Explain the different approaches to leadership and its role in management.
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Leadership:- Leadership has been described as “a process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task". Leadership occupies the central position in Management. Leadership is visible, yet seems to baffle diagnosis, its construction and synthesis from out of the perceived elements. George.R.Terry believed leadership is the activity of influencing people to strive willingly for group objectives. According to Robert Tannebaum, Irving R, Weschler and Fred Massarik, leadership is interpersonal influence exercised in a situation and directed through the communication process toward the
These descriptions are simply generalities.
•There is also a disagreement over which traits are the most important for an effective leader
•The model attempts to relate physical traits such as, height and weight, to effective leadership.
Most of these factors relate to situational factors. For example, a minimum weight and height might be necessary to perform the tasks efficiently in a military leadership position. In business organizations, these are not the requirements to be an effective leader.
•The theory is very complex
Implications of Trait Theory The trait theory gives constructive information about leadership. It can be applied by people at all levels in all types of organizations. Managers can utilize the information from the theory to evaluate their position in the organization and to assess how their position can be made stronger in the organization. They can get an in-depth understanding of their identity and the way they will affect others in the organization. This theory makes the manager aware of their strengths and weaknesses and thus they get an understanding of how they can develop their leadership qualities. Researchers have concluded that successful leadership is the result of the interaction between the traits of the leader and the situation itself (i.e., the contingency approach to leadership). They have realized that the interaction between the leader and the
These descriptions are simply generalities.
•There is also a disagreement over which traits are the most important for an effective leader
•The model attempts to relate physical traits such as, height and weight, to effective leadership.
Most of these factors relate to situational factors. For example, a minimum weight and height might be necessary to perform the tasks efficiently in a military leadership position. In business organizations, these are not the requirements to be an effective leader.
•The theory is very complex
Implications of Trait Theory The trait theory gives constructive information about leadership. It can be applied by people at all levels in all types of organizations. Managers can utilize the information from the theory to evaluate their position in the organization and to assess how their position can be made stronger in the organization. They can get an in-depth understanding of their identity and the way they will affect others in the organization. This theory makes the manager aware of their strengths and weaknesses and thus they get an understanding of how they can develop their leadership qualities. Researchers have concluded that successful leadership is the result of the interaction between the traits of the leader and the situation itself (i.e., the contingency approach to leadership). They have realized that the interaction between the leader and the
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