The last aspect of leadership characteristic in this study is the leadership integrity. The questionnaire, Perceived Leadership Integrity Scale was used from a version of the PLIS that appeared in Leadership Quarterly by S. B. Craig and S. B. Gustafson as cited in Northouse (2013). The PLIS is a 3600 leadership assessment instrument for assessing impressions of the integrity, ethics, and destructive behaviors of managers and leaders. The PLIS authors defined clearly non-integral behaviors…
make the quality of the lives of those around them better. According to Dictionary, the definition of leadership is the position or function of a leader, a person who guides or directs a group. With almost all…
of practice management to achieve our organisation goals it is important that leaders help their teams along the way. Success in the role leadership at any level, is measured by the performance the Team overall. An effective team leader should acknowledge that developing a high performing Team involves many skills, people management and effective use of leadership methods. Being able to influence motivation, performance and the drive to achieve high performance from the team. One of the most…
Introduction and Overview Leadership within organizations is an important issue which needs to be developed at all levels. The development can be worked out at either senior levels or by instilling leadership traits to the general employee population. In today’s organization, we find various forms of leadership; some prevalent types are laissez-faire, charismatic, transactional and transformational leadership. Organizations need to come to terms with any leadership gaps that exist and…
According to Kumar, Adhish, and Deoki (2014, p. 82), leadership is defined “as an ability to influence a group toward the achievement of goals”. Also, it has been argued that leadership is a trainable and transferable skills, rather than being an exclusively in born ability (Kumar et al., 2014). This invariably means that if anyone has the desire and the will power, such person can become an effective leader. Apart from this, Taylor (2009) sees “leadership in terms of unifying people around…
of Leadership Conceptualisation in the Professional World This general scope of this paper is intended to analyze, compare, and synthesize key themes related to the conceptualisation of leadership in the professional world. The paper examines three areas of peer-reviewed literature linked to leadership to set the context for this paper, those being: Fearless dominance and the U.S. presidency: Implications of psychopathic personality traits for successful and unsuccessful political leadership by…
Training That Considers the Pitfalls of Leadership Managers are the crucial link between employees and bosses. They drive growth by ensuring deadlines are met and goals are reached. This often results in viewing employees as numbers rather than real people who need more than paycheck to become healthy workers. Comaford 's 2013 article describes six pitfalls that leaders fall into when it comes to leadership. These pitfalls contribute to “employees who feel they don’t matter” and enter the…
Business Bank Customer Services’ approach to change leadership challenge The change process in BBCS division was a direct result of the restructuring process within the entire Barclays Africa, managing change transition. 2.1. The impact of leadership to change For one to understand the challenges of the change process in BBCS, it is of utmost importance to first understand the role and style of leadership within the division. Does the leadership culture engages and energize employees…
Leadership Interview I recently had the opportunity of interviewing Mr. Maity who has more than ten years of experience in leadership positions within his organization. He started his career after grad school with a small non-profit research organization. His leadership abilities were quickly realized and he became a part of a large company as a Project Manager. He recalls that in his first job, the small size of the company and the nature of operations meant that soon after joining the firm, he…
In every organisation, leadership is a very important aspect. In fact, the success and the history of any organisation is crafted by the leaders. Effective leadership provides several benefits and enables an organisation to implement effective strategies to meet its goals and objectives. However, leadership is not easy: it takes a lot of courage, focus to become a great leader. Leadership requires self-sacrifices, determination, and honest with yourself as well as your follower. Fortunately, by…