Leadership Styles: Negative Effect On Individual And Group Behavior

Leadership Styles
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Question 1
Adopting an appropriate and successful leadership style is a key determinant in success of a management of organizations. There are various leadership styles from which a leader can choose and these include direct, delegate and involve and empower leadership styles. Directive leadership involves guidance to the subordinate staff on what they are expected to do and how to perform their tasks. Delegating leadership (laissez fair) involves trusting the subordinates with more responsibilities and not interfering with their affairs. Employees need to have confidence to make decisions and good skills to analyze situations. On the other hand, involve and empower leadership style entails a management in which the employees get actively involved in business process and decision making so that they are empowered to make decisions in the organization.
Given these various leadership styles, there are key factors that determine the choice of either style for management in an organization. One such factor is the type of business. a business in crisis or one that must respond to a quickly changing environment needs quick decisions and actions which demand a leadership style that allows quick decision making such as delegation or involve and empower leadership. Another factor determining the choice of a leadership style is the organizational culture. For instance, if a company possess a strong culture of well-trained and motivated employees, there is no need of a directive leadership and the management can adopt a delegating leadership as the employees are capable of handling their responsibilities without need of abundant guidance. Lastly, leadership style is determined by the belief system of the manager. For instance, a manager who believes in teamwork as the most successful leadership approach can opt for involve and empowerment leadership in which a collaborative decision making and conduct of business processes is enabled.
Question 2
Different leadership styles have different impacts on the employees. involve and empower leadership style has a greater positive impact on the employees performance as it makes the employees feel power and confidence in carrying out their responsibilities and in making necessary decisions regarding to the job. This acts as a source of motivation to the employee. Likewise, delegating leadership instil confidence in the employee and makes him or her more active as he or she feels that the success of the organization rests on their shoulders and decisions they make. Delegating and involve and empower leadership styles makes the employees feel part of the organization as they are made to understand the goals and objectives of the organization and are assisted towards achieving the goals after which they work hard towards them unlike in directive leadership where they are instructed on what to do.
In directive leadership style, employees are simply directive and not allowed to make decisions regarding their jobs. This makes them feel inferior in undertaking their tasks and making decisions (Keskes, 2014). Inferiority and excessive control over the employees in performing tasks and making critical decisions could lead to po...