Leadership and Its Changing Development

in Organization

Task and Psychological Support

Leaders provide both task and psychological support for their

follower.

Role modeling

The same applies to leaders who serve as role models for their

subordinates who tend to act in about the same manner the

leaders do.

The method by which a leader uses power likewise establishes a

type of style. The Autocratic, the participative, and the

free-reign styles.

Autocratic Leadership

Autocratic leadership is characterized by the power and decision-making in the

leader.

Advantages of Autocratic Leadership

It provides strong motivation and reward for the leaders.

It result in quick decision; and,

Less competent employees can be employed to carry out orders.

Disadvantages of Autocratic Leadership

Frustration, fear and conflict develop easily;

Employees feel that they produce on account of pressure rather than being spurred by motivations; and,

Creativity of employees is stifled

Participative Leadership

Participative is the characterized by the decentralization of

authority.

Free-reign Leadership

Free-reign leadership generally avoids power and responsibility, leaving the group to establish their own goals and work out

solution to their problems.

Leadership styles with employees

• Employees Orientati onLeader secure better performance and

job satisfaction among the employees.

• Structured or task oriented leaderOn the other hand, get result keeping

their personnel busy, thereby realizing greater productivity.

Trait Approach

• The scientific study of leadership with a focus on the traits of the effective leaders.

• Leadership trait research examined the physical, mental, and social characteristic of individual

• Several problems with early trait research might explain the perceived lack of significant findings.

• Early trait research was largely theoretical, offering no explanation for the proposed relationship between individual characteristic and leadership.

• Finally, early trait research did not consider the impact of situational variables that might moderate the relationship between leadership traits and measures of leader effectiveness.

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