should determine by their trait. The qualities of the leaders are self-confidence, good decision making skill, initiate etc. • Contingency theory: The contingency theory involves on the environment influence of the leader. Analyze on the situation and task oriented leader as they need to provide the best with an ethical standard and follow the policies and procedure which benefit on the company growth. The contingency leaders act on the situations so that it reduces the risks. These different leadership theories can aid in a successes project and would look like the following during this current projct: 1. Increases the involvement of the team members in the decision making so that the importance of the project can be known to the members, participative increases on the productivity of the work where all the members participate for better decision making. 2. Initiative can be taken so that risks can be reduced as due to the high responsibility of the team members towards the work. 3. A good working environment builds with ethical standards of the leaders and increases on the good behavior of each individual on performing the tasks. 4. Handling and act according to the situation of the problems and will be proactive for the best results as which would not affect the work performance. 5. Skills, knowledge and style of the leader which helps the team on encouraging and motivating towards the performance of the work A team leader can be thought of as the captain of a sports team, that are, part of the team but with the extra role and the responsibility of being the leader. To be an effective team leader, you must have the qualities that good 'leaders' require and not just the qualities of good 'managers'. It is sometimes said that a leader leads people, a manager manages people. Leadership Functions Without a team leader, a project will be just limp along and end …show more content…
Within this initiative exploitation process is utilized as it refers to the implementation or execution of an idea that results in efficiency (Thompson, 2013). However, exploration is utilized as well as it relates to the different activities such as risk taking, flexibility, discovery and being innovative. In the exploration process, we used a strategy that aids in creating ideas which is referred to as group brainstorming or whiteboard sessions where everyone participates and is contributor. These sessions help the team generate ideas in a synergistic fashion, which maximizes the quantity and quality of …show more content…
For companies to be successful, teams and individuals must embrace and adapt to change. Everyone is doing more with less, and everything needs to be done yesterday. A leader knows how to lead and manage a project as well as to be participation. According to Gehring (2007), Meyers Brigg theory supports leadership traits as it relates to the competencies needed for project leadership and furthermore indicates that specific types such as INTJ, INFJ, and INTJ have the most preferences such as influencing others, personal effectiveness, and the ability to develop and coach others, which align and support project leadership (p. 47). In my experience, the traits may indicate those that would be stronger due to having many of the skills needed, however, each of the 16 personality traits have potential to be successful as a project leader. It is further stated, that although some people are born with leadership traits, that many of these skills can be learned over time, in order to be successful in this role (Carson, & Kelly,