Opting Leadership Styles In Different Circumstances

Leadership Styles & Using Appropriate Styles In Different Circumstances.

INTRODUCTION: -         Leadership is the ability to influence others in achieving a shared goal. -         Leaders Effectiveness lies in choosing the right style, at the time, in the right situation.

1.        Autocratic Leadership (The boss ): -         Leaders have absolute power and clear vision. -         Team trusts the leader. -         Style in phrase: (Do as I say.) -         e.g Napoleon Bonaparte.

2.        Democratic Leadership (All-Inclusive ): -         Leaders are participative. -         Trusts sub-ordinates. -         Involve them in decision making. -         Style in phrase: (What do you think?) -         Weakness: Little effective action.

3.        Charismatic Leadership (Motivational ): -         Leader generates enthusiasm. -         Sets high standards for performance. -         Risk: over confidence, lack of control over team.

4.        Free rein Leadership (Chilled-out ): -         Leader plays least role, high motivation, builds emotional bonds. -         Members have their own objectives. -         Style in phrase: (People come first.) -         Works best in stressful circumstances.

5.        Bureaucratic Leadership: -         Follow the rules strictly. -         Less effective in terms of flexibility, creativity, or innovation. -         Style in phrase: (Do what I tell you.) -         Useful in managing routine tasks.

Key Difference Between Autocratic and Bureaucratic?     -         Autocratic leader controls the entire affairs single handedly.     -         Bureaucratic leader controls the administrations.

6. Paternalistic leadership (Family oriented): - The relationship between leader and group is same as of the head of the family and members of the family. - This methodology is unlikely to work with grown-up employees. - The employees will work harder and will be more productive.

7.  Transactional Leadership: -         The team members agree to obey their leader. -         The leader has a right to "punish" team members. -         It can be chilling and amoral. -         It may limits knowledge based or creative work.

8.  Transformational Leadership: -     It encourages, motivates and supports employers. -     Involves recognizing and rewarding people for their good work. -     Leader inspires their team to work together towards a common target.

9.  Servant Leadership: -          Leader is that has no official title. -          It is not the leader who benefits most, it is the followers. -          This style also takes time to apply correctly. -         Not suitable for situations where you have to make quick decisions.

10.  Entrepreneurship leadership -         One person control. -         Heavy task oriented. -         Strongly dislike bureaucratic rules and regulations.

11.  The Coaching Style: -         Leader possesses great teaching ability. -         Motivate his team to develop their skills.

12.   Cross-Cultural Leadership: -         Adapt leadership style on the basis of the culture of an organization. -         The culture may be organizational or national.

13.     The Leader Exchange Style: -         The style involves the exchange of favors. -         The leader needs to know how to develop, maintain and   repair relationships. -         An exchange can be hierarchical or occur between two individuals of equal status

14.  Situational Leadership: -        The leader adjusts accordingly to the situation and people. -        Emphasizes on friendly environment.

15.   Strategic Leadership: -         It stresses the competitive nature of running an organization.   -         This style is practiced by military services and large co operations.

16.     Facilitative Leadership: -         Adopted during a meeting. -         Indirect communication pattern is use

17.   The Participative Leadership : -         Encourage employees to participate effectively. -         It involves micromanaging, rather than giving order and demands someone to be creative and perform as a team.

18.  The Visionary Leadership: If you can't imagine the future, you can't possibly create it. This style involves: -         Strategies to fulfill aim and future analysis. -         Operating philosophy. -         Short-term performance goals and priorities.

In spite of this some sayings to understand best of leadership are mentioned as; Harry Selfridge quotes -     The boss drives his men; the leader coaches them. -     The boss depends upon authority; the leader on good will. -     The boss inspires fear; the leader inspires enthusiasm. -     The boss says 'I'; the leader, 'we.' -     The boss fixes the blame for the breakdown; the leader fixes the breakdown. -     The boss says 'Go'; the leader says 'Let's go!'. “Leadership is inspiring others to pursue your vision within the parameters you set, to the extent that it becomes a shared effort, a shared vision, and a shared success.”(Zeitchik) “Leadership is a process of social influence, which maximizes the efforts of others, towards the achievement of a goal.” (Kruse) “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader.” (John Quincy Adams) “A leader is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind.” (Nelson Mandela) “A leader is a dealer in hope.” (Napoleon Bonaparte) “He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander.” (Aristotle) “Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done, because he wants to do it.” (Dwight D. Eisenhower) CONCLUSION    Factors that influence which leadership style to use; -         The manager’s personal background: What personality, knowledge, values, and experiences does the manager have? What does he/she think will work? -         Staff being supervised: Staff individuals with different personalities and backgrounds; the leadership style used will vary depending upon the individual staff and what he/she will respond best to. -         The organization: The traditions, values, philosophy, and concerns of the organization influence how a manager acts.