Photovoice Activity and Reflection Question

Leadership
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Leadership
Coffee Break Discussion
Leaders need to be likable; as they are more effective in the way, they influence the people to achieve the desired goals. Loved leaders exhibit high levels of emotional intelligence to manage both their personal and followers’ emotions. In addition are desirable qualities such as integrity, generosity, humility, positivity, and ease in forming connections, stability, excellent listening skills, focus, and honesty. A survey by McAllister et al. (2019) indicated that subordinates rate their leaders based on their likeability than the leaders’ actual behaviors. This shows that besides possessing other good qualities, a leader should also be generally likable for them more useful.
Photovoice Activity and Reflection Question
On the contrary, leaders are not as effective if they are not likable as their followers will not feel positive about the leaders, nor value the relationship they have with them in the work environment. Moreover, the work environment demotivates subordinates and stops them from achieving their best. Correspondingly, Graves and Luciano (2013) posit that leader-member exchanges need to be of high quality if employees are to experience satisfaction of their psychological needs and thus realize self-determination. Therefore, the more a leader is not likable, the more they are likely to be less effective. A leader has an essential role in motivating others because employees are more productive when they are motivated. Motivation is central to leadership as it helps in solidify...