Transactional leadership

Leadership is a hard word and position to define. A good question to ask is what is leadership and what is a leader? It has a multitude of meanings and can differ from person to person with their views of what a leader is. No one person’s definition is truer than another’s when regarding what a leader and leadership is. There are many theories that seek to define what leadership is. Theories like the great man theory, trait theory, behavioral theory, contingency theory, transactional theory, and…

A leader comes in various forms and in most notably recognized as a person in charge such as a boss of other people. A common idea is that leadership involves influencing the attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, and feelings of others in order to get something done. However, just because an individual is in charge doesn’t necessarily mean that other people will listen or follow ones command. To further add to the fact that not all leaders are followed, not all leaders are male ones at that. This study…

Leadership Effective and authentic leadership is a key component to the success of any organization. Kinicki, A., & Fugate, M., (2016) defined leadership as “a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal” (Kinicki, A., & Fugate, M., 2016, p.440). The organization I currently work for just became restructured and changed/shifted several leadership positions. The changes were not because people were doing a bad job, but because the vision, mission, and…

how she has influenced her followers to accomplish a common goal, and finally how the context has played a role on her leadership style. Through the theory we will manage to find the relevant leadership traits and behaviour of Carolyn McCall, we will focus the traits and behaviour that helped her to become an effective and successful leader. Personality One of main leadership traits of the CEO is her extraversion and its agreeableness indeed people describe her like “a force of nature, full of…

The study was based on Instructional Leadership of school principals of Puttalam educational zone. The principal occupies an important position in the school instructions. The idea that principals should serve as instructional leaders in school learning and teaching process - not just as generic managers. Therefore, Principals are needed to fulfil this role as Instructional Leadership. So, to provide proposals to improve instructional leadership of Principals is needed to evaluate the…

effective and excel there is a high demand to implement certain leadership theories that could par with the company’s basic performance level. One such leadership theory that could potentially improve the efficiency rate of JLB Enterprises is transformational leadership. Different Types of Transformation…

Autocratic leadership is characterized by the centralization of decision-making and directive power in a single dominant leader (Bass & Bass, 2008; Jago, 1982; Lippitt, 1940) and creates a clearly defined intrateam hierarchy (De Hoogh, Greer, & Den Hartog, 2015, para. 1). De Hoogh, A. H. B., Greer, L. L., & den Hartog, D. N. (2015). Diabolical dictators or capable commanders? an investigation of the differential effects of autocratic leadership on team performance. The Leadership Quarterly,…

Transformational Leadership in Nursing Healthcare in the United States is going through rapid changes, including how it is most effectively run. Whether people agree or not, healthcare is very much a business in this country with organizations in a position to have to market and entice patients to choose their services. Like any successful business, healthcare corporations need empowered and motivated nurses to lead these ongoing changes (Crowley, 2011). The answer to how organizations succeed…

Leadership Introduction of leadership While studying on leadership, I observed a number of opportunities to presence and explore the content and activities of leadership. I will try to identify the particular meaning of leadership and its theories. I will begin with the meaning of leadership that is an influence between the one lead person who does the right things and he has an ability to control the direction, built an inspiring vision, and always try to create something new. Moreover, he has…

What Qualities Make an Effective Leader? In a 2008 International Journal of Operations & Productions Management article, “Leadership Styles of Effective Project Managers: Techniques and Traits to Lead High Performance Teams”, researchers defining success, utilizing a four component model (Malach-Pines, Dvir, & Sadeh, 2008). Their model consists of key components identified as valuable assets for high performance teams; impact, business success, efficiency, and future preparation…